Kammala wannan jumla: A watan Disamba na 1940, sojojin Daular Burtaniya sun fara kai hare-hare kan sojojin Italiya a Masar da Gabashin Afirka na Italiya. Hare-haren sun yi nasara sosai; a farkon Fabrairun 1941, Italiya ta rasa iko da gabashin Libya, kuma an kama dakarun Italiya da yawa. Rundunar sojan ruwa ta Italiya ma ta sha wahala sosai, tare da Royal Navy ta sanya jiragen ruwa guda uku na Italiya daga aiki ta hanyar
Harin jirgin sama a Taranto, da kuma kawar da wasu jiragen ruwa da yawa a yakin Cape Matapan.