The II Medium Tank Battalion with thirty-seven M13/40 tanks arrived in Libya in early October, followed by the V Medium Tank Battalion with forty-six M13/40 tanks on 12 December.
Den 2. kampvognsbataljon med 37 × M13/40 kampvogne ankom til Libyen i begyndelsen af oktober fulgt af 5. medium kampvognsbataljon med 46 M13/40 kampvogne den 12. december.