In Germany, the Chancellor, Adolf Hitler, was unconcerned by the military implications of the loss of Libya but deeply troubled by the prospect of a political reverse that could lead to the fall of Mussolini.
I Tyskland var Adolf Hitler ikke bekymret over de militære følger af tabet af Libyen, men stærkt foruroliget over udsigten til at politisk modgang kunne føre til Mussolinis fald.