Things did not go well for the Italians in North Africa almost from the start. Within a week of Italy's declaration of war on June 10, 1940, the British 11th Hussars had seized Fort Capuzzo in Libya.
意大利人在北非的处境几乎从一开始就不甚理想。1940 年 6 月 10 日，意大利宣战后不到一周，英国第 11 轻骑兵就占领了利比亚的卡普佐堡。