 The success of such columns against the Italians, led to exaggerated expectations which were confounded, when better equipped and trained German troops arrived in Libya.The 7th Armoured Division concluded that the defensive mentality of the Italians, had justified the taking of exceptional risks which would be unjustified against German troops.Only a few thousand men of the 10th Army had escaped the disaster in Cyrenaica but the 5th Army had four divisions in Tripolitania and the Italians reinforced the Sirte, Tmed Hassan and Buerat strongholds from Italy, which brought the total of Italian soldiers in Tripolitania to about The Italian forces in Libya experienced a "renaissance" during 1941, when the 132nd Armoured Division "Ariete", the 102nd Motorised Division "Trento", and the 101st Motorised Division "Trieste" arrived along with better equipment.