Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: Na 27 Julaị 1941, o nyefere ndị otu ya na 1st Army Tank Brigade wee nata ndị otu ọhụrụ dabere na Egypt. A gbanwere ya ọzọ mgbe HQ rutere Sicily ma were njikwa nke ndị ọrụ ọhụrụ ebe ahụ. 4th Armoured Brigade hụrụ ọrụ na North Africa Campaign, Allied invasion of Sicily, Italian Campaign na na
Ebe ugwu ọdịda anyanwụ Europe. Ọ bụ ezie na ọ jere ozi n'okpuru ọtụtụ nhazi dị iche iche, ọ bụ ihe a ma ama dịka akụkụ nke 7th Armored Division, "Desert Rats".