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==== Reinforcements ==== These reinforcements reached the 10th Army after the start of Operation Compass (data taken from Montanari, 1990).{{sfn|Montanari|1990|pp=330β332}} * '''[[60th Infantry Division "Sabratha"]]''', took up positions at [[Derna, Libya|Derna]] (General Guido Della Bona) ** [[85th Infantry Regiment "Sabratha"]], 3 Γ battalions, 1 Γ battery, 65/17 mod. 13 mountain guns, 1 Γ company, 81 mm mortars ** 86th Infantry Regiment, 3 Γ battalions, 1 Γ company, 81 mm mortars ** 42nd Artillery Regiment, 2 Γ groups 75/27 mod. 11 field guns ** LXIV Machine-Gun Battalion ** LXIV Mixed Engineer Battalion ** Attached units *** 60th Bersaglieri Motorcycle Company *** XVIII Libyan Infantry Battalion *** 1 Γ machine-gun battalion *** 1 Γ group, 75/27 mod. 11 field guns *** 3 Γ anti-tank companies 47/32 mod. 1935 anti-tank guns *** 6 Γ batteries 65/17 mod. 13 mountain guns *** 4 Γ batteries 20/65 mod. 35 anti-aircraft guns *** 1 Γ chemical company * '''Bignami Column''', took up positions at [[Mechili]] (General Mario Bignami, organised 22 January 1940) ** 10th Artillery Regiment, 1 Γ group, 75/27 mod. 11 field guns (from [[25th Infantry Division "Bologna"]]) ** [[VI Tank Battalion M13/40]], [[33rd Tank Infantry Regiment]], 37 Γ M13/40 tanks ** XXI Tank Battalion M13/40, 37 Γ M13/40 tanks (Raised with personnel from the disbanded XXI Tank Battalion L in January 1941) ** XXV Motorised Machine Gun Battalion (from the 25th Infantry Division "Bologna") ** XXVII Motorised Machine Gun Battalion (from the [[27th Infantry Division "Brescia"]]) * [[10th Bersaglieri Regiment]] ** XVI, XXXIV, XXXV Bersaglieri battalions ** 1 Γ battery, 65/17 mod. 13 mountain guns ** 1 Γ company, 81 mm mortars * [[V Tank Battalion M13/40]], [[32nd Tank Infantry Regiment]], 37 Γ [[M13/40]] tanks, joined the [[Babini Group]] (Special Armoured Brigade) * VII Anti-aircraft Group, [[Cannone da 75/46 C.A. modello 34|75/46 mod. 34]] anti-aircraft guns
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