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Battle Of Hill 731
The Battle of Hill (Height) 731 ( el, Μάχη του υψώματος 731), was a fierce battle fought during World War II in southern Albania, part of the Greco-Italian War. It began in the early morning of 9 March 1941, when Fascist Italy launched an assault ('' Operation Primavera'') against Greece, aimed at capturing the critical mountain pass leading into the Kalpaki valley. Hill 731, strategically located 20 km north of Klisura (Këlcyrë) at the feet of Mount Trebeshinë, stood at the heart of the Greek defensive line. Despite being repeatedly and heavily attacked by superior Italian forces for over two weeks, Hill 731 was not captured, contributing to the failure of the ''Primavera'' offensive and the repulsion of Italians. Background By the end of 1940, the Greek command decided to halt large-scale offensive operations in the Albanian front, authorizing only local offensive operations for improving Greek lines until the weather improved. In effect, during the f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
VIII Army Corps (Italy)
The VIII Army Corps ( it, VIII Corpo d'Armata) was an infantry corps of the Royal Italian Army during World War II, when it participated in the Italian invasion of Albania, and the Greco-Italian War and the subsequent Italian occupation of Greece. History Its origins lie in the 8th Army Corps Command based at Napoli, formed as a territorial jurisdiction on 22 March 1877. Between 1927 and 1940, it was based in Rome as the Rome Army Corps (VIII) (''Corpo d'Armata di Roma (VIII)''). With the Italian entry into World War II on 10 June 1940, VIII Army Corps was moved to Piedmont under the Seventh Army. Returning briefly to Rome, it was sent to Albania in early November 1940 to participate in the Greco-Italian War under the Eleventh Army. During January and February 1941, the corps held a front sector at Tepeleni. It took part in the failed Italian Spring Offensive in March, and in the Italian advance once the Greek retreat began in mid-April as a result of the German invasion of Gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
5th Infantry Division (Greece)
In military terms, 5th Division may refer to: Infantry divisions *5th Division (Australia) * 5th Division (People's Republic of China) * 5th Division (Colombia) *Finnish 5th Division (Continuation War) * 5th Light Cavalry Division (France) * 5th Motorized Division (France) * 5th North African Infantry Division, France * 5th Division (German Empire) * 5th Division (Reichswehr) *5th Jäger Division (Wehrmacht) * 5th Royal Bavarian Division, German Empire * 5th Mountain Division (Wehrmacht) * 5th Infantry Division (Greece) *5th Division (Imperial Japanese Army) *5th (Mhow) Division, British Indian Army *5th Infantry Division (India) *5th Alpine Division Pusteria, Italy *5th Infantry Division Cosseria, Italy * 5th Division (New Zealand) * 5th Division (North Korea) *5th Division (Iraq) * 5th Division (Norway), participated in the Norwegian Campaign * 5th Infantry Division (Ottoman Empire) * 5th Infantry Division (Philippines) * 5th Infantry Division (Poland) * 5th Rifle Division (Pola ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
17th Infantry Division (Greece)
The 17th Infantry Division ( el, XVII Μεραρχία Πεζικού, XVII ΜΠ; ''XVII Merarchia Pezikou'', ''XVII MP'') was an infantry division of the Hellenic Army that fought in the Greco-Italian War. Pre-war plans for defence against a joint Italian–Bulgarian attack (Plan "IB") envisaged the raising of the 17th Division during mobilization, and its employment against Bulgaria under the Kavala Army Section, in eastern Macedonia. When Italy invaded Greece in October 1940, the division was mobilized, but as Bulgaria remained neutral, it was transferred to the Albanian front and fought against the Italian army as part of III Army Corps under the Western Macedonia Army Section. Following the German invasion of Greece The German invasion of Greece, also known as the Battle of Greece or Operation Marita ( de , Unternehmen Marita, links = no), was the attack of Greece by Italy and Germany during World War II. The Italian invasion in October 1940, which is usu ... and the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
II Army Corps (Greece)
The II Army Corps ( el, Β' Σώμα Στρατού, abbr. Β' ΣΣ) was an army corps of the Hellenic Army. Established in 1913, it took part in all subsequent wars of Greece. Since 1998 the corps functioned as a strategic reserve force, and comprised the Army's special forces and army aviation units, as well as mechanized infantry. It was disbanded on 29 November 2013. History The II Army Corps was founded after the Balkan Wars, on 17 August 1913 (O.S.). Initially headquartered at Athens, it was transferred to Patras in December of the same year. During World War I it fought in the Macedonian front, and then participated in the Asia Minor Campaign. Following the Greek retreat in August 1922, the Corps was reconstituted on 7 September 1922 (O.S.) in eastern Macedonia, as part of the Army of Evros. The Corps took part in the Greco-Italian War of 1940–41 from the beginning, and lasted until the Greek capitulation and disbandment of the Greek Army after the German invasion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
29th Infantry Division "Piemonte"
The 29th Infantry Division "Piemonte" ( it, 29ª Divisione di fanteria "Piemonte") was an infantry Division (military), division of the Royal Italian Army during World War II. The division was garrisoned in Messina on Sicily and recruited primarily on the island. The division was in Greece when the Armistice of Cassibile was announced on 8 September 1943 and dissolved by German forces three days later. History The division's lineage begins with the Brigade "Piemonte" established in 1815, which on 25 October 1831 split to form the 1st and 2nd infantry regiments under the brigade's command. On 4 May 1839 the two regiments were re-numbered as 3rd and 4th infantry regiments. World War I The brigade fought on the Italian front (World War I), Italian front in World War I. In November 1926 the brigade assumed the name of XXIX Infantry Brigade and received the 75th Infantry Regiment "Napoli". The brigade was the infantry component of the 29th Territorial Division of Messina, which als ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
131st Armored Division "Centauro"
The 131st Armored Division "Centauro" ( it, 131ª Divisione corazzata "Centauro") was an armored division of the Italian Army during World War II. The division was formed in April 1939 by expanding the I Armored Brigade ( it, I Brigata Corazzata). The division's name came from the mythological race of half human-half horse creatures named Centaurs. The division participated in the invasion of Albania, Greco-Italian War, and invasion of Yugoslavia. In August 1942 the division was sent to Libya to participate in the Western Desert Campaign. After the Axis defeat at the Second Battle of El Alamein the division retreated with the German-Italian Panzer Army to Tunisia, where the division participated in the Tunisian Campaign. On 18 April 1943 the division was disbanded due to the losses suffered in the Battle of El Guettar. History On 1 June 1936 the I Motor-mechanized Brigade was formed in Siena, which consisted of the 5th Bersaglieri Regiment and other minor units. On 15 July 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
51st Infantry Division "Siena"
The 51st Infantry Division "Siena" ( it, 51ª Divisione di fanteria "Siena") was an infantry Division (military), division of the Royal Italian Army during World War II. The Siena was formed on 15 September 1939 and named for the city of Siena. The division was a Campanian unit and it's men were almost entirely from Naples. After fighting in the Greco-Italian War the division was sent to Crete as garrison unit. There the division was disbanded by Operation Achse, invading German forces after the Armistice of Cassibile was announced on 8 September 1943. History The division's lineage begins with the Brigade "Siena" established by order of the Provisional Government of the Grand Duchy of Tuscany of 2 July 1859 with the 3rd and 4th infantry regiments. On 25 March 1860 the Brigade "Siena" entered the Royal Sardinian Army three days after the Kingdom of Sardinia had annexed the United Provinces of Central Italy, which included the Grand Duchy of Tuscany. Already before entering the Ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
47th Infantry Division "Bari"
The 47th Infantry Division "Bari" ( it, 47ª Divisione di fanteria "Bari") was an infantry division of the Royal Italian Army during World War II. The Bari was formed on 15 September 1939 in the city of Bari. After the announcement of the Armistice of Cassibile on 8 September 1943 the division became part of the Italian Co-belligerent Army. On 21 September 1944 the division was reorganized as Internal Security Division "Aosta". The Bari drafted its men in Bari and the surrounding Salento region. History World War I The division's lineage begins with the Brigade "Bari" established in Bari in March 1915 in preparation for Italy's entry in World War I. The brigade consisted of the 139th and 140th infantry regiments and fought on the Italian front. After the war the brigade was disbanded in July 1920. On 15 September 1939 the 47th Infantry Division "Bari" was activated Bari and received its two reactivated namesake infantry regiments and the newly raised 47th Artillery Regi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
7th Infantry Division "Lupi Di Toscana"
The 7th Infantry Division "Lupi di Toscana" ( it, 7ª Divisione di fanteria "Lupi di Toscana" English: Wolves of Tuscany) was an infantry division of the Royal Italian Army during World War II. The Division, with the exception of the 78th Infantry Regiment based in Bergamo, was based in Brescia. Despite its name referencing the region of Tuscany, the division was formed by men from Lombardy, especially from Brescia, Bergamo and the surrounding valleys. History The division's lineage begins with the Brigade "Granatieri di Toscana" established on 1 July 1862 with the 7th and 8th grenadier regiments. On 5 March 1871 the brigade was assigned to the infantry and renamed Brigade "Toscana". On the same date brigade's two regiments were renamed 77th Infantry Regiment and 78th Infantry Regiment. World War I The brigade fought on the Italian front in World War I. On 3 November 1916 during the Ninth Battle of the Isonzo the brigade took the Dosso Fáiti hill, for which the brigade's tw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2nd Infantry Division "Sforzesca"
The 2nd Infantry Division "Sforzesca" ( it, 2ª Divisione di fanteria "Sforzesca") was a infantry Division (military), division of the Royal Italian Army during World War II. The Sforzesca was classified as a mountain infantry division, which meant that the division's artillery was moved by pack mules instead of the horse-drawn carriages of line infantry divisions. Italy's real mountain warfare divisions were the six alpine divisions manned by Alpini mountain troops. The Division, with the exception of the 53rd Infantry Regiment based in Biella, was based in Novara and recruited its troops primarily from northern Piedmont. The division was named for the :it:Battaglia della Sforzesca, Battle of Sforzesca fought during the First Italian War of Independence in 1849. History The division's lineage begins with the Brigade "Umbria" established in Palermo on 16 April 1861 with the 53rd and 54th infantry regiments. World War I The brigade fought on the Italian front (World War I), Ita ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
XXV Army Corps (Italy)
The XXV Army Corps ( it, XXV Corpo d'Armata) was an infantry corps of the Royal Italian Army during World War I, the Italian invasion of Albania, and the Greco-Italian War and the subsequent Italian occupation of Greece during World War II. History The XXV Corps was first established in Mortegliano on 10 April 1917, until its disbandment on 5 January 1919. On 24 October 1940, in preparation for the Italian invasion of Greece on the 28th, the Ciamuria Army Corps was activated in Italian-occupied Albania, with the 23rd ''Ferrara'' and 51st ''Siena'' infantry divisions and the ''Centauro'' Armoured Division. It was assigned the western (right) half of the Italian front, and on the start of the war advanced into Greek territory until it was stopped in the Battle of Elaia–Kalamas. Following the start of the Greek counteroffensive on the Italian left, covered by XXVI Army Corps, it was forced to retreat. On 17 November 1940 it was redesignated as XXV Army Corps. On 7 December it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
