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Italian XX Motorised Corps
The XX Army Corps was a corps of the Royal Italian Army during World War II. The XX Corps took part in the Western Desert Campaign from summer 1941 to 1943. Between 10 September 1941 and 10 March 1942 the unit was named Maneuver Army Corps ( it, Corpo d'Armata di Manovra). Order of Battle at El Alamein * Commander Lieutenant General Giuseppe De Stefanis ** VIII Army Artillery Group (part) ** 90th Engineer Company ** 132nd Armored Division "Ariete", Major General Francesco Antonio Arena *** 132nd Tank Infantry Regiment *** 8th Bersaglieri Regiment (motorized) *** 132nd Artillery Regiment (motorized) *** Squadrons Group/ Regiment "Nizza Cavalleria" (1st) *** XXXII Mixed Engineer Battalion (motorized) ** 133rd Armored Division "Littorio", Major General Gervasio Bitossi *** 133rd Tank Infantry Regiment *** 12th Bersaglieri Regiment (motorized) *** 3rd Artillery Regiment *** 133rd Artillery Regiment (part) *** III Squadrons Group/ Regiment "Lancieri di Novara" (5th) ** 101st M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corps
Corps (; plural ''corps'' ; from French , from the Latin "body") is a term used for several different kinds of organization. A military innovation by Napoleon I, the formation was first named as such in 1805. The size of a corps varies greatly, but from two to five divisions and anywhere from 40,000 to 80,000 are the numbers stated by the US Department of Defense. Within military terminology a corps may be: *an military organization, operational formation, sometimes known as a field corps, which consists of two or more division (military), divisions, such as the I Corps (Grande Armée), , later known as ("First Corps") of Napoleon I's ); *an administrative corps (or Muster (military), mustering) – that is a #Administrative corps, specialized branch of a military service (such as an artillery corps, a medical corps, or a force of military police) or; *in some cases, a distinct service within a national military (such as the United States Marine Corps). These usages often ov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Regiment "Lancieri Di Novara" (5th)
The Regiment "Lancieri di Novara" (5th) ( it, Reggimento "Lancieri di Novara" (5°) - "Lancers of Novara") is a cavalry unit of the Italian Army based in Codroipo in Friuli Venezia Giulia. The regiment is the reconnaissance unit of the 132nd Armored Brigade "Ariete". History Formation On 24 December 1828 the Regiment "Dragoni di Piemonte" (Dragoons of Piedmont) was formed in Vigevano with personnel drawn from four existing Royal Sardinian Army cavalry regiments: Regiment "Cavalleggeri di Piemonte", Regiment "Cavalleggeri di Savoia", Regiment "Piemonte Reale Cavalleria", and Regiment "Dragoni del Génévois". The new regiment received untamed horses directly from the army's herds and fielded 900 dragoons and 784 horses in eight squadrons, which were grouped in four divisions. On 29 August 1831 the regiment was reduced to six squadrons and on 3 January 1832 the regiment was renamed Regiment "Novara Cavalleria". The regiment's identifying color was originally orange, but in 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taddeo Orlando
Taddeo Orlando (Gaeta, 23 June 1885 – Turin, 1 September 1950) was an Italian general who served in the Italo-Turkish War, World War I, and World War II. Biography Orlando was born in Gaeta on June 23, 1885. He attended the Military College of the Nunziatella in Naples and then the Royal Military Academy of Artillery and Engineers in Turin. He graduated as Second Lieutenant in 1906 and was promoted to Lieutenant in 1908, and took part in the Italo-Turkish War (1911–1912), where he distinguished himself and was decorated with a Bronze Medal of Military Valour. He then attended the Army School of War from 1912 to 1914 and later participated in World War I serving first in an artillery battery and later in the General Staff. In October 1918 he was promoted to lieutenant colonel; during the war he was awarded a Silver Medal and a second Bronze Medal of Military Valour. In 1919 he was transferred to the General Staff of the Royal Army where he also held the post of division ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ettore Baldassarre
Ettore Baldassarre (27 April 1883 – 26 June 1942) was an Italian general during World War II. Biography Baldassarre was born in Trani, Apulia, on April 27, 1883, the son of Michele Baldassarre and Amalia Manganaro. In his youth he moved with his family to Messina, where he obtained his high school license. After enlisting in the Royal Italian Army, he enrolled in the Royal Military Academy of Artillery and Engineers in Turin, graduating as an artillery second lieutenant in 1903. After promotion to lieutenant in 1905, he was assigned to the 3rd Fortress Artillery Regiment, subsequently attending the Application School in Turin, obtaining the highest score achieved until then in the final exam. From October 1911 he served in Libya during the Italo-Turkish war, returning to Italy in October 1912, having been promoted to captain and decorated with a Bronze Medal of Military Valour. In November 1914 he was placed in command of the balloon service of the artillery branch, d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francesco Zingales
Francesco Zingales (1884-1959) was a general in the Royal Italian Army during World War II. Biography Francesco Zingales fought in World War I on the Isonzo Front. In 1939 he had become commander of the 10th Motorised Division Piave, but saw no action in 1940. In April 1941, during the World War II Axis powers invasion of Yugoslavia, he commanded the Motorised Corps. In September 1941, he was appointed as commander of the Italian Expeditionary Corps in Russia, but fell ill in Vienna on his way to the front and was replaced by Giovanni Messe. After his recovery, he became commander of the XXX Army Corps and reserve Seventh Army. Later in 1942, he was stationed a couple of months in North Africa at the head of the Italian XX Motorised Corps and then in Calabria as commander of the XXXI Army Corps. In November 1942, on his turn he replaced Giovanni Messe as commander of the XXXV Corps, which was a part of the 8th Italian Army in Russia. After the Soviet Operation Little Sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gastone Gambara
Gastone Gambara (10 November 1890 – 27 February 1962) was an Italian General who participated in World War I and World War II. He excelled during the Italian intervention in favor of the nationalists in the Spanish Civil War. During World War II, he had an outstanding role in the North African Campaign and the repression of partisans in Yugoslavia. Born at Imola, he fought in World War I. He was the chief of staff to Bastico during the Second Italo-Ethiopian War. In November 1938 he was appointed commander of the ''Corpo Truppe Volontarie'', the Italian Corps that fought in the Spanish Civil War. He was commander-in-chief of the ''Cuerpo de Ejercito Legionario'' during the Catalonia Offensive, and the final offensive of the Spanish Civil War. On 30 March his troops occupied Alicante. During the Second World War, he fought in France, Yugoslavia, and Libya. After the Kingdom of Italy joined the Allies, he became chief of the general staff to Graziani in the Republic of Salò. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlo Vecchiarelli
Carlo Vecchiarelli (10 January 1884 – 13 December 1948) was an Italian general. He was a veteran combatant of the First World War. Between the two world wars he held the positions of Military Attaché at the Italian Embassy in Prague, Honorary Field Assistant to King Vittorio Emanuele III, Military Attaché at the Italian Embassy in Vienna, commander of the 7th Alpini Regiment, of the I Alpini Brigade, of the 47th Infantry Division "Bari", of the 132nd Armored Division "Ariete", and of the V Army Corps of Trieste. During the Second World War he was commander of the I and XX Army Corps, and of the 11th Army stationed in Greece, with headquarters in Athens. After the proclamation of the Armistice of Cassibile of 8 September 1943, after receiving ambiguous instructions from the Supreme Command, on the morning of 9 September 1943 he gave the order to surrender all heavy weapons to the Germans, in exchange for the latter's commitment to repatriate the Army. The Germans, howe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlo Spatocco
Carlo Spatocco (31 May 1883 – 28 January 1945) was an Italian general during World War II. Biography Spatocco was born in Chieti on May 31, 1883, the son of Francesco Spatocco, and after enlisting in the Royal Italian Army he participated in the Italo-Turkish War with the rank of lieutenant. He distinguished himself in the battle of Zanzur (June 8, 1912), for which he was decorated with a Bronze Medal of Military Valour. During the First World War he distinguished himself in October 1916 on the Veliki Kribak, receiving another Bronze Medal of Military Valour. After the war he commanded the 17th Infantry Regiment "Acqui" with the rank of colonel. He participated in the Second Italo-Ethiopian War, fighting in the battle of Amba Aradam, and after promotion to brigadier general, on June 16, 1936, he assumed command of the "Sila" Infantry Brigade. In 1937 he was briefly appointed Administrative Director at the Personnel Office of the Ministry of War in Rome. After promotion to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enrico Armando
Enrico is both an Italian masculine given name and a surname, Enrico means homeowner, or king, derived from ''Heinrich'' of Germanic origin. It is also a given name in Ladino. Equivalents in other languages are Henry (English), Henri ( French), Enrique (Spanish), Henrique (Portuguese) and Hendrik (Dutch). Notable people with the name include: Given name * Enrico Albertosi (born 1939), Italian former football goalkeeper * Enrico Alfonso (born 1988), Italian football player * Enrico Alvino (1808–1872), Italian architect and urban designer * Enrico Annoni (born 1966), retired Italian professional footballer * Enrico Arrigoni (1894–1986), Italian individualist anarchist * Enrico Baj (1924–2003), Italian artist and art writer * Enrico Banducci (1922–2007), American impresario * Enrico Barone (1859–1924), Italian economist * Enrico Berlinguer (1923–1984), Italian politician * Enrico Bertaggia (born 1964), Italian former racing driver * Enrico Betti (1823–1892), Itali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ferdinando Cona
Ferdinando Cona (Rome, 25 April 1882 – unknown) was an Italian military officer who participated in World War II. His positions included C.O. XXI. Granatieri di Sardegna Infantry Brigade; C.O. XXIX. Infantry Brigade; Deputy Chief of Staff, East Africa (1935–36); General Officer Commanding 7th Division Leonessa (1936?–1939) and General Officer Commanding XX Corps, North Africa (1939–41). He took over as commander-in-chief of X Army when General Tellera was killed in action at the battle of Beda Fomm in February 1941.Alan Moorehead Alan McCrae Moorehead, (22 July 1910 – 29 September 1983) was a war correspondent and author of popular histories, most notably two books on the nineteenth-century exploration of the Nile, ''The White Nile'' (1960) and ''The Blue Nile'' (196 ..., ''Mediterranean Front'', 1941 His command was short-lived as he was captured by Allied forces during the same battle. References Italian soldiers Italian generals Italian military perso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
66th Airmobile Infantry Regiment "Trieste"
The 66th Airmobile Infantry Regiment "Trieste" ( it, 66° Reggimento Fanteria Aeromobile "Trieste") is an active unit of the Italian Army based in Forlì in the Emilia-Romagna. The regiment is part of the Italian army's infantry corps and operationally assigned to the Airmobile Brigade "Friuli". The 66th Airmobile Infantry Regiment "''Trieste''" is the only airmobile infantry unit of the Italian Army. History The 66th Infantry Regiment "''Trieste''" draws its origins from the 66th Infantry Regiment, established in 1862. The Regiment had its baptism of fire during the Third War of Independence, in the battle of Custoza. The 66th Infantry Regiment participated in the First World War fighting on the Julian Alps, at Cima Tre Pozzi, in Assa Valley and deserving, like all Italian infantry, the Knight's Cross of the Military Order of Savoy. In 1926, the 66th Infantry Regiment takes the name of 66th Infantry Regiment "''Valtellina''". On 6 May 1937, the Regiment was placed in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francesco La Ferla
Francesco La Ferla ( Monreale, 2 April 1886 – Palermo, 22 March 1962) was an Italian general during World War II. Biography He enlisted in the Royal Italian Army in 1907, after obtaining a degree in law in Palermo, and attended the Military Academy of Modena, graduating on 17 September 1910 with the rank of second lieutenant, assigned to the 8th Bersaglieri Regiment in Palermo. He participated in the Italo-Turkish War with the rank of lieutenant, being awarded a Bronze Medal of Military Valour, and subsequently in the First World War with the rank of captain and later major, being further decorated. After serving as a staff officer, he was promoted to colonel on August 17, 1935, first assuming command of the 37th Infantry Regiment "Ravenna" in 1935–1936, and then commanding the Flechas Azules Division during the Spanish Civil War (1937-1938). In 1939 he was assigned to the headquarters of the XII Corps in Palermo, and on 1 July 1940 he was promoted to brigadier gen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
