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XIII Army Corps (Italy)
The XIII Army Corps ( it, XIII Corpo d'Armata) was a corps of the Royal Italian Army between 1915 and 1945. History There was an XIII Corps in World War I formed in Rome on 20 May 1915 and dissolved on 15 December 1918. It was reconstituted in 1926 as Military Command of Sardinia' and renamed XIII Army Corps on 11 October 1934. During World War II, the XIII Corps was responsible for the defense of Sardinia. In May, the Corps became subordinate to Antonio Basso, the Armed Forces Commander of Sardinia. Army Corps XIII was responsible for the Southern Sector and Army Corps XXX for the Northern Sector. When the Armistice of Cassibile was announced, on 8 September 1943, Basso negotiated a peaceful evacuation of the 23,000 Germans on the island towards Corsica, so the XIII Corps was only involved in some minor clashes with German stragglers. On 13 January 1945, the Corps was dissolved and reformed into the ''Regional Military Command of Sicily''. Composition (1943) * 31st Inf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Italian Army
The Royal Italian Army ( it, Regio Esercito, , Royal Army) was the land force of the Kingdom of Italy, established with the proclamation of the Kingdom of Italy. During the 19th century Italy started to unify into one country, and in 1861 Manfredo Fanti signed a decree creating the Army of the Two Sicilies. This newly created army's first task was to defend against the repressive power in southern Italy. The Army of the Two Sicilies combated against criminals and other armies during this time of unification. After the monarchy ended in 1946, the army changed its name to become the modern Italian Army (). Within the Italian Royal Army are the elite mountain military corporals called, the Alpini. The Alpini are the oldest active mountain infantry in the world. Their original mission was to protect and secure Italy's northern mountain border that aligns with France and Austria. This group emerged in World War I when a three-year campaign was fought against the Austro-Hungarian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antonio Basso
Antonio Basso (Naples, 27 June 1881 – Rome, 2 October 1958) was an Italian general during World War II. Biography Early life and career Basso attended the military college of Naples from 1892 to 1897 and then the Military Academy of Modena, graduating as second lieutenant in 1900. From 1902 to 1911 he served as lieutenant in the 5th Fortress Artillery Brigade, then in the 3rd Fortress Artillery Regiment and finally in the 10th Campaign Artillery Regiment of Caserta. In 1912 he became captain in the 24th Field Artillery Regiment. He fought in the First World War as battery commander, as adjutant to the commander 24th Field Artillery Regiment and then as commander of the XXX Bombardier Group, where he obtained two Bronze Medals for Military Valor and was promoted to major for war merit. He ended the war as lieutenant colonel in command of a mountain artillery group. Basso then became office head at the artillery command of Naples in 1919, and from 1919 to 1926 he serv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
XXX Army Corps (Italy)
The XXX Army Corps ( it, XXX Corpo d'Armata) was a corps of the Royal Italian Army between 1915 and 1943. It was also known as Special Army Corps between November 1940 and June 1941. History There was a XXX Corps in World War I, formed on 5 October 1917 and dissolved on 26 December 1918. On 15 November 1940, the Special Army Corps ( it, Corpo d'Armata Speciale) was created in Padua by transforming the Rapid Army Corps. It was sent to Albania to protect the coastal sector on the 11th Army front, on the Greek-Albanian border. It was composed of the "Siena", "Acqui" and "Trieste" Divisions and fought in the Greco-Italian War until 23 April 1941, when it had reached the Kalamas river. It remained there as an occupation unit until the end of June, when it was renamed XXX Corps. On 1 October 1941, the XXX Corps was transferred to Campania where it assumed control of the 1st Infantry Division "Superga" and oversaw the defense of the port of Naples and its coastal sectors. It remained ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armistice Of Cassibile
The Armistice of Cassibile was an armistice signed on 3 September 1943 and made public on 8 September between the Kingdom of Italy and the Allies during World War II. It was signed by Major General Walter Bedell Smith for the Allies and Brigade General Giuseppe Castellano for Italy at a conference of generals from both sides in an Allied military camp at Cassibile, in Sicily, which had recently been occupied by the Allies. The armistice was approved by both the Italian King Victor Emmanuel III and Marshal Badoglio, the Prime Minister of Italy at the time. Germany moved rapidly by freeing Benito Mussolini (12 September) and attacking Italian forces in Italy (8–19 September), southern France and the Balkans. The Italian forces were quickly defeated, and most of Italy was occupied by German troops, who established a puppet state, the Italian Social Republic. The king, the Italian government, and most of the navy escaped to territories occupied by the Allies. Backgroun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corsica
Corsica ( , Upper , Southern ; it, Corsica; ; french: Corse ; lij, Còrsega; sc, Còssiga) is an island in the Mediterranean Sea and one of the 18 regions of France. It is the fourth-largest island in the Mediterranean and lies southeast of the French mainland, west of the Italian Peninsula and immediately north of the Italian island of Sardinia, which is the land mass nearest to it. A single chain of mountains makes up two-thirds of the island. , it had a population of 349,465. The island is a territorial collectivity of France. The regional capital is Ajaccio. Although the region is divided into two administrative departments, Haute-Corse and Corse-du-Sud, their respective regional and departmental territorial collectivities were merged on 1 January 2018 to form the single territorial collectivity of Corsica. As such, Corsica enjoys a greater degree of autonomy than other French regional collectivities; for example, the Corsican Assembly is permitted to exercise limit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
31st Infantry Division "Calabria"
The 31st Infantry Division "Calabria" ( it, 31ª Divisione di fanteria "Calabria") was an infantry Division (military), division of the Royal Italian Army during World War II. The Calabria was formed in Sassari and named for the region of Calabria. The division was part of the garrison of Sardinia, where it remained until the Armistice of Cassibile, after which it served in the Italian Co-belligerent Army. History The division's lineage begins with the Brigade "Calabria" established in Modena on 16 April 1861 with the 59th and 60th infantry regiments. World War I The brigade fought on the Italian front (World War I), Italian front in World War I. On 31 October 1926 the brigade command and the 60th Infantry Regiment were disbanded, while the 59th Infantry Regiment "Calabria" was transferred to the XXX Infantry Brigade. The XXX Infantry Brigade, which also included the 45th Infantry Regiment "Reggio" and the 46th Infantry Regiment "Reggio", was the infantry component of the 30t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
30th Infantry Division "Sabauda"
The 30th Infantry Division "Sabauda" ( it, 30ª Divisione di fanteria "Sabauda") was an infantry Division (military), division of the Royal Italian Army during World War II. The Sabauda was based in Cagliari in Sardinia and named for the Latin name of the Royal House of Savoy. After the announcement of the Armistice of Cassibile on 8 September 1943 the division joined the Italian Co-belligerent Army. History The division's lineage begins with the Brigade "Reggio" established on 8 August 1859 with the 3rd and 4th infantry regiments of the Army of the United Provinces of Central Italy. On 25 March 1860 the Brigade "Reggio" entered the Royal Sardinian Army three days after the Kingdom of Sardinia had annexed the United Provinces of Central Italy. Already before entering the Royal Sardinian Army the brigade's two infantry regiments had been renumbered on 30 December 1859 as 45th Infantry Regiment and 46th Infantry Regiment. World War I The brigade fought on the Italian front (Worl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
184th Paratroopers Division "Nembo"
The 184th Paratroopers Division "Nembo" ( it, 184ª Divisione paracadutisti "Nembo") was an airborne division of the Royal Italian Army during World War II. After the Armistice of Cassibile the division joined the Italian Co-belligerent Army's Italian Liberation Corps and together with the Polish II Corps liberated Ancona in the Battle of Ancona. History Constitution The division was activated on 1 November 1942 in Pisa. The division consisted initially of the 184th Paratroopers Infantry Regiment "Nembo", 185th Paratroopers Infantry Regiment "Nembo", 184th Paratroopers Artillery Regiment "Nembo", CLXXXIV Paratroopers Sapper Battalion, and minor units. The 185th Paratroopers Infantry Regiment "Nembo" was raised on 1 April 1941 in Tarquinia as 1st Paratroopers Infantry Regiment, making it the oldest paratroopers regiment of the Italian Army. On 1 September 1941 the 1st Paratroopers Infantry Regiment joined the Paratroopers Division, which was renamed 185th Paratroopers Divis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
203rd Coastal Division (Italy)
The 203rd Coastal Division ( it, 203ª Divisione Costiera) was an infantry division of the Royal Italian Army during World War II. Royal Italian Army coastal divisions were second line divisions formed with reservists and equipped with second rate materiel. Recruited locally, they were often commanded by officers called out of retirement.Jowett p 6 History The division was activated on 1 July 1943 in Cagliari by expanding the XIII Coastal Brigade. The division was assigned to XIII Army Corps, which was responsible for the defense of the southern half of the island of Sardinia. The division was based in San Vito and responsible for the coastal defense of the coast between Capo Pula and Capo Monte Santu, which included the Gulf of Cagliari, the harbor of Cagliari, and the south-eastern coast of Sardinia. The 203rd Coastal Division, together with the 204th Coastal Division, 205th Coastal Division, IV Coastal Brigade, and XXXIII Coastal Brigade formed a first static defe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
205th Coastal Division (Italy)
The 205th Coastal Division ( it, 205ª Divisione Costiera) was an infantry division of the Royal Italian Army during World War II. Royal Italian Army coastal divisions were second line divisions formed with reservists and equipped with second rate materiel. Recruited locally, they were often commanded by officers called out of retirement.Jowett p 6 History Sardinia The division was activated on 15 January 1942 in Iglesias by reorganizing the V Coastal Sector Command. The division was assigned to XIII Army Corps, which was responsible for the defense of the southern half of the island of Sardinia. The division was based in Carbonia and responsible for the coastal defense from Torre Foghe down the western coast of Sardinia to, but excluding Capo Pula. The division's area of responsibility included the Gulf of Oristano and the south-western coast of Sardinia with the islands of Sant'Antioco and San Pietro. On 1 August 1942 the XXXIII Coastal Brigade was activated an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Augusto De Pignier
Augusto is an Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish given name or surname. Notable people with the name include: *Augusto Aníbal *Augusto dos Anjos * Augusto Arbizo *Augusto Barbera (born 1938), Italian law professor, politician and judge *Augusto Benedico *Augusto Boal *Augusto de Campos *Augusto César Sandino * Augusto Fantozzi * Augusto Genina *Augusto B. Leguía *Augusto Monterroso * Augusto Odone, Italian economist who invented Lorenzo's oil * Augusto Pestana (1868-1934) *Augusto Pinochet *Augusto Righi * Augusto Roa Bastos * Augusto Silj * Augusto Vargas Alzamora * Augusto de Vasconcelos * Augusto Vera ;People in sports * Augusto (footballer, born 1992), Brazilian football player, full name Augusto Bruno da Silva * Augusto Farfus, Brazilian race car driver * Augusto Fernández, Argentine footballer * Augusto Franqui, Cuban baseball player * Augusto Inácio, Portuguese footballer * Augusto Oliveira da Silva Brazilian footballer *Luís Augusto Osório Romão (1983) Brazilian foot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gustavo Reisoli
Gustavo Reisoli Matthieu di Pian Villar (Turin, 5 June 1887 – 29 November 1955) was an Italian general during World War II. Biography He was born in Turin in 1887 into a noble family and pursued a military career, being appointed infantry second lieutenant in the Royal Italian Army in 1907. He later attended the Italian Army War School and participated in the Italo-Turkish War, fighting in Libya, and in World War I, rising from captain to major. In the late 1930s he participated in the Spanish Civil War as Commander of the Cavalry of the Corpo Truppe Volontarie's Fast Scouting Group; in 1938 he was promoted to brigadier general and given command of the 21st Infantry Brigade Brennero, and after its reorganization as a Division in September 1938 he became its deputy commander. From March to September 1939 Reisoli commanded the Bolzano Corps of the Guardia alla Frontiera (GAF), after which he was attached to the Ministry of War; in February 1940 he became deputy command ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
