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XVIII Army Corps (Italy)
The XVIII Army Corps ( it, XVIII Corpo d'Armata) was a corps of the Royal Italian Army during World War II. History The XVIII Army Corps was created during World War I on 7 June 1916 and dissolved on 5 September 1919. It was reformed on 10 September 1939 as Army Corps Bolzano, replacing the IV Army Corps at Bolzano, which was transferred to the western frontier. Renamed XVIII Army Corps on 1 April 1940, it was disbanded again on 25 July 1940. On 1 July 1941, the XVIII Corps was formed again in Bolzano, and was moved to Split on 3 February 1942, where it took control over the Governorate of Dalmatia. Its task was to defend the coast and units of the Army Corps were also continuously engaged in actions against Yugoslav partisan formations. XVIII Army Corps was disarmed by the Germans and dissolved in Venice on 19 September 1943, after the Armistice of Cassibile. Units * 15th Infantry Division "Bergamo" * 12th Infantry Division "Sassari" (until March 1943) * 151st Infantry Divisi ... [...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] |
World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers. World War II was a total war that directly involved more than 100 million personnel from more than 30 countries. The major participants in the war threw their entire economic, industrial, and scientific capabilities behind the war effort, blurring the distinction between civilian and military resources. Aircraft played a major role in the conflict, enabling the strategic bombing of population centres and deploying the only two nuclear weapons ever used in war. World War II was by far the deadliest conflict in human history; it resulted in 70 to 85 million fatalities, mostly among civilians. Tens of millions died due to genocides (including the Holocaust), starvation, ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bolzano
Bolzano ( or ; german: Bozen, (formerly ); bar, Bozn; lld, Balsan or ) is the capital city of the province of South Tyrol in northern Italy. With a population of 108,245, Bolzano is also by far the largest city in South Tyrol and the third largest in historical Tyrol. The greater metro area has about 250,000 inhabitants and is one of the urban centers within the Alps. Bolzano is the seat of the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, where lectures and seminars are held in English, German, and Italian. The city is also home to the Italian Army's Alpini High Command (COMALP) and some of its combat and support units. In the 2020 version of the annual ranking of quality of life in Italian cities, Bolzano was ranked joint first for quality of life alongside Bologna. Along with other Alpine towns in South Tyrol, Bolzano engages in the Alpine Town of the Year Association for the implementation of the Alpine Convention. The Convention aims to promote and achieve sustainable developme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Split, Croatia
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Governorate Of Dalmatia
The Governorate of Dalmatia ( it, Governatorato di Dalmazia) was a territory divided into three provinces of Italy during the Italian Kingdom and Italian Empire epoch. It was created later as an entity in April 1941 at the start of World War II in Yugoslavia, by uniting the existing Province of Zara together with occupied Yugoslav territory annexed by Italy after the invasion of Yugoslavia by the Axis powers and the signing of the Rome Treaties. Background Dalmatia was a strategic region during World War I that both Italy and Serbia intended to seize from Austria-Hungary. Italy joined the Triple Entente Allies in 1915 upon agreeing to the London Pact that guaranteed Italy the right to annex a large portion of Dalmatia in exchange for Italy's participation on the Allied side. From 5 to 6 November 1918, Italian forces were reported to have reached Lissa, Lagosta, Sebenico, and other localities on the Dalmatian coast. At the end of hostilities in November 1918, the Italia ... [...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] |
15th Infantry Division "Bergamo"
The 15th Infantry Division "Bergamo" ( it, 15ª Divisione di fanteria "Bergamo") was an infantry division of the Royal Italian Army during World War II. The Bergamo was based in Istria and named for the city of Bergamo. History After the Second Italian War of Independence the Austrian Empire had to cede the Lombardy region of the Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia to the Kingdom of Sardinia. After taking control of the region the government of Sardinian ordered the Royal Sardinian Army on 29 August 1859 to raise five infantry brigades and one grenadier brigade in Lombardy. Subsequently on 1 November 1859 the Brigade "Bergamo" was activated with the newly raised 25th and 26th infantry regiments. World War I The brigade fought on the Italian front in World War I. On 20 October 1926 the brigade command and the 25th Infantry Regiment were disbanded, while the 26th Infantry Regiment was transferred to the XV Infantry Brigade. The XV Infantry Brigade, which also included the 73rd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
12th Infantry Division "Sassari"
The 12th Infantry Division "Sassari" ( it, 12ª Divisione di fanteria "Sassari") was an infantry division of the Royal Italian Army during World War II. The division recruited primarily in Friuli and Istria and was entirely based in Trieste. History World War I The division's lineage begins with the Brigade "Sassari" raised in preparation for Italy's entry into World War I on 1 March 1915 with the 151st Infantry Regiment and the 152nd Infantry Regiment, which were manned by reservists from Sardinia. The brigade fought on the Italian front and for their conduct the brigade's two infantry regiments were awarded twice Italy's highest military honor, the Gold Medal of Military Valor. After the war the regiments raised during the war were dissolved, with the exception of those, who had been awarded a Gold Medal of Military Valor. In autumn 1926 the brigade assumed the name of XII Infantry Brigade and received the 12th Infantry Regiment "Casale" from the disbanded Brigade "Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
151st Infantry Division "Perugia"
The 151st Infantry Division "Perugia" ( it, 151ª Divisione di fanteria "Perugia") was an infantry Division (military), division of the Royal Italian Army during World War II. The Perugia was formed on 25 August 1941 and named for the city of Perugia. The Perugia was classified as an Military occupation, occupation infantry division, which meant that the division's artillery regiment consisted of two artillery groups instead of the three artillery groups of line infantry divisions and that the divisional mortar battalion was replaced by a divisional machine gun battalion. The Perugia was sent to Dalmatia, then Montenegro and finally Albania. Following the announcement of the Armistice of Cassibile on 8 September 1943 the division marched from its bases to the Albanian coast, where some thousand men could be evacuated by ship to Italy, but the majority of the division was left behind and captured by the Germans after fierce fighting by the Germans. Immediately after their capture th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
158th Infantry Division "Zara"
The 158th Infantry Division "Zara" ( it, 158ª Divisione di fanteria "Zara") was an infantry division of the Royal Italian Army during World War II. The Zara was formed on 1 September 1942 and named for the city of Zadar ( it, Zara). The Zara was classified as an occupation infantry division. The division remained on the Dalmatian coast until it was disbanded on 9 September 1943 in the wake of the announcement of the Armistice of Cassibile. History On 1 January 1936 the Zara Garrison Troops Command was raised in the Italian exclave of Zara. The Troops Command consisted of the Ground Command with two machine gun battalions and one Bersaglieri battalion, the Artillery Command with three artillery groups, and the Coastal Command with minor coastal defense units. World War II During the initial phase of the Axis' Invasion of Yugoslavia the Troops Command remained passive until 12 April 1941, when its units entered Yugoslavia and occupied Biograd na Moru, Nin, Obrovac, Benk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1st Cavalry Division "Eugenio Di Savoia"
The 1st Cavalry Division "Eugenio di Savoia" ( it, 1ª Divisione celere "Eugenio di Savoia") was a cavalry or "Celere" (Fast) division of the Royal Italian Army during World War II. The division was mobilized in 1940 and took part in the Invasion of Yugoslavia. The division was assigned to the XI Corps in Ljubljana and remained in Yugoslavia as occupation force on the Dalmatian coast. After the Armistice of Cassibile on 8 September 1943 the division was disbanded by the Germans. History The division was formed on 17 April 1930 as 1st Fast Division in the city of Udine in Friuli. Although not officially sanctioned the division is considered to be the heir of the 1st Cavalry Division of Friuli, which fought in World War I and consisted of the I and II cavalry brigades and was based in Udine. On 15 June 1930 the I Cavalry Brigade, with the regiments Regiment "Cavalleggeri di Saluzzo" (12th), Regiment "Cavalleggeri di Monferrato" (13th), and Regiment "Cavalleggeri di Alessand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gabriele Nasci
Gabriele Nasci (3 October 1887, Venice – 12 April 1947) was a general of the Alpine Corps in the Royal Italian Army. Biography Gabriele Nasci fought in the First World War. Between the two World Wars, he was commander of the 2nd Alpine Division "Tridentina" (1935–38), the 36th Infantry Division "Forlì" (1939) and 52nd Infantry Division "Torino", becoming in 1939 Senior Commander of the Alpine Troops. During the Second World War, he participated in the Greek campaign in command of the XXVI Army Corps operating in the Macedonian sector. In April 1941, he led the Librazhd Sector during the World War II Axis invasion of Yugoslavia., and afterwards became commander of the XVIII Army Corps, deployed in Dalmatia. Between March 1942 and May 1943, he led the Alpine Army Corps, under the Italian Army in Russia of General Italo Gariboldi Italo Gariboldi (20 April 1879 – 3 February 1970) was an Italian senior officer in the Royal Army (''Regio Esercito'') before and duri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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