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XV Army Corps (Italy)
The XV Army Corps ( it, XV Corpo d'Armata) was a corps of the Royal Italian Army between 1939 and 1943. History the XV Army Corps was created in Genoa on 25 March 1939. In June 1940, it took part in the Italian invasion of France on the Southern part of the front. It reached Menton, Breil-sur-Roya, and Monte Grammondo. After the armistice with France, the XV Army Corps was in charge of the defense of the Ligurian coast, from the French border to Savona. After the landings of the Allies in French North Africa, XV Corps participated in Case Anton and on 11 November 1942, it entered French territory again. It occupied Nice, Grasse, Cannes, Antibes, St. Raphael and Toulon. On 20 December 1942, XV Corps returned to Italy to again take up the coastal defense of Liguria. It remained here until September 1943, when it was disarmed by the Germans and dissolved after the Armistice of Cassibile. Composition (1940) *5th Infantry Division "Cosseria" *44th Infantry Division "Cremona" ... [...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] |
44th Infantry Division "Cremona"
The 44th Infantry Division "Cremona" ( it, 44ª Divisione di fanteria "Cremona") was an infantry Division (military), division of the Royal Italian Army during World War II. The Cremona was formed on 15 September 1939 by splitting the 20th Infantry Division "Curtatone and Montanara" into the 20th Infantry Division "Friuli" and 44th Infantry Division "Cremona". The division was named for the city of Cremona. The division served as occupation force on Corsica and fought Nazi Germany, German units after the Armistice of Cassibile was announced on 8 September 1943. The division then served with the Italian Co-belligerent Army and remained active until the Italian Army 1975 reform, 1975 Italian Army reform. 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 Sardinia ordered the Royal Sardinian Army on 29 August 185 ... [...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] |
Mario Berti
Mario Berti (3 February 1881 – 1964) was an Italian officer during World War I and a general in the Spanish Civil War and World War II.Macksey, p. 35 Personal life Mario Berti was born in La Spezia, which is located in modern-day Liguria. His family was quite wealthy, partly because his father (originally from Pistoia) was granted land in La Spezia after the Mille Expedition of Garibaldi. Berti never married and never had children, but he had two nephews and a niece, who were his only heirs. World War I He achieved the rank of colonel at an extremely young age (he is still considered one of the youngest Italians ever to have held this rank except for members of the royal family). Originally stationed in Libya by the outbreak of the war, he served on the Trento front in 1916. He saw action at the Battle of Asiago. Berti earned the British Distinguished Service Order and was personally decorated by Winston Churchill for his services to the Allies in World War I. He would later ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
201st Coastal Division (Italy)
The 201st Coastal Division ( it, 201ª 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 November 1942 in Genoa by expanding the I Coastal Brigade. The division was assigned to XV Army Corps and in December 1942 moved to Savona. The division was responsible for the coastal defense of the coast of Liguria between Menton in occupied France and Punta del Mesco near La Spezia. In January 1943 the division moved its headquarter to Menton. After the announcement of the Armistice of Cassibile on 8 September 1943 the division was disbanded by invading German forces. Organization * 201st Coastal Division, in Savona ** Harbor Defense Command Genoa, in Genoa *** 102nd Coastal Regiment ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
105th Infantry Division "Rovigo"
The 105th Infantry Division "Rovigo" ( it, 105ª Divisione di fanteria "Rovigo") was an infantry Division (military), division of the Royal Italian Army during World War II. The Rovigo was named for the city of Rovigo and classified as an auto-transportable division, meaning it had some motorized transport, but not enough to move the entire division at once. History World War I The division's lineage begins with the Brigade "Rovigo" raised on 20 May 1916 with the 227th and 228th infantry regiments. The brigade fought on the Italian front (World War I), Italian front in World War I and was disbanded on 15 November 1917 after it had been overrun during the Battle of Caporetto. World War II The 105th Infantry Division "Rovigo" was activated in Padua on 15 March 1942 and consisted of the 227th and 228th infantry regiments, and the 117th Artillery Regiment. As a division raised during the war the Rovigo did not have its own regimental depots and therefore its regiments were rais ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
103rd Infantry Division "Piacenza"
The 103rd Infantry Division "Piacenza" ( it, 103ª Divisione di fanteria "Piacenza") was an infantry Division (military), division of the Royal Italian Army during World War II. The Piacenza was named for the city of Piacenza and classified as an auto-transportable division, meaning it had some motorized transport, but not enough to move the entire division at once. History World War I The division's lineage begins with the Brigade "Piacenza" raised on 15 March 1915 with the 111th and 112th infantry regiments. The brigade fought on the Italian front (World War I), Italian front in World War I and was disbanded after the war in October 1920. World War II The 103rd Infantry Division "Piacenza" was activated in Bolzano on 15 March 1942 and consisted of the 111th and 112th infantry regiments, and the 80th Artillery Regiment. As a division raised during the war the Piacenza did not have its own regimental depots and therefore its regiments were raised by the depots of the 102nd M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
6th Alpine Division "Alpi Graie"
The 6th Alpine Division "Alpi Graie" ( it, 6ª Divisione alpina "Alpi Graie") was a short-lived division of the Royal Italian Army during World War II, which specialized in mountain warfare. The Alpini that formed the division are a highly decorated, elite mountain corps of the Italian Army comprising both infantry and artillery units. The divisions name ''Alpi Graie'' was chosen as most of its recruits came from the area of the Graian Alps ( it, Alpi Graie). History The division was raised in Ivrea on 15 November 1941 by activating reserve units. The division was deployed quickly to Montenegro - the first unit to leave was the 4th Alpini "Valley" Group on 14 December 1941. In March 1942 the full division had arrived at Danilovgrad in Montenegro and began to fight Yugoslav Partisans. The division saw heavy combat in the area of the Durmitor massif. Meanwhile, the 3rd Alpini "Valley" Group had taken up garrison duties in occupied France in the area of Maurienne. It participat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
37th Infantry Division "Modena"
The 37th Infantry Division "Modena" ( it, 37ª Divisione di fanteria "Modena") was a infantry Division (military), division of the Royal Italian Army during World War II. The Modena 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 was formed on 25 March 1939 with units of the 5th Territorial Division "Imperia" and named for the city of Modena. The division was made up entirely of men from the city of Genoa and the surrounding Liguria region. The division's regimental depots were shared with the 63rd Infantry Division "Cirene", which was based in Benghazi in Italian Libya, Libya and recruited its men from and trained them in Liguria. History The division's lineage begins with the Brigade "Modena" established on 1 August 1859 with the 1s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
5th Infantry Division "Cosseria"
The 5th Infantry Division "Cosseria" ( it, 5ª Divisione di fanteria "Cosseria") was an infantry Division (military), division of the Royal Italian Army during World War II. The Cosseria was named for the Battle_of_Montenotte, Battle of Cosseria fought in 1796 during the War of the First Coalition. The division recruited primarily in Liguria and its infantry regiments were based in Ventimiglia (89th) and Sanremo (90th), while the artillery regiment was based in Albenga. History The division's lineage begins with the Brigade "Salerno" established in Bologna on 1 November 1884 with the 89th and 90th infantry regiments. World War I During World War I the brigade fought initially on the Italian front (World War I), Italian front, but in April 1918 it was transferred together with the 22nd Infantry Division "Cacciatori delle Alpi", Brigade "Alpi", 27th Infantry Division "Brescia", Brigade "Brescia", and 54th Infantry Division "Napoli", Brigade "Napoli" to the Western Front (World W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Genoa
Genoa ( ; it, Genova ; lij, Zêna ). is the capital of the Italian region of Liguria and the List of cities in Italy, sixth-largest city in Italy. In 2015, 594,733 people lived within the city's administrative limits. As of the 2011 Italian census, the Province of Genoa, which in 2015 became the Metropolitan City of Genoa, had 855,834 resident persons. Over 1.5 million people live in the wider metropolitan area stretching along the Italian Riviera. On the Gulf of Genoa in the Ligurian Sea, Genoa has historically been one of the most important ports on the Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean: it is currently the busiest in Italy and in the Mediterranean Sea and twelfth-busiest in the European Union. Genoa was the capital of Republic of Genoa, one of the most powerful maritime republics for over seven centuries, from the 11th century to 1797. Particularly from the 12th century to the 15th century, the city played a leading role in the commercial trade in Europe, becoming one o ... [...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] |
