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XXIII Army Corps (Italy)
The Italian XXIII Army Corps ( it, XXIII Corpo d'Armata) was a formation of the Royal Italian Army (1940–1946), Italian army in World War II. History There was a XXIII Corps in World War I, formed in Padua, which existed between 10 April 1917 and 15 July 1919. The Corps was reformed in Al-Khums in Libya on 15 October 1939 and participated in the Italian Invasion of Egypt. Like the rest of the Italian 10th Army, it had to retreat and took up defensive positions in the major Italian fortification of Bardia. During the Battle of Bardia, the town was overrun by the 6th Australian Division, and despite its numerical superiority, the entire XXIII Corps was taken prisoner on 5 January 1941 and disbanded. On 15 June 1942, a new XXIII Corps was formed in Trieste to defend the coast and the Trieste. On 10 September 1943, the Corps was disarmed by the Germans and disbanded. Composition in 1940 * 1st CC.NN. Division "23 Marzo" * 2nd CC.NN. Division "28 Ottobre" * 2nd Libyan Div ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Italian Army (1940–1946)
This article is about the Royal Italian Army (''Regio Esercito'') which participated in the Second World War. The Royal Italian Army was reformed in 1861 and existed until 1946. The Royal Army started with the unification of Italy (''Risorgimento'') and the formation of the Kingdom of Italy (''Regno d'Italia''). It ended with the dissolution of the monarchy. The Royal Army was preceded by the individual armies of the independent Italian states and was followed by the Italian Army (''Esercito Italiano'') of the Italian Republic (''Repubblica Italiana''). Organization The Italian Army of World War II was a "Royal" army. The nominal Commander-in-Chief of the Italian Royal Army was His Majesty King Vittorio Emanuele III. As Commander-in-Chief of all Italian armed forces, Vittorio Emanuele also commanded the Royal Air Force (''Regia Aeronautica'') and the Royal Navy (''Regia Marina''). However, in reality, most of the King's military responsibilities were assumed by the Italia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
