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XXII Army Corps (Italy)
The Italian XXII Army Corps ( it, XXII Corpo d'Armata) was a formation of the Italian army in World War II. History There was a XXII Corps in World War I, which existed between 24 May 1916 and 1 January 1920. The Corps was reformed in Tobruk in Libya on 15 September 1939 and participated in the Italian Invasion of Egypt as part of the Italian 10th Army. After the defeat at the Battle of Sidi Barrani, XXII Corps took up defensive positions at Tobruk. On 21 January 1941, the British attacked Tobruk and by the afternoon of the 23rd, the last Italian nuclei of resistance surrendered. Also on this date, the XXII Corps was considered disbanded. On 10 May 1942, a new XXII Corps was formed in Veneto to control the border with Yugoslavia. In September 1942, the Corps was transferred to Piedmont and on 11 November, following the Anglo-American landing in French North Africa, the XXII Corps crossed the Italian-French armistice line and occupied Nice. It remained as an occupation force ... [...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] |
61st Infantry Division "Sirte"
The 61st Infantry Division "Sirte" ( it, 61ª Divisione di fanteria "Sirte") was an infantry division of the Royal Italian Army during World War II. The division was formed on 9 May 1937 in Misrata in Italian Libya and named for the Libyan city of Sirte. The division's regimental depots were in mainland Italy in Calabria and shared with the 27th Infantry Division "Brescia", with both divisions recruiting their troops from and training them there. The division was destroyed on 22 January 1941 during the British capture of Tobruk and officially declared lost on 23 January 1941. The Sirte was classified as an auto-transportable division, meaning it had some motorized transport, but not enough to move the entire division at once. History The division's lineage begins with the Brigade "Ancona" established on 1 August 1862 with the 69th and 70th infantry regiments. The brigade fought on the Italian front in World War I. On 10 November 1926 the brigade command and the 69th Infantr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfonso Ollearo
Alfonso Ollearo (16 December 1885 – 28 November 1957) was an Italian general during World War II. He was State Undersecretary for the Army of the Italian Social Republic from December 1943 to June 1944. Biography He was born in San Salvatore Monferrato, province of Alessandria, on December 16, 1885, the son of Giovanni Ollearo and Carolina Coggiola. Following family tradition, he pursued a military career and took part in the conquest of Libya with the rank of lieutenant in the 26th Field Artillery Regiment, distinguishing himself in two clashes that took place in 1913, for which he was awarded a Silver Medal of Military Valor. He then participated in the First World War with the 1st Special Mountain Artillery Group, earning a second Silver Medal for Military Valor in 1918. After promotion to colonel in 1934, he assumed command of the 5th Artillery Regiment, participating in the Second Italo-Ethiopian War at the command of the "Agostini" Column, receiving a bronze medal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Federico Ferrari Orsi
Federico Ferrari Orsi (Rivoli, Piedmont, Italy, 18 December 1886 – Egypt, 18 October 1942) was a general in the Royal Italian Army during World War II. He was one of the founders of Torino Football Club and played as a defender in the 1907 season. He fought in the Italian-Turkish War and the First World War. In 1940 he was a Division General and commanded the 1st Cavalry Division Eugenio di Savoia. In April 1941, during the Axis invasion of Yugoslavia, he commanded the Celere Corps. Between May and August 1942, he was back in Italy to form the new XXII Corps. In August 1942, he was sent to North Africa to command the X Army Corps in the Western Desert Campaign. He was killed by a landmine on 18 October 1942 just before the Second Battle of El Alamein The Second Battle of El Alamein (23 October – 11 November 1942) was a battle of the Second World War that took place near the Egyptian Railway station, railway halt of El Alamein. The First Battle of El Alamein and the B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enrico Pitassi Mannella
Enrico Pitassi Mannella (Cerignola, 31 May 1882 – Rome, 1948) was an Italian general during World War II. An artillery specialist, he was known among his colleagues as the "King of Artillerymen". Biography He was born in Cerignola, in the province of Foggia, in 1882, to Giuseppe Pitassi Mannella and Amalia Conti, the third of seventeen children. Also known as Errico, after primary school he attended classical studies in a Jesuit college in Mondragone, in the province of Caserta. At age nineteen, on 3 November 1901, he entered the Royal Military Academy of Artillery and Engineers in Turin, graduating with the rank of artillery second lieutenant, on 21 August 1904. He was promoted to lieutenant after attending the Application School in Turin, and was then assigned to the 24th Field Artillery Regiment; from 14 July 1910 he was assigned to the central artillery school in Nettuno. He took part in the Italo-Turkish War, where he earned a Silver Medal of Military Valor. He parti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Umberto Somma
Umberto Somma (20 November 1878 – 31 December 1955) was an Italian general during the interwar period and World War II. He was also a member of the Italian Senate from 1939 to 1943. Biography After joining the Royal Italian Army in 1896, he was promoted to corporal and later sergeant on the following year, and in 1898 he was assigned to the 6th Infantry Regiment. In 1903 he was transferred to the 4th Infantry Regiment, where he was promoted to second lieutenant and later lieutenant. In 1912-1913 he took part in the Italian-Turkish war and then in the First Italo-Senussi War in the staff of the 5th Special Infantry Division, being promoted to the rank of captain and receiving a Bronze Medal of Military Valor. He then participated as captain and later major in the First World War in the 127th Mobile Infantry Regiment, being seriously wounded in May 1917, while leading an assault on Mount Kuk (for which he was awarded a Silver Medal of Military Valor) during the Tenth Battle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toulon
Toulon (, , ; oc, label= Provençal, Tolon , , ) is a city on the French Riviera and a large port on the Mediterranean coast, with a major naval base. Located in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, and the Provence province, Toulon is the prefecture of the Var department. The Commune of Toulon has a population of 176,198 people (2018), making it France's 13th-largest city. It is the centre of an urban unit with 580,281 inhabitants (2018), the ninth largest in France. Toulon is the third-largest French city on the Mediterranean coast after Marseille and Nice. Toulon is an important centre for naval construction, fishing, wine making, and the manufacture of aeronautical equipment, armaments, maps, paper, tobacco, printing, shoes, and electronic equipment. The military port of Toulon is the major naval centre on France's Mediterranean coast, home of the French aircraft carrier ''Charles de Gaulle'' and her battle group. The French Mediterranean Fleet is based in Toulon. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
104th Infantry Division "Mantova"
The 104th Infantry Division "Mantova" ( it, 104ª Divisione di fanteria "Mantova") was an infantry division of the Royal Italian Army during the Second World War. The Mantova was named for the city of Mantua ( it, Mantova) 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 "Mantova" raised on 1 March 1915 with the 113th and 114th infantry regiments. The brigade fought on the Italian front in World War I and was disbanded after the war in November 1919. World War II The 104th Infantry Division "Mantova" was activated in Verona on 15 March 1942 and consisted of the 113th Infantry Regiment "Mantova", 114th Infantry Regiment "Mantova", and the 121st Motorized Artillery Regiment. As a division raised during the war the Mantova did not have its own regimental depots and therefore its regiments were raised by the depots o ... [...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] |
