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XXI Corps (Italy)
The Italian XXI Army Corps was a formation of the Italian army in World War II. History The Corps fought in Northern Africa and took part in the Western Desert Campaign and Tunisian campaign between 1940 and 1943. It surrendered to the allies in Tunisia in May 1943, with the rest of Army Group Africa. Composition in 1940 * 61st Infantry Division Sirte * 64th Infantry Division Catanzaro * 2nd CC.NN. Division "28 Ottobre" in July 1941 * 27th Infantry Division Brescia * 17th Infantry Division Pavia * 102nd Motorised Division Trento in May 1942 * 132nd Armoured Division Ariete * 101st Motorised Division Trieste in October 1942 * 25th Infantry Division Bologna * 102nd Motorised Division Trento in 1943 * 80th Infantry Division La Spezia * 16th Infantry Division Pistoia Commanders * Gen. C.A. Mario Caracciolo di Feroleto (1 October 1937 – 1 December 1939) * Gen. C.A. Lorenzo Dalmazzo (1 December 1939 – 26 September 1940) * Gen. D. Carlo Spatocco (26 September ... [...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] |
25th Infantry Division Bologna
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Army Corps Of Italy In World War II
An army (from Old French ''armee'', itself derived from the Latin verb ''armāre'', meaning "to arm", and related to the Latin noun ''arma'', meaning "arms" or "weapons"), ground force or land force is a fighting force that fights primarily on land. In the broadest sense, it is the land-based military branch, service branch or armed service of a nation or country. It may also include aviation assets by possessing an army aviation component. Within a national military force, the word army may also mean a field army. In some countries, such as France and China, the term "army", especially in its plural form "armies", has the broader meaning of armed forces as a whole, while retaining the colloquial sense of land forces. To differentiate the colloquial army from the formal concept of military force, the term is qualified, for example in France the land force is called ''Armée de terre'', meaning Land Army, and the air and space force is called ''Armée de l'Air et de l’Espace' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paolo Berardi
Paolo Berardi (Turin, 21 June 1885 – 13 December 1953) was an Italian general who served in the Italo-Turkish War, World War I, and World War II. He was Chief of Staff of the Italian Co-Belligerent Army from November 1943 to February 1945. Biography A career officer, in 1912 he participated in the Italo-Turkish War with the rank of Lieutenant, receiving a Bronze Medal of Military Valour for the occupation of Sidi Said in Libya. He participated in the First World War as an artillery captain and was awarded another Bronze Medal of Military Valour and two War Crosses. In 1926 he was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel and in 1932 to Colonel, in command of the 20th Artillery Regiment. He was appointed Brigadier General in 1937. At the outbreak of World War II he became commander of the 2nd Alpine Group in the Battle of the Western Alps. In September 1940 he was given command of the 11th Infantry Division Brennero, which he led during the Greco-Italian War. In September 1941 he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alessandro Gloria
Alessandro Gloria (Rome, 7 July 1883 – Genoa, 24 October 1970) was an Italian general during World War II. Biography Gloria was born in Rome on July 7, 1883, the son of Gaspare Gloria and Maria Sacchi. After enlisting in the Royal Italian Army, on 3 November 1901 he enrolled in the Royal Military Academy of Artillery and Engineers in Turin, graduating as artillery Second Lieutenant on 7 September 1903. After promotion to Lieutenant and later to Captain, he fought in Libya with the 7th Field Artillery Regiment during the Italo-Turkish War (1911-1912), earning a Bronze Medal of Military Valour for action near Tripoli in October 1911, and later in World War I with the 32nd Field Artillery Regiment, being badly wounded on the Isonzo Front in January 1916 and receiving a further two Bronze Medals of Military Valour.Charles D. Pettibone, The Organization and Order of Battle of Militaries in World War II Volume VI Italy and France Including the Neutral Countries of San Marino, Vat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enea Navarini
Enea Navarini (Cesena 1 April 1885 - Merano 22 March 1977) was an Italian general who served during the Second World War from 1940 to 1943. Biography From 1939 to 1941 Enea Navarini was the general officer commanding the 56th Infantry Division Casale. On March 14, 1941, the division boarded ship for Albania, to participate in the ongoing Greco-Italian War. After the German invasion of Greece, Navarini was transferred to the North African front where he assumed command of the XXI Army Corps. In Africa, Navarini became one of the most trusted assistants to Erwin Rommel and at some time also appointed as Chief of DELEASE (Detachment of the Italian Supreme Command in North Africa) until his repatriation on 14 October 1942. He returned to North Africa, at Rommel's direct request, for the Second Battle of El Alamein, once again commanding the XXI Corps. After the defeat of the German-Italian Panzer Army he remained in command of the surviving units until February 1943 when, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlo Spatocco
Carlo Spatocco (31 May 1883 – 28 January 1945) was an Italian general during World War II. Biography Spatocco was born in Chieti on May 31, 1883, the son of Francesco Spatocco, and after enlisting in the Royal Italian Army he participated in the Italo-Turkish War with the rank of lieutenant. He distinguished himself in the battle of Zanzur (June 8, 1912), for which he was decorated with a Bronze Medal of Military Valour. During the First World War he distinguished himself in October 1916 on the Veliki Kribak, receiving another Bronze Medal of Military Valour. After the war he commanded the 17th Infantry Regiment "Acqui" with the rank of colonel. He participated in the Second Italo-Ethiopian War, fighting in the battle of Amba Aradam, and after promotion to brigadier general, on June 16, 1936, he assumed command of the "Sila" Infantry Brigade. In 1937 he was briefly appointed Administrative Director at the Personnel Office of the Ministry of War in Rome. After promotion to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lorenzo Dalmazzo
Lorenzo "Renzo" Dalmazzo was an Italian lieutenant general and corps and army commander during World War II. Military career On 3 June 1918, he received the Knight's Military Order of Italy (5th Class). He served in the colony of Italian Somaliland in 1925–1926 and in Italian East Africa in 1936, where he led the Italian 2nd Eritrean Division during the Second Italo-Ethiopian War. On 24 May 1937, he received the Officer's Military Order of Italy (4th Class). He returned to Italy and became commander of the 2nd Cavalry Division "Emanuele Filiberto Testa di Ferro". After the outbreak of World War II he commanded the XXI Corps in the Western Desert Campaign in 1939–1940. He commanded the VI Corps in occupied Yugoslavia in 1940–1942, where he was instrumental in negotiating collaboration agreements with the Chetniks. On 24 December 1942, he received the Commander's Military Order of Italy (3rd Class). He then served in Albania in 1943 as commander of the 9th Army. In March ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mario Caracciolo Di Feroleto
Mario Caracciolo, Baron of Feroleto (Naples, 26 February 1880 – Rome, 21 December 1954) was an Italian general during World War II. Biography Caracciolo began his military career as an artillery Second Lieutenant in 1899, attending the War School of the Royal Italian Army and serving as a staff officer at the command of the General Staff Officer Corps, then at the command of the "Novara" Infantry Brigade and later at the command of the IX Corps. He participated in the Italo-Turkish War with the rank of Captain and later fought in the First World War as commander of a siege artillery group. After promotion to Colonel he commanded the 13th Artillery Regiment for six years. After promotion to Major General, in 1934 he became commander of the 22nd Infantry Division Cacciatori delle Alpi and from 1935 to 1936 he commanded the 1st Cavalry Division Eugenio di Savoia. He was then appointed inspector of mobilization in Messina and in 1938 he became commander of the XXI Army Cor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
16th Infantry Division Pistoia
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80th Infantry Division La Spezia
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101st Motorised Division Trieste
1 (one, unit, unity) is a number representing a single or the only entity. 1 is also a numerical digit and represents a single unit of counting or measurement. For example, a line segment of ''unit length'' is a line segment of length 1. In conventions of sign where zero is considered neither positive nor negative, 1 is the first and smallest positive integer. It is also sometimes considered the first of the infinite sequence of natural numbers, followed by 2, although by other definitions 1 is the second natural number, following 0. The fundamental mathematical property of 1 is to be a multiplicative identity, meaning that any number multiplied by 1 equals the same number. Most if not all properties of 1 can be deduced from this. In advanced mathematics, a multiplicative identity is often denoted 1, even if it is not a number. 1 is by convention not considered a prime number; this was not universally accepted until the mid-20th century. Additionally, 1 is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
