The 8th Army ( it, 8ª Armata) was a

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of the

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 Manfre ...

, which fought in

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and on the Eastern Front during

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World War I

After the disastrous defeat at Caporetto (November 1917) the Italian Army was completely reorganized by Armando Diaz and the new 8th Italian Army was formed under command of Enrico Caviglia. It consisted of : * 4th Army corps * the assault corps of General Francesco Saverio Grazioli. It participated in the successful Battle of the Piave River (June 1918) and Battle of Vittorio Veneto (October-november 1918).

World War II

In February 1940, the 8th Army was formed and based in Northern Italy. It was disbanded on 31 October 1940.
It was recreated in July 1942, when the Italian Expeditionary Corps in Russia was expanded by Mussolini and named ''Armata Italiana in Russia'' (ARMIR). For further details see : *

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Italian participation on the Eastern Front The Italian participation on the Eastern Front represented the military intervention of the Kingdom of Italy in the Operation Barbarossa, launched by Nazi Germany against the Soviet Union in 1941. The commitment to actively take part in the German ...

Commanders

* General

Adalberto, Duke of Bergamo Prince Adalberto of Savoy, Duke of Bergamo (19 March 1898 – 15 December 1982), was an Italian prince of the House of Savoy. Early life Born in Turin, Prince Adalberto was the fourth son of Prince Tommaso, Duke of Genoa, and his wife Pri ...

(1940 - 1940) * General

Italo Gariboldi Italo Gariboldi (20 April 1879 – 3 February 1970) was an Italian senior officer in the Royal Army (''Regio Esercito'') before and during World War II. He was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross by German dictator Adolf Hitler for his l ...

(1942-1943).Axis history
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References

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