The 9th Army ( it, 9ª Armata) was a

World War I World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...

and

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of the

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World War I

After the Battle of Caporetto (November 1917) the Italian Army was completely reorganized by Armando Diaz. The new 9th Italian Army was formed under command of

Paolo Morrone Paolo is both a given name and a surname, the Italian form of the name Paul. Notable people with the name include: People with the given name Paolo Art * Paolo Alboni (1671–1734), Italian painter *Paolo Abbate (1884–1973), Italian-American ...

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It consisted of: * two army corps * one cavalry corps * the 6th Czechoslovak Division It participated as reserve in the successful battles of the Piave River (June 1918) and

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(October–November 1918).

World War II

It was involved in the abortive Italian invasion of Greece in 1940, and the

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in 1941. It then became the Italian garrison of the occupied or annexed territories of the

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and the

Italian governorate of Montenegro The Italian governorate of Montenegro ( it, Governatorato del Montenegro) existed from October 1941 to September 1943 as an occupied territory under military government of Fascist Italy during World War II. Although the Italians had intended t ...

until the Italian surrender in 1943. Its commanders were * Mario Vercellino (1940-1941) *

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(1941 - July 1943) * Renzo Dalmazzo (July 1943 - September 1943)

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