The Italian X Army Corps was a formation of the

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History

The Corps fought in Northern Africa and took part in the Western Desert Campaign until it was destroyed in the Second Battle of El Alamein in November 1942.
From 22 October to 4 November 1942, British attacks destroyed its three dependent divisions (Brescia, Folgore and Pavia).
On November 5, the remnants of the Corps retreated in the direction of Fuka, where the last units were captured on the morning of 7 November. The X Army Corps was dissolved in December 1942.

Composition

in October 1942

17th Infantry Division "Pavia" The 17th Infantry Division "Pavia" ( it, 17ª Divisione di fanteria "Pavia") was an infantry division of the Royal Italian Army during World War II. The Pavia was formed in on 27 April 1939 and named after the city of Pavia. The Pavia was classif ...

27th Infantry Division "Brescia" The 27th Infantry Division "Brescia" ( it, 27ª Divisione di fanteria "Brescia") was an infantry division of the Royal Italian Army during World War II. The Brescia was named after the city of Brescia in Lombardy. The Brescia was classified as a ...

185th Paratroopers Division "Folgore" 185th Paratroopers Division "Folgore" ( it, 185ª Divisione Paracadutisti "Folgore") was an airborne division of the Royal Italian Army during World War II. The division was formed in Tarquinia near Rome on 1 September 1941. In July 1942 the di ...

Commanders

* Generale di Corpo d'armata

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(10 June 1940 – 4 August 1941) * Generale di Divisione Luigi Nuvoloni (24 August – 12 December 1941) * Generale di Corpo d'armata

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(13 December 1941 – 16 August 1942) * Generale di Divisione

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 sea ...

(17 August – 18 October 1942,

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) * Generale di Divisione

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(interim) * Generale di Divisione Edoardo Nebbia (27 October – 7 November 1942,

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Army Corps 10 Italian Army corps of Italy in World War II Western Desert campaign