The XIX Army Corps ( it, XIX Corpo d'Armata) was a corps 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 ...
between 1942 and 1943.
History
The XIX Army Corps was created on 3 March 1942 in
Bolzano.
On 1 May 1943 it was transferred to
Campania where it was tasked with coastal defense.
When the
Armistice of Cassibile
The Armistice of Cassibile was an armistice signed on 3 September 1943 and made public on 8 September between the Kingdom of Italy and the Allies during World War II.
It was signed by Major General Walter Bedell Smith for the Allies and Brig ...
was signed, the Corps commander
Riccardo Pentimalli took no action to prevent the German takeover of the area under his control, and even fled in civilian clothes together with
Ettore Deltetto, leaving his subordinates without orders. As a consequence, the XIX Corps was disarmed by the Germans and dissolved on 11 September 1943 at
Santa Maria Capua Vetere.
Composition (1943)
*
9th Infantry Division "Pasubio" (Carlo Biglino)
*
222nd Coastal Division (
Ferrante Vincenzo Gonzaga - KIA)
* XXXII Coastal Brigade (Carlo Fantoni).
* Territorial Defense of Naples (
Ettore Deltetto)
Commanders
* Gen. D. Arturo Taranto (interim) (1942.03.03 – 1942.03.08)
* Gen. C.A.
Gastone Gambara (1942.03.08 – 1942.06.10)
* Gen. C.A.
Ugo Santovito (1942.06.10 – 1942.09.05)
* Gen. C.A.
Benvenuto Gioda
Benvenuto Gioda (Turin, 16 February 1886 – Bolzano, 25 February 1943) was an Italian general during World War II.
Biography
He was born in Turin on February 16, 1886, the son of Carlo Gioda and Carolina Sanchioli. After enlisting in the Royal ...
(1942.09.05 – 1943.02.25)
* Gen. C.A. Arturo Taranto (1943.02.25 - 1943.03.15)
* Gen. C.A.
Enea Navarini (1943.03.15 – 1943.08.15)
* Gen. C.A.
Riccardo Pentimalli (1943.08.15 – 1943.09.11)
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References
Army corps of Italy in World War II
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