Comando Superiore Forze Armate Africa Settentrionale

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Comando Superiore Forze Armate Africa Settentrionale was the high-level Italian military command responsible for overseeing Axis forces and operations in North Africa during the Second World War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Italian military unit ⓘ
World War II military formation ⓘ
military command ⓘ
alliedWith Afrika Korps ⓘ
linked to: German Afrika Korps

Nazi Germany ⓘ
areaOfResponsibility Egypt (Axis-occupied or contested areas) ⓘ
Libya ⓘ
Tunisia (during Axis presence) ⓘ
linked to: Tunisia
associatedWith Italian North African colonies ⓘ
conflict Second World War ⓘ
linked to: World War II
country Kingdom of Italy ⓘ
historicalContext Axis command structure in the Mediterranean theatre ⓘ
languageOfName Italian ⓘ
location North Africa ⓘ
militaryBranch air force ⓘ
army ⓘ
navy ⓘ
notableFor coordination of Italian and German forces in North Africa ⓘ
role in early stages of the North African Campaign ⓘ
operatedBy Regia Aeronautica ⓘ
Regia Marina ⓘ
linked to: Italian Navy

Regio Esercito ⓘ
opposedTo British Commonwealth forces ⓘ
Free French forces ⓘ
linked to: Free French Forces

United Kingdom ⓘ
United States ⓘ
partOf Italian armed forces ⓘ
responsibleFor command of Italian forces in North Africa ⓘ
coordination of Axis operations in North Africa ⓘ
role operational control ⓘ
strategic command ⓘ
subordinateUnit Italian 10th Army ⓘ
linked to: Italian Tenth Army

Italian 5th Army ⓘ
other Italian army and corps-level formations in North Africa ⓘ
theatreOfOperations North Africa ⓘ
North African Campaign ⓘ
timePeriod World War II ⓘ
early 1940s ⓘ
translatedName High Command of the Armed Forces North Africa ⓘ

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Italian Tenth Army → subordinateTo → Comando Superiore Forze Armate Africa Settentrionale ⓘ