Italian Army in World War II

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The Italian Army in World War II was the land warfare branch of Fascist Italy’s armed forces, engaged in major campaigns across North Africa, the Balkans, the Eastern Front, and the Italian peninsula until the 1943 armistice and subsequent co-belligerence with the Allies.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf army
military unit
allegiance Fascist Italy
alsoKnownAs Regio Esercito during World War II
linked to: Regio Esercito
armistice Armistice of Cassibile
armisticeDate 8 September 1943
branchOf Italian armed forces
changeOfSide after Armistice of Cassibile
commander Pietro Badoglio
Ugo Cavallero
Vittorio Ambrosio
component Alpini mountain troops
linked to: Alpini

Bersaglieri units
Blackshirt (MVSN) units attached
armored divisions
infantry divisions
conflict World War II
country Kingdom of Italy
doctrine emphasis on infantry over mechanization
endTime 2 September 1945
equipmentIssue inadequate anti-tank weapons
limited artillery modernization
shortage of modern tanks
shortage of motor transport
garrisonLocation Rome
headOfStateCommander King Victor Emmanuel III
ideology Italian fascism
language Italian
notableBattle Battle of Stalingrad (Italian sector on Don)
Second Battle of El Alamein
Siege of Tobruk
notableCampaign East African Campaign
Eastern Front operations with Germany
Greco-Italian War
Invasion of Yugoslavia
Italian Campaign
linked to: Italian campaign

Italian invasion of France
North African Campaign
notableUnit ARMIR (Italian Army in Russia)
Ariete Armored Division
CSIR (Italian Expeditionary Corps in Russia)
Folgore Parachute Division
linked to: Folgore Division
partOf Regio Esercito
peakStrength over 3,000,000 personnel
postArmisticeStatus split between Axis-aligned and co-belligerent forces
sideInConflict Allies of World War II
Axis Powers
linked to: Axis powers
startTime 10 June 1940
subordinateTo Benito Mussolini
Italian Ministry of War
successor Italian Co-belligerent Army
Italian Social Republic armed forces
theaterOfOperations Balkans
East Africa
Eastern Front
Italian peninsula
Mediterranean region
linked to: Mediterranean

North Africa
warCrimeInvolvement reprisals and atrocities in the Balkans

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Enrico Frattini sphereOfActivity Italian Army in World War II
Cannone da 149/35 A usedBy Italian Army in World War II