Italian 12th Army

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military formation
gptkbp:activeDuring 1940
1943
gptkbp:alliance Axis Powers
gptkbp:casualties significant losses
gptkbp:collaboratedWith gptkb:German_Army
gptkbp:commander various_Italian_generals
gptkbp:commandStructure divisions and brigades
gptkbp:culturalSignificance depicted in war films
gptkbp:disbanded 1943
gptkbp:electronic_warfare part_of_Italian_military_campaigns
gptkbp:engagesIn gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:equipment gptkb:Italian_tanks
artillery and infantry weapons
gptkbp:filmography gptkb:North_Africa
gptkbp:firstDeployment 1940 in Libya
gptkbp:foughtAgainst gptkb:British_Commonwealth_forces
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Tripoli
gptkbp:historicalContext World_War_II_dynamics
gptkbp:historicalImpact shaped_Italian_military_policy_post-war
gptkbp:historicalRecords documented in military archives
gptkbp:historicalSignificance defense of Axis positions
important_in_the_context_of_WWII.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Italian 12th Army
gptkbp:internationalRelations affected by Axis alliances
gptkbp:legacy part_of_Italian_military_history
gptkbp:logistics supplied_by_Italy
gptkbp:militaryRank defensive and offensive
focused on attrition warfare
various commanders throughout its history
various ranks held by soldiers
complex supply operations
Italian_military_academies
engaged_in_multiple_conflicts_during_WWII
influenced_by_Italian_military_culture
multiple_battles_in_North_Africa
remained_active_in_post-war_Italy
traditional_Italian_military_strategies
gptkbp:notableBattle Battle of Gazala
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:General_Enrico_Frattini
gptkbp:operationalArea gptkb:Libya
gptkbp:operationalHistory documented in military history books
gptkbp:operationalStatus supply line issues
gptkbp:participatedIn Second Battle of El Alamein
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Royal_Italian_Army
gptkbp:postRetirementCareer studied by military historians
gptkbp:postWarCareer influence_on_Italian_military_reforms
gptkbp:reform 1942
gptkbp:secondaryRole infantry operations
gptkbp:size approximately 100,000 troops
gptkbp:skills varied during campaigns
gptkbp:strategicGoals loss of territory
with Axis partners
control_of_North_Africa
defend_Axis_interests_in_Africa
gptkbp:subordinateUnits gptkb:Italian_High_Command
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Italian_6th_Army
gptkbp:supportRole frontline engagements
gained through various battles
gptkbp:tactics combined arms