Italian 16th Army

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:allied_with gptkb:Nazi_Germany
gptkbp:allies gptkb:Axis_powers
collaboration with German forces
gptkbp:casualties significant losses
gptkbp:combat_history World War II history
gptkbp:combat_role infantry and mechanized units
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:General_Enrico_Frattini
gptkbp:defeated gptkb:British_Eighth_Army
gptkbp:disbanded 1943
gptkbp:discipline varied effectiveness
gptkbp:dissolved 1943
gptkbp:engaged_in gptkb:North_African_Campaign
gptkbp:engagements multiple battles in North Africa
gptkbp:equipment Italian tanks and artillery
gptkbp:formed gptkb:1940
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Tunis
gptkbp:historical_analysis studied in military history
gptkbp:historical_context Italian military expansion
gptkbp:historical_role defense of Axis positions
gptkbp:historical_significance part of Axis powers
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Italian 16th Army
gptkbp:is_active_in gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:known_for defensive operations
gptkbp:legacy impact on Italian military doctrine
gptkbp:logistics gptkb:Italian_Navy
gptkbp:military_conflict supply issues
gptkbp:military_doctrine Italian military strategy
gptkbp:military_engagement gptkb:Battle_of_Gazala
gptkbp:military_leadership gptkb:General_Enrico_Frattini
gptkbp:military_operations desert warfare
gptkbp:military_rank various ranks
gptkbp:military_service gptkb:1940
gptkbp:military_strategy defensive warfare
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Battle_of_El_Alamein
gptkbp:notable_commanders General Giovanni Messe
gptkbp:operational_area gptkb:Libya
gptkbp:operational_period 1940-1943
gptkbp:operational_theater gptkb:Mediterranean_Theater
gptkbp:operational_use gptkb:Italian_High_Command
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Italian_Army
gptkbp:participated_in gptkb:Siege_of_Tobruk
gptkbp:reformed post-1942
gptkbp:released gptkb:North_Africa
gptkbp:replaced_by gptkb:Italian_1st_Army
gptkbp:strategic_goals control of North Africa
defeats in North Africa
gptkbp:strategic_importance control of Suez Canal
gptkbp:strength approximately 100,000 troops
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Italian_1st_Army
gptkbp:tactics combined arms operations
gptkbp:unit_type field army
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Operation_Avalanche
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4