Italian 18th 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
gptkb:German_Afrika_Korps
gptkbp:casualties high during battles
gptkbp:combat_history Italian military customs
gptkbp:combat_role infantry and armored divisions
gptkbp:command_structure hierarchical military command
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:General_Enrico_Frattini
gptkbp:conflict disbanded and restructured
gptkbp:country gptkb:Italy
gptkbp:cultural_representation depicted in war films
gptkbp:deployment 1940 in North Africa
gptkbp:disbanded 1943
gptkbp:dissolved 1943
gptkbp:engaged_in gptkb:Battle_of_El_Alamein
gptkbp:engagement 1943 in Tunisia
gptkbp:equipment artillery and infantry weapons
Italian tanks
gptkbp:formation_date gptkb:1940
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Libya
gptkbp:historical_analysis studied by military historians.
gptkbp:historical_context Axis powers in World War II
gptkbp:historical_records documented in military archives
gptkbp:historical_significance defense of Axis positions in North Africa
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Italian 18th Army
gptkbp:is_active_in gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:is_opposed_by gptkb:British_Eighth_Army
gptkbp:legacy part of Italian military history
gptkbp:logistics gptkb:Italian_Royal_Army
gptkbp:military_branch Land Forces
gptkbp:military_conflict supply line issues
gptkbp:military_doctrine traditional warfare
gptkbp:military_engagement multiple battles in North Africa
gptkbp:military_leadership various generals throughout its history
gptkbp:military_operations defensive operations
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Second_Battle_of_El_Alamein
gptkbp:notable_commanders General Giovanni Messe
gptkbp:operational_area North African desert
gptkbp:operational_status disbanded
gptkbp:operational_theater gptkb:North_Africa
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Italian_Army
gptkbp:post_war_career influence on Italian military reforms
gptkbp:reformed gptkb:Italian_1st_Army
gptkbp:reputation mixed success in combat
gptkbp:strategic_goals loss of territory in North Africa
maintain control of North Africa
gptkbp:strength approximately 100,000 troops
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Italian_6th_Army
gptkbp:tactics_used combined arms tactics
gptkbp:training Italian military training programs
gptkbp:type field army
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Operation_Avalanche
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4