Italian 9th Army

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:alliance gptkb:government_agency
gptkbp:casualties high during battles
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:General_Enrico_Frattini
gptkbp:commander gptkb:General_Enrico_Frattini
gptkb:General_Giuseppe_De_Stefanis
gptkb:General_Mario_Arisio
gptkb:General_Carlo_Frattini
General Giovanni Messe
gptkbp:country gptkb:Italy
gptkbp:disbanded September 1943
gptkbp:dissolved 1943
gptkbp:equipment gptkb:M13/40_tank
gptkb:Semovente_75/18
gptkbp:famous_for defensive battles against Allies
gptkbp:filmography gptkb:Mediterranean_Theater
gptkbp:formed gptkb:1940
gptkbp:has_ability approximately 100,000 troops
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Libya
gptkbp:historical_context Axis powers in WWII
gptkbp:historical_event defeated in North Africa
gptkbp:historical_significance defensive operations against Allied forces
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Italian 9th Army
gptkbp:is_active_in gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:is_engaged_in gptkb:Battle_of_El_Alamein
gptkb:North_African_Campaign
gptkbp:legacy part of Italian military history
gptkbp:logistics German supply lines
supplied by Italy
gptkbp:military_branch gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:motto gptkb:Fidelis_et_Fortis
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_9th_Army
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Battle_of_Tobruk
gptkb:Battle_of_Gazala
gptkb:Battle_of_Kasserine_Pass
gptkbp:operational_area gptkb:North_Africa
gptkbp:operational_status disbanded
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Italian_Army
gptkbp:participated_in gptkb:Operation_Crusader
gptkb:Operation_Torch
gptkb:Operation_Battleaxe
gptkbp:replaced_by gptkb:Italian_10th_Army
gptkbp:role gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:strategic_importance control of North Africa
defend Axis positions in North Africa
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Italian_10th_Army
gptkbp:symbol Italian flag
gptkbp:tactics combined arms operations
gptkbp:uniform gptkb:Grey
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Operation_Avalanche
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4