Italian Eighth Army

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Italian_Eighth_Army

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:activeDuring	gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:alliedWith	gptkb:Nazi_Germany
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:ARMIR gptkb:Armata_Italiana_in_Russia
gptkbp:commander	gptkb:Giovanni_Messe gptkb:Italo_Gariboldi
gptkbp:component	gptkb:Cavalry_Corps gptkb:156th_Infantry_Division_Vicenza gptkb:201st_Motorized_Division gptkb:2nd_Infantry_Division_Sforzesca gptkb:3rd_Fast_Division_Principe_Amedeo_Duca_d'Aosta gptkb:3rd_Infantry_Division_Ravenna gptkb:52nd_Infantry_Division_Torino gptkb:5th_Infantry_Division_Cosseria gptkb:8th_Cavalry_Division_Emanuele_Filiberto_Testa_di_Ferro gptkb:9th_Infantry_Division_Pasubio gptkb:Corpo_d'Armata_Alpino gptkb:Corpo_d'Armata_di_Cavalleria gptkb:Cuneense_Alpine_Division gptkb:Divisione_Celere gptkb:German_294th_Infantry_Division_(attached) gptkb:German_298th_Infantry_Division_(attached) gptkb:German_62nd_Infantry_Division_(attached) gptkb:II_Army_Corps gptkb:Julia_Alpine_Division gptkb:Tridentina_Alpine_Division gptkb:XXIV_Army_Corps gptkb:Alpine_Corps gptkb:XXXV_Army_Corps Hungarian Second Army (attached)
gptkbp:country	gptkb:Italy
gptkbp:disbanded	1943
gptkbp:formed	1942
gptkbp:headquarters	gptkb:Voroshilovgrad
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Italian Eighth Army
gptkbp:notableEngagement	gptkb:Battle_of_Stalingrad gptkb:Operation_Little_Saturn
gptkbp:notableEvent	dissolution after 1943 Armistice of Cassibile encirclement during Soviet Operation Little Saturn evacuation of survivors to Italy massive casualties and prisoners
gptkbp:opposedBy	gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkbp:partOf	gptkb:Regio_Esercito
gptkbp:predecessor	gptkb:Corpo_di_Spedizione_Italiano_in_Russia
gptkbp:retreatedFrom	gptkb:Don_River
gptkbp:size	about 235,000 men
gptkbp:sufferedHeavyLosses	1942-1943
gptkbp:theaterOfOperations	gptkb:Eastern_Front
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Case_Blue gptkb:6th_Army
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6