Gruppi di Combattimento

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Gruppi di Combattimento were Italian combat groups formed after the 1943 armistice that fought alongside the Allies against Nazi Germany and the Italian Social Republic during the final phase of World War II.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Italian military unit ⓘ
World War II military formation ⓘ
ally Allied Powers ⓘ
Brazilian Expeditionary Force ⓘ
British Army ⓘ
United States Army ⓘ
commandLanguage Italian ⓘ
commandStructure organized on the model of Allied infantry divisions ⓘ
conflict Italian Campaign ⓘ
linked to: Italian campaign

World War II ⓘ
country Kingdom of Italy ⓘ
endTime 1945 ⓘ
equipmentSource Allied-supplied weapons and materiel ⓘ
followedBy Italian Army (post-1946) ⓘ
formedAfter Armistice of Cassibile ⓘ
hasPart Gruppo di Combattimento "Cremona" ⓘ
Gruppo di Combattimento "Folgore" ⓘ
Gruppo di Combattimento "Friuli" ⓘ
Gruppo di Combattimento "Legnano" ⓘ
Gruppo di Combattimento "Mantova" ⓘ
Gruppo di Combattimento "Piceno" ⓘ
historicalPeriod final phase of World War II in Europe ⓘ
historicalSignificance contributed to the military liberation of northern Italy in 1945 ⓘ
symbol of Italy’s co-belligerence with the Allies ⓘ
ideologicalPosition anti-fascist alignment ⓘ
languageOfCommand Italian ⓘ
location Italian peninsula ⓘ
linked to: Italian Peninsula
militaryBranch Army ⓘ
notableBattle Gothic Line offensive ⓘ
Spring 1945 offensive in Italy ⓘ
objective fight against German occupation forces in Italy ⓘ
support Allied advance northward in Italy ⓘ
opponent Italian Social Republic ⓘ
Nazi Germany ⓘ
partOf Italian Co-belligerent Army ⓘ
precededBy Royal Italian Army units before the 1943 armistice ⓘ
recruitedFrom Italian volunteers loyal to the King and Badoglio government ⓘ
former Royal Italian Army soldiers ⓘ
role artillery support ⓘ
frontline infantry ⓘ
liberation of Italian territory ⓘ
startTime 1944 ⓘ
subordinateTo Allied Armies in Italy ⓘ
theaterOfOperations Mediterranean Theater of Operations ⓘ
uniform largely British-style uniforms with Italian insignia ⓘ

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Italian Co-Belligerent Army → subordinateUnit → Gruppi di Combattimento ⓘ
Italian Liberation Corps → followedBy → Combat Groups of the Italian Co-belligerent Army ⓘ
linked to: Gruppi di Combattimento