Italian Army in World War II

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The Italian Army in World War II was the land warfare branch of Fascist Italy’s armed forces, engaged in major campaigns across North Africa, the Balkans, the Eastern Front, and the Italian peninsula until the 1943 armistice and subsequent co-belligerence with the Allies.

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Italian Army in World War II canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf army ⓘ
military unit ⓘ
allegiance Fascist Italy ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Regio Esercito during World War II ⓘ
linked to: Regio Esercito
armistice Armistice of Cassibile ⓘ
armisticeDate 8 September 1943 ⓘ
branchOf Italian armed forces ⓘ
changeOfSide after Armistice of Cassibile ⓘ
commander Pietro Badoglio ⓘ
Ugo Cavallero ⓘ
Vittorio Ambrosio ⓘ
component Alpini mountain troops ⓘ
linked to: Alpini

Bersaglieri units ⓘ
Blackshirt (MVSN) units attached ⓘ
armored divisions ⓘ
infantry divisions ⓘ
conflict World War II ⓘ
country Kingdom of Italy ⓘ
doctrine emphasis on infantry over mechanization ⓘ
endTime 2 September 1945 ⓘ
equipmentIssue inadequate anti-tank weapons ⓘ
limited artillery modernization ⓘ
shortage of modern tanks ⓘ
shortage of motor transport ⓘ
garrisonLocation Rome ⓘ
headOfStateCommander King Victor Emmanuel III ⓘ
ideology Italian fascism ⓘ
language Italian ⓘ
notableBattle Battle of Stalingrad (Italian sector on Don) ⓘ
Second Battle of El Alamein ⓘ
Siege of Tobruk ⓘ
notableCampaign East African Campaign ⓘ
Eastern Front operations with Germany ⓘ
Greco-Italian War ⓘ
Invasion of Yugoslavia ⓘ
Italian Campaign ⓘ
linked to: Italian campaign

Italian invasion of France ⓘ
North African Campaign ⓘ
notableUnit ARMIR (Italian Army in Russia) ⓘ
Ariete Armored Division ⓘ
CSIR (Italian Expeditionary Corps in Russia) ⓘ
Folgore Parachute Division ⓘ
linked to: Folgore Division
partOf Regio Esercito ⓘ
peakStrength over 3,000,000 personnel ⓘ
postArmisticeStatus split between Axis-aligned and co-belligerent forces ⓘ
sideInConflict Allies of World War II ⓘ
Axis Powers ⓘ
linked to: Axis powers
startTime 10 June 1940 ⓘ
subordinateTo Benito Mussolini ⓘ
Italian Ministry of War ⓘ
successor Italian Co-belligerent Army ⓘ
Italian Social Republic armed forces ⓘ
theaterOfOperations Balkans ⓘ
East Africa ⓘ
Eastern Front ⓘ
Italian peninsula ⓘ
Mediterranean region ⓘ
linked to: Mediterranean

North Africa ⓘ
warCrimeInvolvement reprisals and atrocities in the Balkans ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Enrico Frattini → sphereOfActivity → Italian Army in World War II ⓘ
Cannone da 149/35 A → usedBy → Italian Army in World War II ⓘ