Brescia Infantry Division

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The Brescia Infantry Division was an Italian Army unit that fought in the North African campaign of World War II, notably participating in battles such as Tobruk and El Alamein.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Italian Army infantry division ⓘ
alliance Axis powers ⓘ
alliedWith German Afrika Korps ⓘ
branch Infantry ⓘ
campaign North African campaign ⓘ
conflict Second World War ⓘ
linked to: World War II

Western Desert campaign ⓘ
country Kingdom of Italy ⓘ
engagement desert warfare ⓘ
era 20th century ⓘ
foughtIn El Alamein sector ⓘ
linked to: El Alamein district

North African desert ⓘ
linked to: Sahara Desert

Tobruk sector ⓘ
linked to: Tobruk
garrisonedIn Italian Libya ⓘ
hasType infantry formation ⓘ
historicalPeriod World War II ⓘ
locationOfOperations Egypt ⓘ
Libya ⓘ
militaryAlignment Axis ⓘ
militaryBranch Italian Army ⓘ
militaryTheater Mediterranean Theater of Operations ⓘ
notableEngagement El Alamein ⓘ
Tobruk ⓘ
notableFor fighting at El Alamein ⓘ
participation in the siege of Tobruk ⓘ
service in North Africa ⓘ
operationalRole front-line infantry ⓘ
opposedBy British Eighth Army ⓘ
Commonwealth forces ⓘ
Free French forces ⓘ
linked to: Free French Forces
participatedIn First Battle of El Alamein ⓘ
Second Battle of El Alamein ⓘ
Siege of Tobruk ⓘ
partOf Royal Italian Army ⓘ
linked to: Regio Esercito
serviceBranch Regio Esercito ⓘ
theatre North African campaign ⓘ
usedEquipment Italian artillery ⓘ
Italian small arms ⓘ
motor transport ⓘ

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Referenced by (2)

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

Italian Army in North Africa → subordinateUnit → Brescia Infantry Division ⓘ
Pavia Infantry Division → servedAlongside → Italian Brescia Infantry Division ⓘ
linked to: Brescia Infantry Division