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In the course of World War II, although with a very limited force, the Regia Marina Italiana was present in the remote waters of the Indian Ocean and the Pacific. More
Operation Wintergewitter (Winter Storm), the small-scale German-Italian 1944 Christmas offensive on the Appennines, was the last meaningful feat of arms of the dying Rome-Berlin Axis.. More…
Although Mussolini quenched his thirst for power, he was still enraged by the treatment Italy received for their part in defeating the Germans and Austrians in World War I. More
In 1923, Balbo was charged with the murder of Father Giuseppe Minzoni, parish priest of Argenta (Ferrara), who encouraged the local peasants to defend themselves against the blackshirts through associations and cooperatives. More…
Following the Armistice on 8 September 1943, Borghese defected to the RSI. He revived the Decima Flottiglia, now purely a land based military unit which flew its own flag.More…
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