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About Peleliu81

Strong interest in WW2. My Father served in the Pacific with 710 Tank BTL at Anguar, Peleliu, and Philippines. Grandfather also served in Army.

OPERATION AGREEMENT: AXIS ANNIHILATION OF ALLIED ‘COMMANDO’ FORCES, SEPTEMBER 1942

February 7, 2013 By 11 Comments
San Marco marines at Tobruk

With hundreds of men wounded, captured or killed, along with several Royal Navel vessels dispatched to the bottom of the sea, OPERATION AGREEMENT can be viewed as nothing less then an overwhelming Axis victory.

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Italian Invasion of Greece 1940-41: Part Three

June 9, 2012 By 1 Comment
Italian soldiers engaged in fire fight with Greek troops holding village.

The Italian invasion of Greece had proven to be a slow, methodical, and bloody affair. The two militaries fought against each other bravely.

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Italian Invasion of Greece 1940-41: Part Two

June 9, 2012 By 1 Comment
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The fighting in the mountains during the Italian invasion of Greece did not resemble the clashes of armor between the Germans and Soviets on the Eastern Front.

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Italian Invasion Of Greece 1940-41: Part One

June 9, 2012 By Leave a Comment
The Julia Alpini Division on the march into battle.

The Italian invasion of Greece was made in such an unfathomably rushed and off-handed manner and based on little more than anger, greed, poor assumptions, and ignorance.

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Italian Folgore at El Alamein: Unbreakable

December 12, 2011 By 3 Comments
Folgore on patrol

The Folgore has often received praise and admiration for the bravery they displayed during the fighting at El Alamein.

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