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Crociani and Battistelli said in ''Italian Soldier in North Africa 1941-43 '' that on 5 February 90000 Italian soldiers entered Tunisia, coming from Libya and Sadkovich said in ''The Italian Navy in World War II ''that from November 1942 til May 1943 23000 Italian soldiers debarked in Tunisia...

From Sadkovich (The Italian Navy in WW2 ) The Regia Marina sent in 1942 21200 men to Tunisia of whom 19000 arrived and 14200 Germans of whom 14000 arrived . For 1943 Italians 4700 (4000 arrived) Germans 37400 (35000 arrived ) The Luftwaffe sent also reinforcements , but their number is...

Two questions 1 I have read that already before 10 June 1940 Britain decided to stop the use of the Mediterranean as transit route for its convoys to the regions East of Suez,because it expected an Italian DOW . Is this correct and when was the order issued ? 2 I also have read that in the...

He gives Malta and Ultra an importance they did not have and he is whining because the Germans did not give Italy sufficient help ,for which there was no obligation . Italy used almost 8 million tons of shipping tonnage to supply Libya in 1941 and 1942 . 570000 tons ( some 7 % ) were lost,of...

O'Hara and Sadkovich are two good sources,although I find that Sadkovich is exaggerating . There are also several Italian historians as Fabio de Ninno and Bragadin,....

Crociani and Battistelli said in The Italian Soldier in North Africa 1941-43 that between 1 September 1939 and 10 June 1940,1183 motor vehicles,120 tanks and almost 800 guns were sent to Libya,mostly in the first few days of June . And from June to December 1940 2800 lorries,163 tanks ,230...