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Italian Divisional Organizations tipo Africa Settentrionale (A.S.)

January 23, 2012 By 2 Comments

This article discusses the planned changes in the Italian divisions and corps serving in North Africa

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Italian Folgore at El Alamein: Unbreakable

December 12, 2011 By 2 Comments
Folgore on patrol

While the Folgore has often received praise and admiration for the bravery they displayed during the fighting at El Alamein, what is sometimes overlooked was the skill level demonstrated by its soldiers.

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Guide to NARA Italian Microfilm Records Series T-821

December 13, 2010 By

The attached .pdf file contains the guide to the Italian military records that were seized by the Allies after the war. These files were microfilmed before the original files were returned to Italy in 1967. These files contain a wide variety of documents covering the Italian Armed Force from 1939-43.

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The Battle of Mersa Matruh

March 18, 2010 By
Illustration depicting Bersaglieri capturing British soldiers in a cave

The 90th Light Division had by this time been reinforced by Bersaglieri troops of Xth and XXIst Infantry Corps, and groups of the 10th Indian Division at the head of Wadi Nagamish came under heavy tank and machine gun fire from the Littorio Armored Division.

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Graziani vs. Rommel

March 16, 2010 By
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Graziani and Rommel led two very different armies in the North Africa front, and in turn, the options they had were not the same. To base any comparison between the success of Erwin Rommel and the failure of Graziani’s Italian forces prior to the German involvement is simply flawed.

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