Raw courage and endurance blend with human suffering, desperation and altruism in the harrowing saga of the withdrawal from the Don lines, the capture and imprisonment of thousands and survival of the few.
Italian Army of 1940: Facilitator or Victim of Mussolini’s Failed War Strategy?
June 28, 2011 By
The true question when searching to elucidate the performance of the Italian military, one that is scarcely discussed, is if it’s state of disorder was the cause or the effect of the nation’s ruination. In other words, did the uneven military performance cause the collapse of the nation, or was it merely the expression of a society and government that was already teetering on the precipice of implosion?
Magliana, Monterotondo, and Porta San Paolo: The Bloody Battles in Defense of Rome
April 2, 2011 By
The fiercest fighting that would occur between the Italian and German forces took place around Rome, particularly to the south of the great city. In fact it is generally considered that the first true battle between these one time allies would be contested around an important bridge that spanned the Tiber near Magliana.
June 1940, the Invasion of France
March 7, 2011 By
The operations against France started two days after the Italian declaration of war ( June 10, 1940), during the night between the 12th and the 13th of June, when squadrons of Italian bombers attacked southern France and hitting two small towns, Hyeres and St. Raphael, and the Naval base in Tolon. Additionally, Bastia and Calvi on the Corsican Island and Bizert in Tunisia were also bombed.
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Italian Army of 1940: Facilitator or Victim of Mussolini’s Failed War Strategy? Part Two
There were many in the Comando Supremo in the late 1930′s who were very aware that the Italian army would not be ready for some years time in regards to modernization of equipment and tactics to fight in a European war.
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