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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 Army of 1940: Facilitator or Victim of Mussolini’s Failed War Strategy? Part Two

August 18, 2011 By
Mussolini reviewing troops

In the early 1920s the worldwide reputation of the Italian Army was in good standing, and it was considered as modern an army as there was.

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Book Preview: Sacrifice on the Steppe

July 19, 2011 By
Alpini on the Russian Don

Book review on Italian actions in World War Two titled Sacrifice on the Steppe: The Alpine Corps in the Stalingrad Campaign 1942-1943.

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