Documenting the Italian political and military actions of World War Two
The Regio Esercito struck out on the attack shortly into the opening of the conflict. The Italian Second Army was assigned with Italy’s initial assault. They moved with great speed and quickly overcame Yugoslavian land defenses. They were pitted against the Yugoslav 7th army, and in most areas faced light to medium resistance.
Due to his serious injuries, he was no longer able to join his fellow soldiers advancing towards the adversary. He continued providing cover and firing rounds towards the adversary, never breaking away from his machine gun until he was mortally hit on the head.
One aspect of the Italian submarine that was commendable was their advanced Torpedo design. Prof. Carlos Calosi was the inventor of the magnetically activated torpedo, which could sink a ship merely by passing underneath its hull. That may be one of the reasons why Italian submarines had such a good attack/kill ratio.
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The Leonardo da Vinci: Italian Terror of the Atlantic
At the forefront of the Regia Marina’s submarine effort was the Leonardo da Vinci, the most lethal Italian hunter of Allied shipping throughout the entire Second World War.
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