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Carlo Fecia di Cossato

October 23, 2011 By
Fecia di Cossatoa

When Italy entered the war on 10 June 1940, Carlo Fecia di Cossato had the command of the submarine “Menotti” of the 34° Squadriglia of Messina

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Regia Aeronautica Statistics

March 12, 2010 By

Statistics of the Regia Aeronautica in World War Two.

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Fate of the Regia Marina

March 12, 2010 By

A listing of the fate of Regia Marina warships following actions in World War Two.

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Submarines

March 12, 2010 By
smg. Squalo

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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Events of 1941

February 12, 2010 By
Ten Nino De Totto attack patrol paratroopers (X° Reggimento Arditi Paracadutisti)

Considered the first real “armored clash” is spawned at Mechili (* see notes below). The Italian Special Armored Brigade destroys 15 British tanks and pursue the the British for an additional 20 kilometers before losing communication with the home base and turning back. They then destroy another 6 tanks from a British counterattack.

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