The "conformist" Mario Roatta and the "Spanish Mafia" attempt to take over the Axis Command in North Africa buff.ly/dDlUJSq #WW2 #WWII #desertwar #Rommel #regioesercito #fascism
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Graziani continues to demand what wasn't granted to Balbo: vehicles and resources. While his plethoric organization is forced to take into account the new center of gravity of the operations at Tobruk and Bardia. buff.ly/HDKETVW #WW2 #WWII #desertwar #libya #regioesercito #northafrica #logistics
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Balbo is dealing with interesting but unrealistic offensive plans towards Egypt (systematically torpedoed by Badoglio), while Intendancy and Army Corps Services are starting to show their limits buff.ly/9QouJD6 #WW2 #WWII #history #modernhistory #desertwar #northafrica #regioesercito #logistics
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Two typical Axis anti-aircraft artillery pieces in #WW2: Cannone 76/40 and 2 cm Flak 38 (Museo Storico Militare di Porto Marghera, Venezia) #regioesercito #WWII #lutwaffe #wehrmacht
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...Having risen to high ranks, he did not perform well either in North Africa or in Russia. He was, in both these theaters, much criticized. Not a genius. A second-rate man.» 2/2🧵 #WW2 #WWII #Libya #desertwar #Regioesercito
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A dialogue between two deaf men is the prelude to several days of approaches and probing operations in Tobruk. Some of them, particularly unpleasant for the Axis. buff.ly/vrdfWwC #WW2 #WWII #desertwar #northafrica #regioesercito
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«Even in the new assault on the Ras el-Medauuar heights, almost nothing worked properly». True, but not entirely according to Rommel's version. buff.ly/WoIDy25 #WW2 #WW2 #Northafrica #desertwar #tobruk #regioesercito
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After the sacrifice of a Trento Division's Regiment, another one arrived at Tobruk. But it was another piecemeal unit: just the I/62nd Battalion; ready (kind of...) to start another offensive. It didn't end well. buff.ly/JUyIV93 #WW2 #WWII #desertwar #northafrica #regioesercito
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"La Meccanizzazione dell'Esercito fino al 1943" Lucio Ceva - Andrea Curami. SME Ufficio Storico
The Holy Grail for anyone who wants to delve deeper into Italian armoured warfare in #colonial wars and #WW2. A mix of military and industrial history. The second volume is all made of original documents and images. #tanks #armouredwarfare #regioesercito #WWII
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A SPA 25 III Series modified by the Benghazi Artillery Laboratory (source: "La Meccanizzazione dell'Esercito fino al 1943" Ceva-Curami. SME Ufficio Storico)
If you're into Mad Max car customizations, the Benghazi Artillery Laboratory is your place. Here's how a SPA 25 was transformed in the interwar period. #desertwar #colonial #WW2 #Italy #regioesercito #Libya #WWII
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From "Profili di capi militari italiani" by Francesco Saverio Grazioli (Studi storico militari – 1994)
Ettore Bastico (Bologna, 9 April 1876 – Roma, 2 December 1972) was an Italian field marshal who served as the commander of Axis forces in North Africa from 1941 to 1943 during World War II. In addition to being a general of the Royal Italian Army, he served as the governor of the Italian held Aegean islands and of Libya.
"A perfectly lucky nobody. Presumptuous, fussy. One of the worst staff officers I've ever known. And yet he rose to the rank of Field Marshal. Sign of the times!" Francesco Saverio Grazioli slams Ettore Bastico #WW2 #WWII #Libya #desertwar #Regioesercito
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The 6th Czechoslovak Division. On May 24th 1918, the Division – 11,840 strong, in Italian uniform and Alpine hat and insignia without stars with the national colors – took the oath at the Vittoriano in Rome in the presence of Orlando and Štefànik. The I/31° left Foligno on the 27th, destined to operate together with the scouts in the Nago-Torbole sector. The rest of the Division left Foligno on the 30th, deploying on the Berici Mountains within the XXII CA. The Division included 700/800 Italians, assigned to services and some batteries.
Italian Alpini? No, the Czechoslovak Legion. Placed under the political authority of the ČSNR, but controlled by the Italian Armed Forces. It was formed after the "Congress of Oppressed Nationalities" and the Italo-Czechoslovak Convention (April 1918). #WW1 #FWW #Czechoslovakia #Regioesercito
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Italian Carri M 41 unloaded in an Egyptian port from a motorboat (which left Tobruk) in the summer of 1942 #WW2 #northafrica #desertwar #WWII #regioesercito
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FIAT-SPA AS.37 truck (1938). It was designed for use in the desert theatre starting from the artillery tractor with 4 driving and steering wheels TL.37 "Libia". "AS" is for "Autocarro Sahariano". #desertwar #regioesercito #truck #WW2
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Fiat "Tripoli" Armored Car during test drives in the desert. #WW1 #Regioesercito #Colonial #Desertwar
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How to explain the disaster of the Italian Armed Forces in WW2? Economy, resources, weapons, morale, yes. But the organizational issues are worth exploring too. From 1927 to 1940, Comando Supremo was a dysfunctional organism by design. See for yourself. #Italy #Fascism #Regioesercito #WW2 1/4 🧵
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The entrance to the Archivio di Stato may not look as cool as the National Archives but the surroundings and the interior are breathtaking...no swans though 🦢
#RegioEsercito
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Not something you see very often. Italian line infantry getting ready for something. Superb detail. Posted by Edward Billam on Facebook.
Assumed to be 28 Pavia Inf Div, during CRUSADER part of the Tobruk siege under XXI. Corpo Armato.
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#ww2 #militaryhistory #regioesercito
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For #wargameswednesday (let's make that a thing), here is the #orderofbattle OOB for Italian XXXI. Corpo Armata
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#wargaming #tabletopwargames #militaryhistory #ww2 #regioesercito
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Today, we visited Bayeux. I couldn't leave without visiting the graves of two Italian soldiers resting far from home; Cosimo Trimarchi and Mario Umberto Pandolfi. Riposate in pace, soldati.
#RegioEsercito #WW2 #WarGraves
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Corporal of the Royal Corp of Libyan Troops wearing a turban, "colonial" shirt and sirual (traditional trousers). #RegioEsercito
A.Viotti (1988) - Uniformi e Distintivi della 2a GM
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Rare images of doctors of the Italian Army vaccinating and treating Ethiopians infected with smallpox in the Galla-Sidamo area. c.1939. 📚 "Collaudo di Razza"- O.Giovenco. #RegioEsercito #MedHistory #Colonialism
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Italian artillerymen wishing a Happy Easter! Happy Easter to the Austrians, "Buona Pasqua". 23.04.1916. #FWW #WW1 #RegioEsercito
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#OTD in 1943, Italian troops (Pinerolo Division) executed around 150 Greek civilians in reprisal for an ambush of the Greek People's Liberation Army (ELAS) that killed 9 Italian soldier. Nobody paid for it. The massacre has been largely ignored/conveniently hidden. #RegioEsercito
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Overdose of Italian Cavalry in the Eastern Front, I cannot wait to start reading them: Izbushensky and "Trot, gallop, charge!".
@lucybetteridgedyson.com, you may approve
#RegioEsercito #Cavalry
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Italian cavalry crossing a river during an exercise, circa 1915.
Source: La cavalleria italiana nella I Guerra Mondiale - Cernigoi
#WarHorseWednesday #RegioEsercito #WW1
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#WarHorseWednesday: Postcard depicting the 3o Gruppo Squadroni Savoia Cavalleria after their charge at Izbushensky (24.08.1942).
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