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Tragedy at Bari

Bari Harbor lies in a state of devastation. Picture courtesy of ahoy-tk-jk.net On the morning of December 2nd, 1943 a single German reconnaissance plane stealthily banked over the large harbor located along the Adriatic coast in Bari, Italy.  The waters below were packed with dozen of Allied merchant ships loaded with supplies to help support the British... [Read more of this article]

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The Duke and His Men: Eternal Guardians of Italian East Africa

The Italian War Memorial Church, final resting place of the Duke of Aosta and his men. Picture courtesy of Skyscrapercity.com Visions of building a ‘New Roman Empire’ had filled the dreams  of many Italian political and military leaders during the opening decades of the twentieth century.  Squarely set in their colonial sights was the vast frontier... [Read more of this article]

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The Eastern Front, Part Three: The Battle to Survive

Italian soldier scans the horizon. Picture courtesy WW2incolor By mid December of 1942 the situation for the Axis forces fighting in southern Russia had become critical.  The Soviets had launched their counter–offensive Operation ‘Uranus’ on November 19th by destroying the Romanian Army who was guarding the flank of the German 6th Army. ... [Read more of this article]

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The Eastern Front, Part Two: The Decisive Battle

Mussolini and Hitler visit their troops in the Ukraine. Picture courtesy of H Many consider that during World War II there was no more a pivotal year then 1942.  An argument could be made that in fact there was no other year in the history of mankind were so much hung in the balance. No less then control of the world was at stake.  In the Pacific... [Read more of this article]

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The Eastern Front, Part One: The Battle Joined

Italian machine gun gives support to advancing troops in USSR. Picture courtesy Armchairgeneral.com In 1941 the Axis powers undertook their greatest and most daunting challenge of World War Two, the invasion of Russia.  Throughout history many powerful armies had marched into Russia full of confidence of their future success for leaders who dreamt... [Read more of this article]

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The Battle of Bir el Gubi

M13/40 advance into battle. Photo credit: wikipedia Bir el Gubi, also known as Bir el Gobi, has earned an honored place in Italian military history alongside a long list of others dating back to the time of the Roman legion.  This was to be Italy’s first true test in battle for one of its newly constructed Armoured Divisions facing an enemy’s... [Read more of this article]

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Invasion of Yugoslavia

Italian Bersaglieri during the invasion of Yugoslavia. Photo credit: Wiki One of the most successful operations for the Italian military during WWII was its role in the invasion of Yugoslavia in April of 1941. The attack was one half of an ambitious plan by the Axis powers to simultaneously conquer Greece and Yugoslavia and thus seize control of the... [Read more of this article]

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