Italy’s First Jet: Campini-Caproni CC.2
The Campini-Caproni CC.2 jet, also known as the Campini-Caproni N.1, was the first jet to come out of Italy. It was the world's second jet plane.
The Eastern Front, Part One: The Battle Joined
The Italian troops were forced to retreat back and regroup, but quickly set up a defensive line that stopped the Russian advance. The Italian infantry, following up behind a heavy artillery bombardment and air support of it s own, quickly came on the counter-attack.
Biographies
Field Marshal Giovanni MesseField Marshal Giovanni Messe Giovanni Messi was a career soldier who earned the rank...
Biography of King Vittorio Emmanuele III of Italy
King Vittorio Emmanuele III King Vittorio Emmanuele III was the unlucky King of Italy...
Prince Amedeo Savoia-Aosta: The Warrior Prince of Italy
Prince Amedeo, Duke of Aosta The Duke of Aosta stood silently in front of the makeshift...
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Weapons
Italy’s First Jet: Campini-Caproni CC.2Campini-Caproni CC.2 by Martin.bergner The Campini-Caproni CC.2 jet, also known as...
FIAT CR.25
FIAT CR.25 Designed and built by Celestino Rosatelli’s team in 1937, the CR25...
FIAT CR.32
FIAT CR.32 A biplane with wings of unequal span resulting from development of the...
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Articles
Tragedy at BariBari 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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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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