British propaganda painted the Italian military as inept, lacking in courage and unwilling to fight. These beliefs linger to this day.

Paolo Morisi’s book “The Italian Folgore Parachute Division: Operations in Africa 1940-43” needed more work and a good publisher would have pushed to do so. 

Vittorio Tur (30 March 1882 – 22 October 1969) was an Italian Ammiraglio di squadra. See his assignments, promotions, awards, and notes.

The Breda Modello 37 became the standardized Italian heavy machinegun for the Italian Army in WW2 and remained in service until the 1960s.

Arturo Riccardi (30 October 1878 – 20 December 1966) was an Italian Ammiraglio d’armata. See his assignments, promotions, awards, and notes.

Swastika over the Acropolis focuses on events in eastern Greece. It offers an excellent discussion of the problems faced by the Greeks during the campaign.

Carlo Bergamini (24 October 1888 – 9 September 1943) was an Italian Ammiraglio d’armata. See his assignments, promotions, awards, and notes.

German forces found a new role for some Italian vehicles after the armistice. This article provides examples of Italian vehicles in German service in WW2.

Sebastiano Visconti Prasca (1883 – 1961) was an Italian Generale Designato d’Armata. See his assignments, promotions, awards, and notes.

If you have a strong desire to learn about this area of WW2 history, then I recommend Mussolini’s Army in the French Riviera .