Exhausted and depleted by three years of war, the Regia Aeronautica was caught by surprise…

Italy and the Washington Naval Treaty According to the Washington naval treaty, signed in 1922,…

In late August 1943, very few Italian government figures and military commanders knew of the…

When Italy dropped out of the war, many army units deployed abroad faced difficult situations…

Strategic context In March 1942, the Axis and Allied forces in North Africa were entrenched…

The first battle of the Sirte Gulf was a brief encounter between the Regia Marina…

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

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

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. 

The following information provides a snapshot of the career of Enrico Adami-Rossi: Generale Di Corpo…