Context The lack of specific raw materials and resources necessary for the war effort severely…
Giulio Poggiaroni

Giulio Poggiaroni
Freelance Project Manager with a background in Economics. I deeply love history and especially military history. The second world war is one of my primary interests. Thanks in part to the tales of my Grandfathers who lived it and managed to survive the war. One fought in Russia with the Italian Expeditionary Corp and the other one fought alongside the Partisans.
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Context After the armistice between Italy and the allies of September 1943, what remained of…
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The Italian occupation of Albania in April 1939 is perhaps one of the most overlooked…
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The “MOVM” is the Italian acronym for “Gold Medal for Military Valour”, the highest military…
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Origin and Design The Soldati class destroyers were the result of long design evolution in…
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Construction In the 1930s, the attention of the Italian navy leadership shifted once again in…
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Luigi Biancheri was born in 1891 in Genoa, he entered the Royal Naval Academy of…
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Naval operations require a lot of fuel, specifically naphtha for most WW2 era navies. A…
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Pre-war situation It is fair to see that when Italy declared war on France and…
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The “Eritrea” was a military vessel, launched in 1937, conceived for long-range operations in the…