An overview of the battle of Gazala, the famous clash in the desert that raged…
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Opposing Sides On the 10th June 1940, Benito Mussolini pulled Italy into the tragedy of…
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Exhausted and depleted by three years of war, the Regia Aeronautica was caught by surprise…
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Italy and the Washington Naval Treaty According to the Washington naval treaty, signed in 1922,…
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In late August 1943, very few Italian government figures and military commanders knew of the…
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When Italy dropped out of the war, many army units deployed abroad faced difficult situations…
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Strategic context In March 1942, the Axis and Allied forces in North Africa were entrenched…
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The first battle of the Sirte Gulf was a brief encounter between the Regia Marina…
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The Breda Modello 37 became the standardized Italian heavy machinegun for the Italian Army in WW2 and remained in service until the 1960s.
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Operation Harpoon and Operation Vigorous were Allied attempts to relieve Malta with two convoys in June 1942. Both operations ended in failure.
