The Breda Modello 37 became the standardized Italian heavy machinegun for the Italian Army in WW2 and remained in service until the 1960s.
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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Operation Harpoon and Operation Vigorous were Allied attempts to relieve Malta with two convoys in June 1942. Both operations ended in failure.
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The Italian Social Republic, or Repubblica Sociale Italiana (RSI), was a German puppet state created on 23 September 1943 and led by Benito Mussolini.
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In the 1930s, the Italian army began modernizing its supply of Fiat–Revelli Modello 1914 WW1 machineguns. The result was the Fiat-Revelli Modello 1935.
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On 28 April 1945, Benito Mussolini died. There are still many unanswered questions about Mussolini’s death. What exactly happened in his final hours?
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The TZ-45 submachine gun utilized an innovative automatic grip safety, a first in history. This Italian weapon is a late entry in WWII, appearing in 1944.
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The Second Battle of El Alamein (23 Oct – 11 Nov 1942) marked a turning point in the North African front and paved the way for an Allied invasion of Europe.
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This article focuses on the Italian Battle Fleet, it’s capital ships and addresses the question “Did the Italians have an effective navy during WWII?”
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The Servizio Informazioni Militari, or SIM, was the military intelligence branch of the Regio Esercito between 1900 and 1946. Here are some noted successes.
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Read about the origin and development of the Whitehead Torpedo at its factory in Fiume. The first real torpedo which dramatically changed warfare.