Armistice and aftermath On the evening of the 8th of September 1943, the announcement…
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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The naval base of Gibraltar was one of the key strategic positions from which the…
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Beginning of the campaign On the 8th of November 1942, the Allied landings in French…
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In a previous article, I talked about how the Italian air force (Regia Aeronautica), used…
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German-Italian exchanges Before the start of the war, the German Luftwaffe organized a couple of…
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The mission of Force X On the 11th of November 1940, the British Mediterranean fleet…
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Context The victory at Gazala and the subsequent fall of Tobruk in Axis hands opened…
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The end of the big battle On the 2nd of November 1942, the British 8th…
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The first convoy In the event of a war against both France and Great Britain,…
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Design and specification In the interwar period, the construction of Italian submarines concentrated on two…