The Fiat M14/41 was an improved version of the M13/40. Approximately 752 units were built between 1941 and 1942 and used in the Tunisian campaign.
Jim H
Jim H
I created Comando Supremo: Italy at War in 2000 because of the limited amount of information available online on Italy in WWII. Thanks to people like you, this site has grown to what it is today. Thank you for visiting and please bookmark us.
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All assumed Italo Balbo would one day replace Mussolini. He was a Quadrumvir in the March on Rome, modernized the Regia Aeronautica and Governor of Libya.
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Book preview on Hope Hamilton’s “Sacrifice on the Steppe: The Alpine Corps in the Stalingrad Campaign 1942-1943” regarding Italian actions in Russia.
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Guide for Italian WWII maps. Regio Esercito map symbols extracted from “ADDESTRAMENTO DELLA FANTERIA. Volume II. Impiego e Addestramento Tattico”.
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A detailed Order of Battle of the Italian invasion of Yugoslavia on 06 April 1941. This OOB only pertains to Italian forces in the theatre.
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A detailed account of the 3rd Battalion, 34th Regiment, Livorno Infantry Division counterattack at the Gela Beachhead, Sicily, between July 11th-12th, 1943.
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Our list of top ten Italian aces of World War Two. The list includes both Regia Aeronautica and Aeronautica Nazionale Repubblicana kills for the pilot.
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When comparing Rodolfo Graziani vs Erwin Rommel one must know they led two different armies in North Africa. Their effectiveness requires a deeper look.
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Operation Pedestal occurred in August 1942 and was the most important convoy destined for Malta to deliver much needed fuel. Axis attacks were ferocious.
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A 2001 article of Ezio Vari on his experiences on the SM.79 Sparviero is reprinted by permission from Veterans & Vintage, Gruppo di interesse aeronautico.