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How were they unrealistic? I know that the Italians had almost as many officers as NCO’s. Do you know why they struggled so much at recruiting and training non commissioned officers compared to their German counterparts?

Sorry if this is an overly broad question, but whenever I read about Italy in World War 2, historians usually mention lack of training or poor training and move on without details. I did come across two articles written by a British observers in the late 19th century and shortly before World War...