Battle of Mechilli-Derna January 1941
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Happy to have been of assistance
And FWIW
The volumes of official Italian Army history of the war in North Africa can be found on ISSUU, you can read them but not download them.
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Part One of the first volume
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And an English translation (probably by machine, and not very good) is available at Internet Archive (along with all the others, as best as I can tell)
And FWIW
The volumes of official Italian Army history of the war in North Africa can be found on ISSUU, you can read them but not download them.
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Part One of the first volume
LE OPERAZIONI IN AFRICA SETTENTRIONALE VOL I SIDI EL BARRANI - PARTE PRIMA
Autore: Mario Montanari, periodo storico dal giugno 1940-febbraio 1941, Edizione Ufficio Storico SME, 1990
And an English translation (probably by machine, and not very good) is available at Internet Archive (along with all the others, as best as I can tell)
Italian Army Official History Operations In North Africa Book 1 : Robert Denny II : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
Italian Amy Operations in North Africa in WW2
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Jim has provided several good sources. Note that all of them are incomplete, leaving many unanswered questions.
The Australian official histories are located HERE . The first Army vol To Benghazi covers the period in question.
The first vol of the UK official, Mediterranean & Middle East vol. I is HERE .
Jim provided the links to the Montanari Italian official history. The better source for this period is the earlier Italian officials which sadly are not available on the web.
Maurizio and I are working on a book covering this period of the campaign in A.S. (Jun 40–Feb 41). It has been slow going, but hope to have it finished by early 2025.
Pista! Jeff
The Australian official histories are located HERE . The first Army vol To Benghazi covers the period in question.
The first vol of the UK official, Mediterranean & Middle East vol. I is HERE .
Jim provided the links to the Montanari Italian official history. The better source for this period is the earlier Italian officials which sadly are not available on the web.
Maurizio and I are working on a book covering this period of the campaign in A.S. (Jun 40–Feb 41). It has been slow going, but hope to have it finished by early 2025.
Pista! Jeff
David Wormell
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Yes, and put me down for the second copy!
Oasis
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The correct number for the Brescia Machinegun Battalion is XXVII, involved on the Derna line on 25-29 january 1941.
Toni
Toni
While the XXVII is the correct number for the btg. mitr. from the d. f. «Brescia», that battalion wasn't at Derna. The btg. mitr. at Derna was the XVII btg. mitr. from the «Pavia».
Both of the Italian histories have confused the two units. I believe this started as a typo (XVII and XXVII) and never corrected. I discuss this issue in detail in Infantrymen of the Air, p.89 fn.18.
Pista! Jeff
While the XXVII is the correct number for the btg. mitr. from the d. f. «Brescia», that battalion wasn't at Derna. The btg. mitr. at Derna was the XVII btg. mitr. from the «Pavia».
Both of the Italian histories have confused the two units. I believe this started as a typo (XVII and XXVII) and never corrected. I discuss this issue in detail in Infantrymen of the Air, p.89 fn.18.
Pista! Jeff
Oasis
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jwsleser
Thanks for the information.
In reality I have news that the XXVII btg MG (Brescia) is surrounded and destroyed north of Agedabia, and I was convinced that it had also participated in the defense on the Derna line.
Toni