The use of infographics is a great way to transmit a wealth of information in a single image. Here are some great examples of Italy in WW2 infographic presentations we hope you share and use. Over time, we will add more to this page.
Royal Navy Warships Sunk
This infographic describes the number and type of Royal Navy’s warships sunk by the Regia Marina and Regia Aeronautica between 1940-1943. These losses are categorized through various means such as naval mines, warship gunfire, submarine attacks, etc. This infographic does not include merchant ships sunk.
Sources:
Pier Paolo Ramoino, Una storia “strategica” della Marina Militare Italiana, Rivista Marittima (2018).
navalhistory.net
Regia Marina Losses
This WW2 infographic visualizes the losses suffered by the Regia Marina in terms of cruisers and battleships sunk between 1940-1943. Losses are split into four categories. They include air attacks, submarine strikes, warship gunfire, or torpedo. Although refloated after the Taranto raid, the battleship Cavour was never fully repaired. Therefore, the Cavour is arguably a total loss.
Sources:
Pier Paolo Ramoino, Una storia “strategica” della Marina Militare Italiana, Rivista Marittima (2018).
Tank Production
This infographic breaks down the Italian Armoured Fighting Vehicle production for the period 1939-1943. The visualization includes only tanks, SPGs, and armored cars produced in relevant numbers (compared to Italian capabilities). We omitted the L3/35 tankette since production ceased before1939. Numbers are not certain for some of the later models, therefore we have included minimum and maximum estimates reported by sources.
Related: Italian Armor Vehicle Production 1940-1945
Sources:
Bertozzi, G., Industria Italiana e mezzi corazzati, Primo Raggio (2019).
Tank Encyclopedia
Regioesercito.it
Fighters of the Regia Aeronautica
This infographic shows the main types of fighter aircraft deployed by the Italian Air Force (Regia Aeronautica) in World War Two. Speed, armament, and production numbers for each type are displayed.
Sources:
Angelucci E., Matricardi P., Aerei da combattimento della Seconda Guerra Mondiale (2001).
Civoli M., Aereoplani: Regia Aeronautica-Aeronautica Militare 1923-2003 (2002).
Sgarlato N., La Regia Aereonautica nella Seconda Guerra Mondiale (2000).
Bombers of the Regia Aeronautica
This infographic shows the main types of bomber aircraft deployed by the Italian Regia Aeronautica in World War Two. Speed, armament, and production numbers for each type are displayed. There is also an icon describing the kind of role to which the aircraft was mainly assigned in wartime.
Sources:
Angelucci E., Matricardi P., Aerei da combattimento della Seconda Guerra Mondiale (2001).
Civoli M., Aereoplani: Regia Aeronautica-Aeronautica Militare 1923-2003 (2002).
Sgarlato N., La Regia Aereonautica nella Seconda Guerra Mondiale (2000).
Italian Casualties in WW2
This infographic shows the total casualties suffered by Italy in World War Two. The casualties are distinguished between the main armed forces, the MVSN (black shirts), Civilians, Colonial troops, forces of the Italian Social Republic (RSI), and Partisans fighters. The “halved” icons refer to numbers ranging between 2.000 and 6.000.
Sources:
J. Lopez, V. Bernard, N.Aubin, World War II: Infographics, 2019.
M. Multari, Seconda guerra mondiale – I caduti del fronte orientale
Istituto Centrale di Statistica, Morti e dispersi per cause belliche 1940-1945, Roma 1957