Italian army headquarters in Africa

Italy's highest command in Libya. Usually fighting with the German Afrika Korps, even under their command. When Rommel crossed Libya and invaded Egypt, he was responsible for all military actions in Libya and became the 10 army.

Successive commanders:

Rudolph Graziani, Italo Garibati, Aytore Bastico

Weaving:

1942 10 month, under the jurisdiction of 10, the 22nd Army and the German African Corps.

Corsica head office

Mainly composed of the Italian seventh army. See the seventh army.

First group army

The Ministry initially carried out border security tasks. 1June 940, commanding 13 division to attack France along the Mediterranean coast. 1943 was reorganized into the first Italian-German army at the beginning, which was composed of German-Italian troops stationed in Tunisia. Mainly defending the Mareseau line, accepting the dual command of the German African Army Group and the Italian High Command. 1943 was destroyed in Tunisia in May.

Successive commanders:

Adriano Marinete (1939)

Remo Gambo (1940) Giovanni Messer

Compilation: June 1940, under the jurisdiction of 13 division; Since then, he has been in charge of the German African Army, the 20th Army and the 2 1 Army.

Resident: Rome1939; 1940 Mondovi

Second Army (also the Slovenian-Dalmatian headquarters of the Italian army)

In April, 194 1 attacked and occupied western Slovenia, and assumed the occupation task of Dalmatia. 1942, when he was the commander in Boteti, he was reorganized into the headquarters of the Italian army. After that, it occupied the Yugoslav region north of Du Brauff Nick and was responsible for coastal defense. 1943 was reorganized into the second army of Italy, and its jurisdiction was extended to the northeast of Italy.

Former commander: Victor Rio Ambrosio Mario Roatta Mario Roboti.

Composition: 194 1 April Division 1942 April Division 1943 Spring Division 5, 1 1 8 Army. 1September, 1943, served as the 1st cavalry division, with the 5th, 1 1,17th Army12nd Division under its jurisdiction.

Resident:

1940 Rome 1940- 194 1 Gogia 194 1- 1943 Susak.

Third army

1940 was mobilized as the third army to the Lazio-abruzzi region in central Italy. Then, most of them were transferred to Albania, and on this basis, the Eleventh Army was formed.

Fourth army

1June, 940, attacked France in the Alps, and then carried out the occupation task in the Italian occupied area of France, with the headquarters in Menton. Later, he moved to Piedmont and Liguria and was ordered to cut off contact with France.

Previous commanders: Cello Grossi (1939) and Heffley do Guzzoni (1940).

Mario Carrazio, Mario Viselli.

Composition: 1 940 June 12 Division1943 September1,15, Second Cavalry Division of the 22nd Army.

Resident: 1939 Rome 1939- 1940 Rioli 1940 Bogari Otorio.

Fifth army

It turned out to be the high command of the Italian army in North Africa, and later it belonged to the Tenth Army to attack Libya. 194 1 was hit hard at the beginning of the year. 1942 was reorganized in Italy. Part in Tuscany and Emilia, part in Corsica and Sardinia.

Former commander: Rudolf graziani Italo Feroleto.

Establishment: 1942, with 7 armies under its jurisdiction, 13 armies, 1943. In September, Jia Xi headquarters had 2 armies under its jurisdiction, 16 armies.

Resident: 1939- 1940 Tripoli 1943 Florence, Fortib.

Sixth army

Originally formed as the Po River Army. 194 1 was reorganized into the sixth army. 1942 August 10 Sicily suffered heavy losses:130,000 people were captured and about 4,300 people were killed. August 10- 16, more than 70,000 Italian troops, only 40,000 German troops withdrew to Italy. The rest were sent to Italy for reconstruction, and some people said that they were incorporated into the Seventh Army.

Previous Commanders: ezio rossi, Mario Rota, Helfre do Guzzoni.

Establishment:1July, 943, under the jurisdiction of 12 Army and 16 Army, with a total of 200,000 people.

Station: 194 1- 1943 Verona, Salerno, Enna.

Seventh army

1September 8, 943, the Ministry was ordered to defend southern Italy, including Salerno, and ordered to stick to taranto and Brindisi and counter any German attack.

Successive commanders: Adaweto Cinova, Duke of Stoea (Duke of Bogamo), Mario Arisio.

Establishment: 65438+September 0943 governs the 9th, 19, 3 1 Army and the rest 6th Army.

Resident: potanza 1940 Asti 1943.

Eighth army

Expanded to the Russian Expeditionary Force. 1943 65438+ 10 month, most of them were annihilated in Russia. Reorganized in northern Italy

Previous Commanders: Italo Garibati, Duke of Bogamo.

Establishment:1The 2nd and 35th Army, Apennine Army, 29th and 24th German Panzer Corps at the end of 942.

65438+September 23rd, 24th and 30th, 0943

Resident: 1940 Milan 194 1 Borana 1942- 1943 Padua.

The Ninth Army (also the headquarters of Albania and the Eastern Front)

In May, 194 1, Negro and Albania occupied the gate. 1942 in may, they were stationed in Albania as the headquarters of the Italian army. 1June, 943, they were reorganized into the headquarters of the Italian army on the Eastern Front. Later, it was reorganized into the Ninth Army, with troops stationed in Mosegovna, Montenegro and Albania. Retreat to the Mediterranean coast.

Former commanders: Pirzio Pirelli, Mario Viselli, Lorenzo Dalmazo.

Establishment: Albanian Command has 4 divisions and Black Command has 8 divisions.

Headquartered in Tirana

Tenth army

In the winter of 1940- 194 1, the Ministry was completely annihilated in Egypt and Libya, with 20,000 casualties and 0/30,000 prisoners (including 25% Libyans). Rommel's Ministry was reorganized when he attacked Egypt via Libya.

Former commander: Francisco Guidi Mario Betty Giuseppe Terra (killed in the operation on June 194 1.2).

Compile: Baldi runner-up and 22nd Army.

Residents: 1939- 1940 Benghazi 194 1 Bloody Mad Sha, Baldia and Silenai at the beginning of the year.

Eleventh army

1940 at the end, adapted from the third army. 1940 May, the headquarters moved to Athens. During Glosso's tenure, it was reorganized into a Greek headquarters.

Successive commanders: Carnaud Glosso, Carnaud ViSesia Reilly.

Composition: 19401/month governs three mountain divisions,19, 23, 29, 47, 5 1 53 and13/armored division. 1summer of 943, in charge of the 3rd, 8th and 26th armies and 1 1 division. 1September, 943, in charge of the 3rd, 8th and 68th armies of Germany.

Albania headquarters

1939 was formed when Albania was occupied in April. 1941may, Albania merged into Italy. 1September, 943, the Ministry was disarmed by the Germans.

Previous commanders: Francisco Giacomoni, Alberto Pagliani, Lorenzo Dalmazo.

Composition: 1939, 4th division, 1943, September, 4th and 25th armies.

Headquarters: Tirana

Mendenegro headquarters

Originally affiliated with the ninth army, it acted independently.

Former Commander: Alessandro Pirzio pirelli

Organization: Manage 6 14 troops.

Rome headquarters

1943 Mussolini was deposed in July and the troops formed were mainly used to defend the palace.

Previous commanders: Mario Roatta (also chief of staff) Enrique Cabiglia.

Establishment: 65438+September 0943, under the jurisdiction of 17 and 20 Motorized Army and Roman Army.

Resident: Rome

Sardinia headquarters

Troops used to defend Sardinia.

Former commander: Antonio Basso

Establishment: 1943 September, under the jurisdiction of 13 and 30 armies, including 3 infantry divisions, 3 coastal divisions, the newly established 184 paratroopers division and the 90th German motorized division.

Italian first army

Commander: Federico romulo.

Military department: Southampton, France

Composition: 50th Infantry Division, 2nd Cavalry Division, 23rd and 24th Coastal Divisions.

History: carrying out occupation tasks.

Italian second army

Commander: Giovanni Zansili Gevasio Bitossi

Establishment: 3rd and 5th Infantry Divisions, 52nd Motorized Division; September, 1943, 3rd Infantry Division, 2nd15, 2nd16 Coastal Division.

History: 1943 65438+ 10, the former troops were completely annihilated in most parts of the Soviet Union. The rest were withdrawn to Italy and were still being rebuilt at the time of the armistice.

Italian third army

Commander: Camilo Rossi

Military department: Thebes, Greece

Establishment: 24th Division and 36th Division

History: carrying out occupation tasks

Italian fourth army

Commanders: Pietro Machiani, Carlo Batoko.

Military Department: Durazzo.

Establishment: 1943 38th and 4th1Infantry Divisions

September, 1943,No.1,387, 49, 15 1 Infantry Division.

History: carrying out occupation tasks.

Italian fifth army

Commander: Lei Natuo Coturri.

Military sector: Susak, Slovenia

Establishment: 1943 13, 57, 158 Infantry Division and 1 Cavalry Division.

At the beginning of 1943, 153, 154 infantry divisions and 14 coastal divisions.

History: carrying out occupation tasks.

Italian sixth army

Commander: Paride negri Sandro Pierre Azzoni.

Military sector: Yugoslavia and Dubrovnik

Establishment: 1943 18, 32, 154 Infantry Division and 1 Apennine Division.

65438+September 0943 18 Division 32 Division 27 Coastal Brigade.

History: carrying out occupation tasks.

Italian seventh army

Commander: Ziaco Mo Caboni Giovanni Magli.

Military department: Corte in Corsica

Establishment: 20th and 24th Infantry Divisions in September, 1943.

History: Corsican Garrison

Italian eighth army

Commander: Mario Maghilotti

Military sector: Hilo Castren, Borobenisa.

Establishment: 29th and 59th Infantry Divisions

History: carrying out occupation tasks.

Italian ninth army

Commander: Roberto Reverend

Military Department: After Barry, Putinano.

Establishment:1943th153th Infantry Division, 209th Coastal Division.

65438+September 0943 58th,152nd Infantry Division and 3 1 Coastal Brigade.

History: Defending southern Italy as part of the Seventh Army. Italian tenth army

Commander: Eduardo Nibia

Establishment:1942165438+1October 27th,No.1kloc-0/motorized infantry division,No.185th paratroopers division.

History:1At the end of 942, most parts of Egypt were destroyed.

Italian eleventh army

Commander: Gastoni gambara.

Military sector: in Slovenia

Establishment: 1943 14, 22, 153 Infantry Division.

4th, 22nd and 57th Infantry Divisions

History: carrying out occupation tasks.

Italian twelfth army

Commander: Francisco Zin garis.

Military sector: Sicily

Establishment: 26th and 28th Infantry Divisions, 202nd, 207th, 208th and 230th Coastal Divisions in September, 1943.

History: Most of them were wiped out in Sicily.

Italian thirteenth army

Commander: Antonio Bassogues Tano Matthew

Military Department: Cagliari, Sardinia

Establishment: 30th, 3rd147th Infantry Divisions, 204th and 205th Coastal Divisions of 1942.

History: Garrison in Sardinia

Italian 14 Army

Commanders: Ruggie Mon Tasti, Elgul Reincaglia.

Military department: Sitne Negro.

Establishment: 19, 23, 15 Infantry Division, 1943 Add the first Apennine Division.

History: carrying out occupation tasks.

Italian fifteenth army

Commander: Emilio Bankar

Military Department: Genoa

Compilation: 103 and 105 semi-motorized division, 20 1 coastal division.

History: Garrison in Northern Italy

Italian sixteenth army

Commander: agostino Cindy Carorossi.

Military sector: Sicily

Establishment: 4th and 54th Infantry Divisions, 104 and 54th Semi-Motorized Divisions, 206th and 2nd13 Coastal Divisions.

65438+September 0943No. 105 Infantry Division and 6th Apennine Division.

History: Sicilian garrison

Italian seventeenth army

Commander: Alberto Barbieri Giovanni Cangsheri

Military sector: Rome

Establishment: 1942 10, 12, 2 1 Infantry Division and 20 1 Coastal Division.

65438+September 0943 7th, 13, 103 Infantry Division, 103 Semi-motorized Division,

220th, 226th Coast Division and 34th Coast Brigade

History: unknown

Italian18th Army

Commander: umberto Spiegel.

Military department: Split, Yugoslavia

Establishment: 1942 15, 15 1 infantry division.

1943 15, 158 infantry division and 17 coastal brigade.

History: carrying out occupation tasks

Italian nineteenth army

Commander: Ricardo Pentimalli.

Military Department: After Naples is Corthie.

Establishment: 9th Infantry Division, 222nd Coastal Division

65438+September 0943 Pasubio Division and No.222 Coastal Division.

History: Part of the Seventh Army.

Italian twentieth army

Commander: Taddio Orlando Jasseh Pie Stefanis.

Establishment:19421month, armored division 132, 133.

History:1943 was completely annihilated in Tunisia in May. Later, it was reorganized to defend Rome.

Italian 2nd1Army

Commander: Paul Belal Tia Navarrini.

Military department: Tirana

Establishment:1942165438+1October 25th and 102 Infantry Division.

History: 1943 was completely annihilated in Tunisia in May.

Italian 22nd Army

Commander: Alfonso Aurello

Military sector: reconstruction of Brignoll, France

Establishment: 1940, the 6th1~ 64th Infantry Division is in Libya.

1942 7th and 48th infantry divisions

1943 48th Infantry Division and 4th Apennine Division

History: 194 1 February, annihilated in North Africa. After the reorganization, the occupation mission was carried out in France.

Italian 23 rd army

Commander: Alberto Ferrero

Military Department: Trieste

Establishment: 1942 157 and 159 infantry divisions.

History: Istrad's occupation mission.

Italian 24th Army

Commander: Lee Gu Lei G. Zannini

Military Department: Lidini

Editor: 1943 September 3rd, Sanya Pingning Division and the 52nd Infantry Division.

History:1May, 943, Apennine Army was rebuilt.

Italian 25th Army

Commander: Giovanni Vicki umberto Montino.

Military Department: Varona.

Composition: 49th and 53rd Infantry Divisions

1943 September 4th15th Infantry Division

History: carrying out occupation tasks

Italian 26th Army

Commander: Guido Bona

Military sector: Yenina, Greece

Composition: 33rd, 37th and 56th Infantry Divisions

History: carrying out occupation tasks

Italian thirtieth army

Commanders: vittorio Sogno, Ziaco Mo Costagne.

Military Department: Sardinia

Establishment: 3 1 Infantry Division, 204th Coast Division, 4th and 33rd Coast Brigade in September, 1943.

History: The troops sent to Tunisia in 1942 and 12 were completely annihilated in Tunisia. Garrison in Sardinia. 1September 1943, participated in the war against Germany.

Italian 3rd1Army

Commander: Mario pryor Camilo Mercal

Military sector: catanzaro, followed by Soveria-Ma Meng Nelly.

Establishment:1943 SeptemberNo. 104 Infantry Division, No.21,No.2 12, No.2 14, No.227 Coastal Division.

History: Part of the Seventh Army. Sent to defend southern Italy.

Italian 35th Army

Commander: Alessandro Globia

Military Department: bolzano

Compilation: June 65438+September 0943 Second and Fourth Divisions of Apennine

History: 1943 1 Most of the Soviet Union was destroyed. Then it was reorganized. 1943 disarmament in September.

Italian apennine army

Commander: Gabriel Nancy

Composition: 1, 2nd and 4th Apennine Divisions, 1st156th Infantry Division.

History: 1942 Spring, went to the Soviet Union to fight. 1943 1 was eliminated in the Soviet Union. /kloc-0 was reorganized in northern Italy in the summer of 943.

Runner-up in Baldi, Italy

Commander: Annibal Boganzoli

History: It is mainly composed of colonial troops in Bardia, Libya.

194 1 1 was completely annihilated in the British offensive.

Italian Roman army

Commander: Alberto barbieri umberto Guiol Gio

Establishment: August 1943,No. 12, 2 1 Infantry Division.

History: August 1943 was organized to reinforce the 20th Motorized Army and defend Rome.

Italy's 20th motorized army.

Commander: giacomo Calburne.

Establishment: 2nd1Infantry Division, 2nd 13 1 and 5th Armored Division.

History: It was formed at the end of 1943 to defend against possible allied landing operations in Rome.