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The Italian 5th Army was formed in 1939 to defend Libya from the French in Tunisia and Algeria. After the Battle of France ended, the 5th Army became a source of men and supplies for the Italian Tenth Army on the border with Egypt. The army was disbanded on 16 February 1941 and incorporated into General Headquarters North Africa.
Italian campaign medals (17 P) R. Recipients of Italian military awards and decorations (10 C) ... Bronze Medal of Military Valor; C.
Winter Line Stories Original stories from the front lines of the Italian campaign by US Army Liaison Officer Major Ralph R. Hotchkiss; World War II; Ortona and the Italian campaign – 65th Anniversary; Canadians in Italy, 1943–1945 Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine Media, photos and information on Canadians in the Italian theatre.
During World War II, he commanded the United States Fifth Army, and later the 15th Army Group, in the Italian campaign. He is known for leading the Fifth Army when it captured Rome in June 1944, around the same time as the Normandy landings. He was also the head of planning for Operation Torch, the largest seaborne invasion at the time. [3]
This was a major factor in Almond's promotion to major general and subsequent command of the 92nd Division, which was composed of African American draftees in the segregated Army. Almond held this position from the division's formation in October 1942 until August 1945. He led the division in combat throughout the Italian campaign of 1944–1945.
Medal of Military Valor: Exceptional valor in the face of the enemy [23] War Cross for Military Valor: Valor in time of war [24] Medal of Valor of the Army Activities bringing luster and decorum to the Italian Army not in time of war [25] Medal of Valor of the Navy Acts of courage aimed at saving lives at sea [26] Medal of Valor of the Air Forces
Commemorative Medal for Military Operations in East Africa; Commemorative Medal for the Italo-Austrian War 1915–1918; Commemorative Medal for the Italo-Turkish War 1911–1912; Commemorative Medal of the African Campaigns; Commemorative Medal of the Campaign in China; Commemorative Medal of the Expedition to Albania
The Commemorative Medal of the War Period 1940–43 (Italian: Medaglia commemorativa del periodo bellico 1940-43) is a decoration awarded by the Italian Republic to personnel who served in the Italian Armed Forces or certain civilian entities of the Government of Italy during Fascist Italy's participation in World War II on the side of the Axis powers between 1940 and 1943.