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Pages in category "Italian military personnel of World War II" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 312 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Italian Air Force generals (2 C, 43 P) Pages in category "Italian generals" The following 28 pages are in this category, out of 28 total.
The Italian invasion of British Somaliland was one of the few successful Italian campaigns of World War II accomplished without German support. In Sudan and Kenya, Italy captured small territories around several border villages, after which the Italian Royal Army in East Africa adopted a defensive posture in preparation for expected British ...
The Italian Army of World War II was a "Royal" army.The nominal Commander-in-Chief of the Italian Royal Army was His Majesty King Vittorio Emanuele III.As Commander-in-Chief of all Italian armed forces, Vittorio Emanuele also commanded the Royal Air Force (Regia Aeronautica) and the Royal Navy (Regia Marina).
Giuseppe Tellera (March 14, 1882 – February 7, 1941) was a general in the Italian Army during World War II. Italian Tenth Army On 23 ...
Mario Roatta (2 February 1887 – 7 January 1968) was an Italian general. After serving in World War I he rose to command the Corpo Truppe Volontarie which assisted Francisco Franco's force during the Spanish Civil War.
During the First World War he fought as a lieutenant in the "Piemonte Cavalleria" Regiment, earning two silver medals for military valor for rearguard actions following the battle of Caporetto. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] During the interwar period he was transferred to the Italian State Police , and in 1943 he was a police general, inspector of the ...
General Ettore Bastico is visible next to him (first from the right). After Italy entered World War II, on 6 December 1940 Cavallero replaced Pietro Badoglio as Chief of the Defence Staff. Shortly after his appointment, Cavallero was sent to command the Italian forces involved in the unsuccessful Greco-Italian War until the