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The Royal Italian Army (Regio Esercito), participated in World War II on the side of the Axis Powers on 1940. The Royal Italian Army notably fought at the Balkans, Western Alps, North and East Africa and Russia until its defeat in 1943 by the Allies.
The black uniforms of Mussolini's militia, the Camicie Nere, is another symbolic army uniform in Italian history. [4] Il Duce based these black uniforms on the uniforms of the Arditi, a special unit of the Italian Royal Army that fought in the First World War. [5] During the World Wars, uniforms were prepared and manufactured in military factories.
During World War II, Italy regularly mounted cannons on portee trucks. Also, ... The Italian Army 1940–45 (2): Africa 1940–43. Oxford, United Kingdom: Osprey.
Soldiers of the Royal Corps of Colonial Troops deployed in front of Forte Capuzzo, in Italian Libya. The Royal Corps of Colonial Troops (Italian: Regio Corpo Truppe Coloniali or RCTC) was a corps of the Royal Italian Army, in which all the Italian colonial troops were grouped until the end of World War II in North Africa campaign.
The 132nd Armored Division "Ariete" (Italian: 132ª Divisione corazzata "Ariete") was an armored division of the Royal Italian Army during World War II.It was formed in 1939 as the second armored division after the 131st Armored Division "Centauro".
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The Maletti Group (Italian: Raggruppamento Maletti) was an ad hoc mechanised unit formed by the Italian Army (Regio Esercito) in Italian North Africa (Africa Settentrionale Italiana, ASI), early in the Western Desert Campaign of the Second World War. The Italian army had three armoured divisions in Europe but all were needed for the occupation ...
Le Uniformi Del Regio Esercito Italiano Nel Periodo Umbertino Vol II-parte 2 [The Uniforms Of The Royal Italian Army In The Umbertine Period Vol II-part 2] (in Italian). Rome: Stato Maggiore dell'Esercito; Mollo, Andrew (2001). The Armed Forces of World War II: Uniforms, Insignia & Organisation. Leicester: Silverdale books.