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133rd Tank Infantry Regiment
The 133rd Tank Regiment () is an inactive Armoured warfare, tank regiment of the Italian Army, which was based in Altamura in Apulia and last operationally assigned to the Mechanized Brigade "Pinerolo". The regiment was formed in June 1941 by the Royal Italian Army and assigned to the 133rd Armored Division "Littorio". In March 1942, the regiment was transferred to Italian Libya, Libya, where it fought in the Western Desert campaign. In November 1942, the regiment was destroyed during the Second Battle of El Alamein. In 1976 the regiment's flag and traditions were assigned to the 10th Tank Battalion "M.O. Bruno", which had become an autonomous unit on 1 November 1975 and been assigned to the 132nd Armored Brigade "Manin". In 1991, the 10th Tank Battalion "M.O. Bruno" was disbanded the flag of the 133rd Tank Infantry Regiment was transferred to the Shrine of the Flags in the Vittoriano in Rome. In 1992, the regiment reformed by renaming the 60th Tank Regiment "M.O. Locatelli". In 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Italian Army
The Italian Army ( []) is the Army, land force branch of the Italian Armed Forces. The army's history dates back to the Italian unification in the 1850s and 1860s. The army fought in colonial engagements in China and Italo-Turkish War, Libya. It fought in Northern Italy against the Austro-Hungarian Empire during World War I, Abyssinia before World War II and in World War II in Albania, Balkans, North Africa, the Soviet Union, and Italy itself. During the Cold War, the army prepared itself to defend against a Warsaw Pact invasion from the east. Since the end of the Cold War, the army has seen extensive peacekeeping service and combat in Afghanistan and Iraq. Its best-known combat vehicles are the Dardo IFV, Dardo infantry fighting vehicle, the Centauro (Tank destroyer), Centauro tank destroyer and the Ariete tank and among its aircraft the Agusta A129 Mangusta, Mangusta attack helicopter, recently deployed in UN missions. The headquarters of the Army General Staff are located in Rom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
33rd Tank Infantry Regiment
The 33rd Tank Regiment () is an inactive Armoured warfare, tank regiment of the Italian Army, which was based in Ozzano dell'Emilia in the Emilia Romagna and last operationally assigned to the 132nd Armored Brigade "Ariete". The regiment was formed in November 1939 by the Royal Italian Army and assigned to the 133rd Armored Division "Littorio". The regiment participated in June 1940 in the Italian invasion of France, Invasion of France and in April 1941 in the Invasion of Yugoslavia. In November 1941, the regiment was replaced by the 133rd Tank Infantry Regiment as the tank regiment of the 133rd Armored Division "Littorio". Afterwards the regiment trained tank and self-propelled gun units, until German forces disbanded the regiment after the Armistice of Cassibile was announced on 8 September 1943. In 1976 the regiment's flag and traditions were assigned to the 6th Tank Battalion "M.O. Scapuzzi", which had become an autonomous unit on 1 November 1976 and been assigned to the Mecha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
31st Tank Infantry Regiment
The 31st Tank Regiment () is an inactive Armoured warfare, tank regiment of the Italian Army, which was based in Lecce in Apulia and last operationally assigned to the Mechanized Brigade "Pinerolo". The regiment was formed in July 1937 by the Royal Italian Army and assigned to the 131st Armored Division "Centauro", I Armored Brigade. In April 1939, the regiment moved from Siena to Tirana in occupied Albania. In winter 1940-41 the regiment fought in the Greco-Italian War and in 1941 it participated in the Invasion of Yugoslavia. In November 1942, the regiment was sent to Italian Libya, Libya, where it fought in the Western Desert campaign and then in the Tunisian campaign. In April 1943 the regiment was disbanded due to the heavy losses it had suffered in the Battle of El Guettar. The regiment was immediately reformed in Italy, but it saw no further action, until German forces disbanded it after the announcement of the Armistice of Cassibile on 8 September 1943. The regiment was re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
M14/41 Tank
The M 14/41 was a four-crew medium tank that served from 1941 in the Royal Italian Army. The official Italian designation was Carro Armato M 14/41. The tank was first employed in the North African Campaign where its shortcomings quickly became apparent. History Development The M 14/41 was a slightly improved version of the earlier M 13/40 with a more powerful diesel engine. The M 14/41 was manufactured in 1941 and 1942. In combat Units The first unit to receive the M14/41 was the X Tank Battalion "M" of the 133rd Tank Infantry Regiment. The other units assigned the tank were the following: * IV Tank Battalion "M", 31st Tank Infantry Regiment (later transferred to the 133rd Tank Infantry Regiment) * X Tank Battalion "M", 133rd Tank Infantry Regiment (later transferred to the 132nd Tank Infantry Regiment) * XII Tank Battalion "M", 31st Tank Infantry Regiment (later transferred to the 133rd Tank Infantry Regiment) * XIV Tank Battalion "M", 31st Tank Infantry R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Airplane
An airplane (American English), or aeroplane (Commonwealth English), informally plane, is a fixed-wing aircraft that is propelled forward by thrust from a jet engine, Propeller (aircraft), propeller, or rocket engine. Airplanes come in a variety of sizes, shapes, and wing configurations. The broad spectrum of uses for airplanes includes recreation, air transportation, transportation of goods and people, military aviation, military, and Experimental aircraft, research. Worldwide, commercial aviation transports more than four billion passengers annually on airliners and transports more than 200 billion tonne-kilometersMeasured in RTKs—an RTK is one tonne of revenue freight carried one kilometer. of cargo annually, which is less than 1% of the world's cargo movement. Most airplanes are flown by a pilot on board the aircraft, but some are designed to be unmanned aerial vehicle, remotely or computer-controlled such as drones. The Wright brothers invented and flew the Wright Flyer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Capo San Vito
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HMS Upright
HMS ''Upright'' was a British U-class submarine, of the second group of that class, built by Vickers Armstrong, Barrow-in-Furness. She was laid down on 6 November 1939 and was commissioned on 3 September 1940. So far she has been the only ship of the Royal Navy to bear the name ''Upright''. Career ''Upright'' spent most of her career operating in the Mediterranean, where she sank the Italian submarine chaser , Italian merchants ''Silvia Tripcovich'', and ''Fabio Filzi'' and ''Carlo del Greco'', which were transporting the M13/40 tanks of the XII Tank Battalion M13/40 of the 133rd Tank Infantry Regiment to Libya Libya, officially the State of Libya, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It borders the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to Egypt–Libya border, the east, Sudan to Libya–Sudan border, the southeast, Chad to Chad–L .... HMS ''Upright'' also sank the Italian light cruiser ''Armando Diaz'' and an Italian drydock under tow. She also damag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy (RN) is the naval warfare force of the United Kingdom. It is a component of His Majesty's Naval Service, and its officers hold their commissions from the King of the United Kingdom, King. Although warships were used by Kingdom of England, English and Kingdom of Scotland, Scottish kings from the early Middle Ages, medieval period, the first major maritime engagements were fought in the Hundred Years' War against Kingdom of France, France. The modern Royal Navy traces its origins to the English Navy of the early 16th century; the oldest of the British Armed Forces, UK's armed services, it is consequently known as the Senior Service. From the early 18th century until the World War II, Second World War, it was the world's most powerful navy. The Royal Navy played a key part in establishing and defending the British Empire, and four Imperial fortress colonies and a string of imperial bases and coaling stations secured the Royal Navy's ability to assert naval superior ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Panzer Group Africa
The Panzer Army Africa ( German: ''Panzerarmee Afrika''; Italian: ''Gruppo Corazzato Africa'') was a joint German-Italian field army that fought in the North African campaign during World War II. It consisted of one German corps and three Italian corps. On 1943, during the Tunisian campaign, the ''Panzerarmee Afrika'' was changed to as the ''Army Group Africa'', and was consisted of the newly-formed German 5th Army and the Italian 1st Army. During the campaigns in North Africa, the ''Panzerarmee Afrika'' was subordinated to the Italian command, as well as to German command headquarters in the Mediterranean. History Panzer Group Africa When the ''Afrikakorps'' was formed on 11 January 1941 it was subordinated to the Italian chain of command in Africa. In the middle of 1941 the Oberkommando der Wehrmacht (OKW, Armed Forces High Command) created a larger command structure in Africa, forming a new headquarters, Panzer Group Africa (, ). On 15 August 1941, Panzer Group Africa was a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
4th Tank Infantry Regiment
The 4th Tank Regiment () is a tank regiment of the Italian Army based in Persano in Campania. The regiment is equipped with Ariete main battle tanks and assigned to the Bersaglieri Brigade "Garibaldi". The regiment was formed in 1936 as a training and administrative formation. During World War II the regimental command was sent to Libya, where it fought in the Western Desert campaign. The regimental command, and the battalions assigned to it, were destroyed during the British Operation Compass. For its conduct in North Africa the regiment was awarded Italy's highest military honor the Gold Medal of Military Valor. In March 1941, the regiment was reformed, but it remained in Rome for the rest of the war as a training command. The regiment was disbanded by German forces after the Armistice of Cassibile was announced on 8 September 1943. In 1953 the regiment was reformed and assigned to the Armored Division "Pozzuolo del Friuli". In 1958 the regiment was transferred to the Infant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
XI Tank Battalion M13/40
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1st Tank Infantry Regiment
The 1st Armored Regiment () is an Armoured warfare, armored warfare training regiment of the Italian Army based in Teulada, Sardinia, Teulada in Sardinia. The regiment is assigned to the Army Military Command "Sardegna". The regiment was formed in 1936 as a training and administrative formation. During World War II the regiment participated in June 1940 in the Italian invasion of France. In summer 1940, the regimental command was sent to Italian Libya, Libya, where it was tasked with administrative and logistical duties. On 6-7 February 1941, the regimental command was destroyed during the Battle of Beda Fomm. In March 1941, the regiment was reformed, but it remained in Vercelli for the rest of the war and was disbanded by German forces after the Armistice of Cassibile was announced on 8 September 1943. The regiment was reformed in 1948, but already in 1949 it was disbanded its personnel and battalions used to reform the 132nd Tank Regiment (Italy), 132nd Tankers Regiment. In May ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
