The 7th Army ( it, 7ª Armata) was a
World War I and
World War II field army
A field army (or numbered army or simply army) is a military formation in many armed forces, composed of two or more corps and may be subordinate to an army group. Likewise, air armies are equivalent formation within some air forces, and with ...
of the
Royal Italian Army
The Royal Italian Army ( it, Regio Esercito, , Royal Army) was the land force of the Kingdom of Italy, established with the proclamation of the Kingdom of Italy. During the 19th century Italy started to unify into one country, and in 1861 Manfre ...
.
World War I
After the
disastrous defeat at Caporetto (November 1917) the Italian Army was completely reorganized by
Armando Diaz and the new 7th Italian Army was formed under command of
Giulio Cesare Tassoni.
It participated in the successful
Battle of the Piave River (June 1918) and
Battle of Vittorio Veneto (October-November 1918).
World War II
The 7th Army was formed during several periods in World War II but always held in reserve. It saw little action. The 7th Army was first formed between September and December 1939, and later between June and October 1940, in reserve for the
Italian invasion of France.
In September 1941 it was again formed, to defend Southern Italy (Apulia, Campania, Lazio and Calabria).
In September 1943, after the
Armistice of Cassibile
The Armistice of Cassibile was an armistice signed on 3 September 1943 and made public on 8 September between the Kingdom of Italy and the Allies during World War II.
It was signed by Major General Walter Bedell Smith for the Allies and Brig ...
, they offered no resistance to the
Allied invasion of Italy and surrendered to the Germans.
Commanders were
Axis history
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* Emanuele Filiberto, Duke of Pistoia (June 1940 – October 1940)
* Francesco Zingales (Interim) (September - October 1941)
* Adalberto, Duke of Bergamo (October 1941 – August 1943)
* Mario Arisio (August 1943 – September 1943)
References
{{Large formations of Italy in World War II
Field armies of Italy in World War I
Field armies of Italy in World War II