Italian 1st Army
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The Italian 1st Army was a major Royal Italian Army field formation that fought in North Africa during World War II alongside German forces, notably suffering heavy defeat at El Alamein.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Italian 1st Army canonical | 3 |
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
field army
ⓘ
military unit ⓘ |
| alliedWith |
German Army
ⓘ
Panzer Army Africa ⓘ
surface form:
Panzerarmee Afrika
|
| battle |
Battle of El Alamein
ⓘ
surface form:
Second Battle of El Alamein
|
| belligerentOf | Axis powers ⓘ |
| branch | land forces ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| country | Kingdom of Italy ⓘ |
| engagedAgainst |
British Commonwealth forces
ⓘ
surface form:
Commonwealth forces
Free French Forces ⓘ
surface form:
Free French forces
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| era | World War II ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| militaryBranchOf |
Italian Army (Kingdom of Italy)
ⓘ
surface form:
Regio Esercito
|
| notableDefeat | El Alamein ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
Egypt
ⓘ
Libya ⓘ |
| operationalRole | field formation ⓘ |
| opposedTo | British Eighth Army ⓘ |
| partOf |
Italian Army (Kingdom of Italy)
ⓘ
surface form:
Royal Italian Army
|
| suffered | heavy defeat at El Alamein ⓘ |
| theatre |
North African campaign
ⓘ
surface form:
North African Campaign
|
| type | combined-arms army ⓘ |
| usedEquipmentFrom |
Germany
ⓘ
Italy ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.