Italian XX Motorised Corps

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Italian Army formation army corps

The Italian XX Motorised Corps was a World War II Italian Army corps-sized formation that fought alongside German forces in North Africa, notably during the Western Desert Campaign.

Statements (40)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Italian Army formation →
army corps →
alliedWith German Afrika Korps →
Nazi Germany →
branch Italian Army →
campaign North African Campaign →
conflict Second World War →
cooperatedWith Deutsches Afrikakorps →
Panzerarmee Afrika →
country Kingdom of Italy →
engagement Battle of Gazala →
First Battle of El Alamein →
Operation Crusader →
Retreat from El Alamein →
Second Battle of El Alamein →
Tunisian Campaign →
historicalPeriod 20th century →
location Cyrenaica →
Egypt →
Libya →
Tripolitania →
notableFor fighting alongside German forces in North Africa →
operations in the Western Desert →
opposedTo British Eighth Army →
Commonwealth forces →
United Kingdom →
United States forces →
partOf Regio Esercito →
role armoured and motorised operations →
mobile warfare →
subordinateUnit 101st Motorised Division Trieste →
102nd Motorised Division Trento →
132nd Armoured Division Ariete →
Littorio Armoured Division →
theatre North African Campaign →
Western Desert Campaign →
type motorised corps →
usedEquipment Italian medium tanks →
artillery →
motor vehicles →
Referenced by (5)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Battle of Bir Hakeim →
attackingForce
Panzer Army Africa →
component
German-Italian Panzer Army →
hasPart
Ariete Armoured Division →
partOf
Battle of Gazala →
primaryAxisFormation
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