Gruppi di Combattimento

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Gruppi di Combattimento were Italian combat groups formed after the 1943 armistice that fought alongside the Allies against Nazi Germany and the Italian Social Republic during the final phase of World War II.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Italian military unit
World War II military formation
ally Allied Powers of World War I
surface form: Allied Powers

Brazilian Expeditionary Force
British Army
United States Army
commandLanguage Italian
commandStructure organized on the model of Allied infantry divisions
conflict Italian campaign
surface form: Italian Campaign

World War II
country Kingdom of Italy
endTime 1945
equipmentSource Allied-supplied weapons and materiel
followedBy Italian Army (Republic of Italy)
surface form: Italian Army (post-1946)
formedAfter armistice of Cassibile
surface form: Armistice of Cassibile
hasPart Gruppo di Combattimento "Cremona"
Gruppo di Combattimento "Folgore"
Gruppo di Combattimento "Friuli"
Gruppo di Combattimento "Legnano"
Gruppo di Combattimento "Mantova"
Gruppo di Combattimento "Piceno"
historicalPeriod final phase of World War II in Europe
historicalSignificance contributed to the military liberation of northern Italy in 1945
symbol of Italy’s co-belligerence with the Allies
ideologicalPosition anti-fascist alignment
languageOfCommand Italian
location Italian Peninsula
surface form: Italian peninsula
militaryBranch Army
notableBattle Gothic Line offensive
Spring 1945 offensive in Italy
objective fight against German occupation forces in Italy
support Allied advance northward in Italy
opponent Italian Social Republic
Nazi Germany
partOf Italian Co-Belligerent Army
surface form: Italian Co-belligerent Army
precededBy Royal Italian Army units before the 1943 armistice
recruitedFrom Italian volunteers loyal to the King and Badoglio government
former Royal Italian Army soldiers
role artillery support
frontline infantry
liberation of Italian territory
startTime 1944
subordinateTo Allied Armies in Italy
theaterOfOperations Mediterranean Theater of Operations
uniform largely British-style uniforms with Italian insignia

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Italian Co-Belligerent Army subordinateUnit Gruppi di Combattimento
Italian Liberation Corps followedBy Gruppi di Combattimento
this entity surface form: Combat Groups of the Italian Co-belligerent Army