Ariete Armoured Division

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Italian Army unit armoured division

The Ariete Armoured Division was a prominent Italian armoured formation of World War II that fought in North Africa alongside German forces, notably in major battles such as those around Tobruk and El Alamein.

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Label Occurrences
Ariete Armoured Division canonical 6
132nd Armored Division Ariete 2
132nd Armoured Division Ariete 2

Statements (41)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Italian Army unit ⓘ
armoured division ⓘ
alliedWith German Afrika Korps ⓘ
branch Regio Esercito ⓘ
commander General Ettore Baldassarre ⓘ
General Francesco Arena ⓘ
General Giuseppe De Stefanis ⓘ
conflict World War II ⓘ
surface form: Second World War
country Kingdom of Italy ⓘ
designation Ariete Armoured Division self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: 132a Divisione corazzata "Ariete"
destroyedAt Battle of El Alamein ⓘ
surface form: Second Battle of El Alamein
disbandedIn 1942 ⓘ
engagedAgainst Commonwealth forces in North Africa ⓘ
equipment L3/35 tankette ⓘ
M13/40 medium tank ⓘ
M13/40 medium tank ⓘ
surface form: M14/41 medium tank

Semovente self-propelled gun ⓘ
surface form: Semovente 75/18 self-propelled gun
fate encircled and largely destroyed in 1942 ⓘ
formedIn 1939 ⓘ
garrison Italy ⓘ
legacy name later reused by postwar Italian Army armoured division ⓘ
nameMeaning Aries ⓘ
surface form: Ariete means "ram" in Italian
nickname Ariete Armoured Division self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: 132nd Ariete Armoured Division
notableAction counterattacks during Operation Crusader ⓘ
notableEngagementArea El Alamein ⓘ
Tobruk ⓘ
notedFor cooperation with German Panzer divisions ⓘ
defensive actions at El Alamein ⓘ
operatedIn Egypt ⓘ
Libya ⓘ
opposedBy British Eighth Army ⓘ
participatedIn Battle of Beda Fomm ⓘ
Battle of Gazala ⓘ
Battle of El Alamein ⓘ
surface form: First Battle of El Alamein

Operation Crusader ⓘ
Battle of El Alamein ⓘ
surface form: Second Battle of El Alamein

Siege of Tobruk ⓘ
partOf Italian XX Motorised Corps ⓘ
predecessor Ariete Armoured Brigade ⓘ
role armoured warfare ⓘ
theatre North African campaign ⓘ
surface form: North African Campaign

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Operation Crusader → opposedUnit → Ariete Armoured Division ⓘ
Italian XX Motorised Corps → subordinateUnit → Ariete Armoured Division ⓘ
this entity surface form: 132nd Armoured Division Ariete
Italian Ariete Division → successorUnit → Ariete Armoured Division ⓘ
this entity surface form: 132nd Armored Division Ariete
Battle of Bir Hakeim → attackingForce → Ariete Armoured Division ⓘ
Battle of Alam el Halfa → militaryUnit → Ariete Armoured Division ⓘ
Bir el Gubi → associatedWith → Ariete Armoured Division ⓘ
this entity surface form: Italian Ariete Armoured Division
Ariete Armoured Division → nickname → Ariete Armoured Division self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: 132nd Ariete Armoured Division
Ariete Armoured Division → designation → Ariete Armoured Division self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: 132a Divisione corazzata "Ariete"
Regio Esercito → notableUnit → Ariete Armoured Division ⓘ
Operation Supercharge → opposingUnit → Ariete Armoured Division ⓘ
Enrico Frattini → notableCommand → Ariete Armoured Division ⓘ
this entity surface form: 132nd Armored Division Ariete
Italian Army in North Africa → subordinateUnit → Ariete Armoured Division ⓘ
Battle of Bir el Gubi (November 1941) → involvesMilitaryUnit → Ariete Armoured Division ⓘ
this entity surface form: 132nd Armoured Division Ariete
Operation Brevity → involvedUnit → Ariete Armoured Division ⓘ
this entity surface form: Italian Ariete Armoured Division elements