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.

Aliases (5)

132a Divisione corazzata "Ariete" ×1
132nd Ariete Armoured Division ×1
132nd Armored Division Ariete ×1
132nd Armoured Division Ariete ×1
Italian Ariete Armoured Division ×1

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	Second World War →
country	Kingdom of Italy →
designation	132a Divisione corazzata "Ariete" →
destroyedAt	Second Battle of El Alamein →
disbandedIn	1942 →
engagedAgainst	Commonwealth forces in North Africa →
equipment	L3/35 tankette → M13/40 medium tank → M14/41 medium tank → 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	Ariete means "ram" in Italian →
nickname	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 → First Battle of El Alamein → Operation Crusader → Second Battle of El Alamein → Siege of Tobruk →
partOf	Italian XX Motorised Corps →
predecessor	Ariete Armoured Brigade →
role	armoured warfare →
theatre	North African Campaign →

Referenced by (8)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Bir el Gubi ("Italian Ariete Armoured Division") →	associatedWith
Battle of Bir Hakeim →	attackingForce
Ariete Armoured Division ("132a Divisione corazzata "Ariete"") →	designation
Battle of Alam el Halfa →	militaryUnit
Ariete Armoured Division ("132nd Ariete Armoured Division") →	nickname
Operation Crusader →	opposedUnit
Italian XX Motorised Corps ("132nd Armoured Division Ariete") →	subordinateUnit
Italian Ariete Division ("132nd Armored Division Ariete") →	successorUnit