Littorio Division
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The Littorio Division was an Italian armoured division of the Royal Italian Army that fought in the Spanish Civil War and later in World War II as part of Italy’s fascist military forces.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Italian Army division
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armoured division → |
| allegiance |
Nationalist faction in the Spanish Civil War
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| conflict |
Spanish Civil War
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World War II → |
| country |
Kingdom of Italy
NERFINISHED
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| disestablishedInPeriod |
World War II
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| equipment |
Italian medium tanks
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armoured fighting vehicles → artillery → motorized infantry → |
| formedAs |
volunteer unit for the Spanish Civil War
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| government |
Kingdom of Italy under Benito Mussolini
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| ideology |
Italian fascism
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| languageOfName |
Italian
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| militaryBranch |
Royal Italian Army
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| militaryFunction |
offensive armoured operations
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| namedAfter |
Lictor (Littorio) symbol of Italian fascism
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| notableFor |
service in World War II
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service in the Spanish Civil War → |
| participatedIn |
Italian intervention in the Spanish Civil War
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| partOf |
Regio Esercito
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| role |
armoured warfare
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mechanized operations → |
| status |
disbanded
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| symbolism |
fascist lictor symbol
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| theater |
North African Campaign
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Spanish theater of the Spanish Civil War → Tunisian Campaign → Western Desert Campaign → |
| timePeriod |
World War II era
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interwar period → |
| type |
armoured formation
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| usedBy |
fascist Italy
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Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Battle of Guadalajara
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involvedUnit |
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Italian XX Motorised Corps
("Littorio Armoured Division")
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subordinateUnit |