Italian Expeditionary Corps in Russia (CSIR)

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Italian military formation army corps military unit

The Italian Expeditionary Corps in Russia (CSIR) was a World War II Italian army formation sent to support Nazi Germany’s invasion of the Soviet Union on the Eastern Front.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Italian Expeditionary Corps in Russia 3
Command of Italian Army in Russia (ARMIR) 1
Italian Expeditionary Corps in Russia (CSIR) canonical 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Italian military formation ⓘ
army corps ⓘ
military unit ⓘ
abbreviation CSIR NERFINISHED ⓘ
allegiance Kingdom of Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ
allyOf Nazi Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Corpo di Spedizione Italiano in Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ
branch land forces ⓘ
campaign German invasion of the Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ
commander Francesco Zingales NERFINISHED ⓘ
Giovanni Messe NERFINISHED ⓘ
component Blackshirt (CCNN) units NERFINISHED ⓘ
artillery units ⓘ
cavalry units ⓘ
infantry divisions ⓘ
conflict World War II ⓘ
country Kingdom of Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ
endTime 1942 ⓘ
engagement Battle of the Dnieper NERFINISHED ⓘ
fighting in the Donets Basin ⓘ
operations along the Dnieper River ⓘ
government Fascist Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ
headquarters various locations in occupied Ukraine ⓘ
historicalPeriod 1940s ⓘ
languageOfName Italian ⓘ
location Southern sector of the Eastern Front ⓘ
Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ukraine NERFINISHED ⓘ
namedAfter its expeditionary role in Russia ⓘ
notableFor logistical and equipment shortcomings in harsh Eastern Front conditions ⓘ
participation in Axis advance in southern USSR in 1941 ⓘ
operation Operation Barbarossa NERFINISHED ⓘ
opposedTo Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf Royal Italian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ
purpose contribute Italian forces to the Eastern Front ⓘ
support German Army Group South ⓘ
reasonForDisbandment incorporation into larger Italian Army in Russia (ARMIR) ⓘ
reorganizedAs ARMIR in mid-1942 NERFINISHED ⓘ
Italian 8th Army NERFINISHED ⓘ
side Axis powers NERFINISHED ⓘ
startTime 1941 ⓘ
status disbanded ⓘ
strength about 60,000 soldiers ⓘ
subsequentFormation ARMIR NERFINISHED ⓘ
Italian Army in Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ
theater Eastern Front ⓘ

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

Cuneense Alpine Division → associatedWith → Italian Expeditionary Corps in Russia (CSIR) ⓘ
Pasubio Infantry Division → tookPartIn → Italian Expeditionary Corps in Russia (CSIR) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Italian Expeditionary Corps in Russia
Sforzesca Infantry Division → higherCommand → Italian Expeditionary Corps in Russia (CSIR) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Italian Expeditionary Corps in Russia
Operation Barbarossa southern sector → involvedUnit → Italian Expeditionary Corps in Russia (CSIR) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Italian Expeditionary Corps in Russia
Ettore de Rossi → notableWork → Italian Expeditionary Corps in Russia (CSIR) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Command of Italian Army in Russia (ARMIR)