Italian 8th Army
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The Italian 8th Army was a major Royal Italian Army formation on the Eastern Front in World War II, best known for its devastating defeat alongside German forces during the Soviet offensives in the winter of 1942–1943.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Italian 8th Army canonical | 18 |
| Italian 8th Army (ARMIR) | 1 |
| Italian 8th Army high command | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Royal Italian Army formation
ⓘ
field army ⓘ |
| activeDuring |
1942
ⓘ
1943 ⓘ |
| alliedWith |
German 6th Army
ⓘ
Army Group B ⓘ
surface form:
German Army Group B
Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
ARMIR
ⓘ
Armata Italiana in Russia ⓘ |
| branch |
Italian Army (Kingdom of Italy)
ⓘ
surface form:
Royal Italian Army
|
| casualties | heavy losses in killed, wounded, and prisoners ⓘ |
| commander |
Giovanni Messe
ⓘ
Italo Gariboldi ⓘ |
| composition |
Italian Alpine divisions
ⓘ
Italian cavalry units ⓘ Italian infantry divisions ⓘ attached German units ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Italy ⓘ |
| disbandedAfter |
Soviet winter counteroffensives of 1942–1943
ⓘ
surface form:
Soviet winter offensives of 1942–1943
|
| engagedIn |
Operation Little Saturn
ⓘ
Ostrogozhsk–Rossosh offensive ⓘ |
| era | 20th century ⓘ |
| formedFrom |
Armata Italiana in Russia
ⓘ
surface form:
Italian Expeditionary Corps in Russia
|
| front | Don River front ⓘ |
| geographicAreaOfOperations | southern sector of the Eastern Front ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Eastern Front ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| notableEvent | collapse of Italian front on the Don ⓘ |
| notableFor |
defeat during Soviet winter offensives of 1942–1943
ⓘ
long retreat in winter conditions after Soviet breakthroughs ⓘ |
| opponent | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| partOf |
Italian Army (Kingdom of Italy)
ⓘ
surface form:
Regio Esercito
|
| precededBy |
Armata Italiana in Russia
ⓘ
surface form:
Corpo di Spedizione Italiano in Russia
|
| primaryEnemyOperation | Operation Uranus-related Soviet offensives ⓘ |
| resultOfCampaign | encirclement and destruction of large parts of the army ⓘ |
| role | support of German operations on the Don and toward Stalingrad ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
Army Group B
ⓘ
surface form:
German Army Group B
|
| theater | Eastern Front ⓘ |
| tookPartIn |
Battle of Stalingrad
ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Stalingrad campaign
Case Blue ⓘ |
| type | combined arms army ⓘ |
Referenced by (20)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Italian 8th Army (ARMIR)
this entity surface form:
Italian 8th Army high command
subject surface form:
3rd Celere Division "Principe Amedeo Duca d'Aosta"