Italian 8th Army

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Royal Italian Army formation field army

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.

Aliases (1)

Italian 8th Army (ARMIR) ×1

Statements (43)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Royal Italian Army formation → field army →
activeDuring	1942 → 1943 →
alliedWith	German 6th Army → German Army Group B → Nazi Germany →
alsoKnownAs	ARMIR → Armata Italiana in Russia →
branch	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 offensives of 1942–1943 →
engagedIn	Operation Little Saturn → Ostrogozhsk–Rossosh offensive →
era	20th century →
formedFrom	Italian Expeditionary Corps in Russia →
front	Don River front →
geographicAreaOfOperations	southern sector of the Eastern Front →
headquartersLocation	Eastern Front →
historicalPeriod	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	Regio Esercito →
precededBy	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	German Army Group B →
theater	Eastern Front →
tookPartIn	Battle of Stalingrad campaign → Case Blue →
type	combined arms army →

Referenced by (8)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
ARMIR → Armata Italiana in Russia →	alsoKnownAs
middle Don River →	frontHeldBy
Battle of Stalingrad →	involvedMilitaryUnit
Italo Gariboldi ("Italian 8th Army (ARMIR)") →	notableCommanderOf
Ostrogozhsk–Rossosh offensive →	opponent
Middle Don offensive →	participant
Operation Little Saturn →	targetedUnit