Ariete armoured units
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Ariete armoured units are Italian Army armored formations renowned for their World War II service in North Africa and their legacy continued by modern mechanized and tank brigades.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Italian Army military formation ⓘ |
| alliedWith | German Afrika Korps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Italian armoured doctrine development ⓘ |
| conflict |
North African Campaign
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
Western Desert Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
Italian Republic
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingdom of Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| equipmentClass |
armoured fighting vehicles
ⓘ
self‑propelled artillery ⓘ tanks ⓘ |
| garrisonCountry | Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritage | Italian armoured forces tradition ⓘ |
| legacy | modern Italian tank and mechanized brigades ⓘ |
| militaryBranch |
Esercito Italiano
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Regio Esercito NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryRole |
armoured brigade
ⓘ
armoured division ⓘ |
| naming | named after the Italian word for battering ram (ariete) ⓘ |
| notableEngagement |
Battle of Gazala
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ⓘ
First Battle of El Alamein NERFINISHED ⓘ Operation Crusader NERFINISHED ⓘ Second Battle of El Alamein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEquipment |
C1 Ariete main battle tank
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
M13/40 medium tank NERFINISHED ⓘ M14/41 medium tank NERFINISHED ⓘ Semovente 75/18 self‑propelled gun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableUnit |
132nd Armoured Brigade Ariete
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132nd Armoured Division Ariete NERFINISHED ⓘ Ariete Armoured Brigade (Cold War) NERFINISHED ⓘ Ariete Armoured Brigade (Italian Army) NERFINISHED ⓘ Ariete Armoured Brigade (post‑war) NERFINISHED ⓘ Armoured Brigade Ariete NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedTo | British Eighth Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
armoured warfare
ⓘ
mechanized warfare ⓘ |
| successor | 132nd Armoured Brigade Ariete NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theater |
Mediterranean theatre of World War II
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Cold War
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ post‑Cold War era ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.