XXI Army Corps (Italy)
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Formation of the Italian army in World War II
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The Italian XXI Army Corps was a formation of the Italian army in World War II.
History
[edit ]The Corps fought in Northern Africa and took part in the Western Desert Campaign and Tunisian campaign between 1940 and 1943.
It surrendered to the allies in Tunisia in May 1943, with the rest of Army Group Africa.
Composition
[edit ]In 1940
[edit ]In July 1941
[edit ]In May 1942
[edit ]In October 1942
[edit ]In 1943
[edit ]Commanders
[edit ]- Gen. C.A. Mario Caracciolo di Feroleto (1 October 1937 – 1 December 1939)
- Gen. C.A. Lorenzo Dalmazzo (1 December 1939 – 26 September 1940)
- Gen. D. Carlo Spatocco (26 September – 20 December 1940)
- Gen. D. Enea Navarini (1 August 1941 – 14 October 1942)
- Gen. D. Alessandro Gloria (interim : 14–26 October 1942)
- Gen. C.A. Enea Navarini (26 October 1942 – 21 February 1943)
- Gen. C.A. Paolo Berardi (21 February – 12 May 1943)
Sources
[edit ]- Regio Esercito Archived 2018年07月29日 at the Wayback Machine