VIII Army Corps (Italy)

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The VIII Army Corps (

Italian occupation of Greece
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History

Its origins lie in the 8th Army Corps Command based at

Napoli, formed as a territorial jurisdiction on 22 March 1877.[1] Between 1927 and 1940, it was based in Rome as the Rome Army Corps (VIII) (Corpo d'Armata di Roma (VIII)).[1]

With the Italian entry into

Eleventh Army.[1]

During January and February 1941, the corps held a front sector at

Italian Spring Offensive in March, and in the Italian advance once the Greek retreat began in mid-April as a result of the German invasion of Greece. after the Greek capitulation, the corps was moved into Greece in May.[1]

VIII Corps remained in Greece on occupation duties, still under Eleventh Army command, with its headquarters at

Italian armistice in September 1943, when it was disbanded.[1]

Orders of battle

1926–1940

  • 21st Rome Infantry Division, later renamed Granatieri di Sardegna
  • 22nd Perugia Infantry Division, later renamed Cacciatori delle Alpi

1940–1943

  • 29th Piemonte Infantry Division
  • 51st Siena Infantry Division
  • 56th Casale Infantry Division
  • 59th Cagliari Infantry Division

Commanders (1940–1943)

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "VIII Corpo d'Armata" (in Italian). Retrieved 27 January 2019.
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