Army Group West (Italy)

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Army Group West (Italian: Gruppo d'Armate Ovest) was an

Army Group of the Royal Italian Army in World War II
.

Formation

It was formed in

Seventh Army (General Filiberto of Savoy-Genova) was later added as reserve in June 1940.[1][2]

Italian invasion of France

After Italy's entry into the Second World War, Army Group West carried out the

Mussolini.[3]

Reorganization and disestablishment

After the

Alpine Army Corps, amassed in northern Italy for a planned invasion of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, which was however cancelled in October 1940. The cancellation of this plan resulted in the disestablishment of Army Group at disposal on 31 October 1940, its armies being transferred to other commands and theatres.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Regio Esercito - Storia delle unità terrestri - Gruppo d'Armate Ovest". Regioesercito.it. Retrieved 2021-10-02.
  2. ^ Italian Army General Staff, Bollettino dell'archivio storico dell'Ufficio Storico, n. 3-4, Rome, Ufficio Storico SME, January-December 2002
  3. ^ Giorgio Rochat, Le guerre italiane 1935-1943, pp. 248-251
  4. ^ "Regio Esercito - Storia delle unità terrestri - Gruppo d'Armate a Disposizione". Regioesercito.it. Retrieved 2021-10-02.
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