XXIII Army Corps (Italy)
The Italian XXIII Army Corps (
Italian army in World War II
.
History
There was a XXIII Corps in World War I, formed in Padua, which existed between 10 April 1917 and 15 July 1919.
The Corps was reformed in
Italian Invasion of Egypt
.Like the rest of the
Italian 10th Army, it had to retreat and took up defensive positions in the major Italian fortification of Bardia
.During the
6th Australian Division
, and despite its numerical superiority, the entire XXIII Corps was taken prisoner on 5 January 1941 and disbanded.
On 15 June 1942, a new XXIII Corps was formed in Trieste to defend the coast and the Trieste. On 10 September 1943, the Corps was disarmed by the Germans and disbanded.
Composition
in 1940
1942-1943
- 2nd Infantry Division "Sforzesca"
- 23rd Border Guard Command
Commanders
- Gen. C.A. Annibale Bergonzoli (15 October 1939 - 5 January 1941) POW
- Gen. C.A. Alberto Ferrero (15 June 1942 - 10 September 1943)