Italy 1940-43: An Axis Ally Italy 1943-45: The WW2 Italian Fascist Forces
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The story of Hungary in WWII as an Axis partner, like all stories, has its roots in the History preceding it. Hungary found itself demoralized and destroye…
The Italian Army 1940-43 The Italian Air Force 1940-43 The Italian Navy 1940-43
There had been several attempts to form an imitation Nazi Party in Luxembourg at the time of Hitler’s ascension to power in 1933, but none of these parties…
During WWII 16 or 17 members of the Royal Romanian Armed Forces (16 appear inGerman sources, while a 17th is cited in a Romanian one, hence the discrepency),were awarded the coveted German Knight’s Cross award, more than any othernon-German Axis power. 1. Maresal (Army Marshal) Ion Antonescu: 6th August 1941 As Commander in Chief of […]
Czechoslovakia was originally formed in 1918 after the end of the First World War. The majority of the people of the new Nation of Czechoslovakia were of e…
During the Second World War Sweden was a neutral country with a relatively strong pro-Allied sentiment. The last major fighting Sweden took part in was dur…
Lineage Legion Freies Indien/Infanterie-Regiment 950 (indische) Indische Freiwilligen Legion der Waffen-SS History The Indische Freiwilligen Legion der Waffen-SS was formed on August 8th, 1944when the Legion Freies Indien/Infanterie-Regiment 950 (indische) wastranfered to the control of the Waffen-SS from the Heer. The Legion Freies Indien had been deployed in France on coastal defenseduties in the area […]
Lineage Panzergruppe Afrika Panzer-Armee Afrika/Deutsch-Italienischen Panzer-Armee 1.italienische Armee Formed on February 23rd, 1943 from the Panzer-Armee Afrika/Deutsch-ItalienischenPanzer-Armee. Capitulated in Tunisia on May 12th, 1943, along with the rest of the Axis forcesin North Africa.
1st Air Region (Milano) 4th Bomber Division “DRAGO” (Dragon) (Novara) 43rd Bomber Wing, with:98th Bomber Squadron (BR.20 – Cameri)99th Bomber Squadron (BR.20 – Cameri) 7th Bomber Wing, with:4th Bomber Squadron (BR.20 – Lonate Pozzolo)25th Bomber Squadron (BR.20 – Lonate Pozzolo) 13th Bomber Wing, with:11th Bomber Squadron (BR.20 – Piacenza)43rd Bomber Squadron (BR.20 – Piacenza) 2nd […]