The Italian Motorized Detachments in Stalingrad
The Italian Motorized Detachments in Stalingrad
Author(s): Emilio TironeSubject(s): Military history, WW II and following years (1940 - 1949)
Published by: Editura Militară
Keywords: ARMIR; mechanized detachments; CSIR (Corpo di Spedizione Italiano in Russia/Italian Expeditionary Corps in Russia); Historical Diaries; Don; Gariboldi; Historical memoirs; vehicles; Official report; S
Summary/Abstract: The study of the Italian campaign in Russia finds many gaps in the Italian historiography due mainly to the subsequent political elaboration of the events. The work of the Historical Bureau of the General Staff of the Army, reflected in the Official Reports, partially fills in these shortcomings, providing a narrative based exclusively on the original documentation produced by Commands and departments during the war. Among the strictly military aspects neglected by historiography, the logistic field is the least studied. Regarding the Battle of Stalingrad, for example, little is known about the direct support provided to the German 6th Army by the ARMIR (Armata italiana in Russia/Italian Army in Russia) detachments.
Journal: Revista de istorie militară
- Issue Year: 2022
- Issue No: 5-6
- Page Range: 52-60
- Page Count: 9
- Language: English