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The army was briefly renamed "Royal Hellenic Army" from August 20th, to October 25th, 1964, on the initiative of then Minister of National Defence Petros Garoufalias. Engagements. In total, the Hellenic Army has taken part in the following engagements: Greek War of Independence (1821–1829) Greco-Turkish War of 1897
Background. The Austro-Hungarian Army exited the First World War after the Armistice of Villa Giusti was struck with the Kingdom of Italy on 3 November 1918. A National Council of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs had been formed in Zagreb in the previous month with the aim of representing the kingdoms of Croatia-Slavonia and Dalmatia, the condominium of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the Slavic ...
The style of the armed force's historical uniforms can be traced back to the Royal Sardinian Army in the mid-19th Century, which was the predecessor of the current Italian Armed Forces. As with other modern militaries, the branches of the Italian Armed Forces each maintain several different styles of dress, including a ceremonial , service dress , mess dress , and combat uniforms .
On paper, the Royal Italian Army was one of the largest ground forces in World War II, though in reality it could not field the numbers claimed.Italian 'medium' M11, M13, M14 and M15 tanks were at a marked disadvantage against the comparatively heavily armed American Sherman tanks, for example.
Pages in category "Royal Italian Army personnel of World War II" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The Royal Italian Air Force ( Regia Aeronautica Italiana) ( RAI) was the name of the air force of the Kingdom of Italy. It was established as a service independent of the Royal Italian Army from 1923 until 1946. In 1946, the monarchy was abolished and the Kingdom of Italy became the Italian Republic, whereupon the name of the air force changed ...
Breda 30 6.5 mm light machine gun. Breda M31 (licensed copy of the 13.2 mm Hotchkiss machine gun) Breda 37 8 mm heavy machine gun. Breda 38 8 mm tank machine gun. FM 24/29 (ex-French) Fiat–Revelli Modello 1914 6.5 mm machine gun. Fiat–Revelli Modello 1935 8 mm Breda machine gun. SIA Mod. 1918 6.5 mm heavy machine gun.
