Ante los demás, porque cuando Donna Rachele agarraba la escoba, al Benito se le soltaba el estómago.
Bastante cuartelillo le dio al tolerarle que mantuviera a la Petacci, a la que, curiosamente, le auguró su final: "Acabarás con tu cuerpo como las pilinguis viejas, en el Piazzale Loreto". Toda una vidente, esta Donna Rachele.
- La Donna ya malmetió en su momento contra eI Ras di Ferrara, otro de tantos, para quien el Benito no siempre tenía la razón.
"The enemy positions seemed impregnable, and, in fact, the Italians manning them held out for three days. Next morning Rommel ... replaced the Italians with crack German troops ... but the enemy, finally fellback into the ravine...the morale of 20-year-old prisoners fresh from the Russian front was low, they made no attempt to hide their satisfaction at being out of the war." (The Glasgow Herald - Apr 1, 1943 https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid= ... 0439&hl=en)
Durante el 29, 30 y 31 de marzo de 1943, las tropas italianas defienden con mucho éxito el punto fuerte El Hamma. Mi pregunta para los expertos es, ¿fue este valiente grupo de defensores italianos el Grupo Mannerini?
Ante los demás, porque cuando Donna Rachele agarraba la escoba, al Benito se le soltaba el estómago
Si MGTOW hubiera existido en ese entonces, Mussolini quizas habría considerado ser parte del movimiento Men Going There Own Way (Los hombres que siguen su propio camino).
Valerio. Gracias por el enlace. Parece ser que los hombres de la División Pistoia o un grupo motorizado defendio el punto fuerte El Hamma.
Y aquí tenemos otra victoria italiana para saborear, contra las tropas francesas esta vez en los primeros días de la SGM. Sería bueno saber qué unidad francesa fue derrotada en combate con tropas de montaña italianas, como fue anunciado por los italianos y no desmentido por los franceses:
Italian troops have driven back a French attack on the Alpine frontier at Galisia Hill, where there is a mountain pass into Italy ... Fighting at Galisia Hill, which is about 36 miles northwest of Turin, is the first land action so far reported in Italy's participation in the war.
En ese artículo hay ciertas cosas que no son muy exactas. Por ejemplo, después de nombrar lo de Hyeres, Fayence y Toulon, continúa hablando de la frontera libio-egipcia y dice:
the capture of a number of English officers, it was said
El 14 de junio sólo se produjo la captura, pero en la AOI, de un oficial y un suboficial británicos.
Probablemente muchos hemos visto la película Pelicula La Batalla de las Ardenas de 1965, pero poco sabemos que los italianos también lanzaron una ofensiva de invierno cerca de la Navidad de 1944, obligando a toda la 92.ª División de Infantería estadounidense abandonar sus posiciones.
Nothing could dislodge the gains made by Operation Winsterstorm. These comprised a conquered wedge twenty kilometres wide and nine kilometres deep which stood largely intact throughout the rest of the war. In fact, its defenders continued fighting for days after Mussolini's death the following year. (Mussolini's War, Frank Joseph, p. 198)
Mucha gente probablemente no lo saben, pero durante Operación Husky, la División Littorio casi capturó al general Patton y sobrepasó gran parte del 26o Regimiento de Infantería estadounidense el 10 de julio de 1943.
Chirieleison's troops nearly reached Patton, who had joined a group of Rangers on the 1st Infantry Division front. Little did the Italians know that Patton was watching them from a house on the edge of Gela. (Fighting Patton: George S. Patton Jr. Through the Eyes of His Enemies, Harry Yeide, p. 202)
The Americans suddenly beat a quick withdrawal, during which Leonardi's 3rd Battalion seized their positions, taking a number of weapons and prisoners from the U.S. 26th Infantry Regiment. (Mussolini's War, Frank Joseph, p ?)
The 1st and 4th Ranger Battalions hit the beach at 3:00 A.M. and antipersonnel mines and rifle fire took a heavy toll. D Company of the 4th Battalion, for example, lost all of its officers. After moving off the beach and destroying several pillboxes, the Rangers entered Gela. Fighting was house-to-house, but by midmorning the Rangers had the town. The victory was interrupted around 10:30 A.M., when the seasoned Italian Livorno Division counterattacked and nine Italian light tanks broke the Rangers' outer defensive positions. (Beyond Valor: World War II's Ranger and Airborne Veterans Reveal the Heart of Combat, Patrick K. O'Donnell, p. 38)
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Valerio. Gracias por investigar sobre Il colle Galisia. Usted es obviamente un experto y sus observaciones son muy apreciadas. La guerra sta all'uomo, come la maternità alla donna
DarioGomez1979 escribió:durante Operación Husky, la División Littorio casi capturó al general Patton y sobrepasó gran parte del 26o Regimiento de Infantería estadounidense el 10 de julio de 1943
Creo que te has confundido, estimado Dario. Eso es lo que se vino en llamar la Battaglia di Gela y la implicada fue la divisione Livorno
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Lo de Patton, como que no.
los italianos también lanzaron una ofensiva de invierno cerca de la Navidad de 1944
Por estas fechas, lo único mencionable fue que Benito se quejó a Rudolf Rahn.
Mussolini, decisamente irritato, scrive una lunga lettera all’ambasciatore tedesco Rahn per sottoporgli alcuni episodi recenti fra i quali quello del rastrellamento di prostitute a Udine. Un rastrellamento che ha portato al fermo di 13 vere prostitute ma anche di 80 donne estranee di cui 16 poi sottoposte a “visita medica”
Valerio. Gracias por la corrección. También a menudo hago el mismo error cuando me refiero a las operaciones llevadas a cabo por las divisiones blindadas Littorio y Centaurio. Gracias a Dios yo no estuve en control del Apolo 11 mientras descendia en la Luna, al menos que toda fuera producida en un estudio de filmación.
A sacar pecho italianos y todos los que los admiran, porque un batallón de Bersaglieri de la División Ariete rompio la punta de la Ofensiva Brevity de los británicos el 15 de mayo 1941 y porque la unidad de artillería del Mayor Leopoldo Pardi hicieron lo mismo un mes más tarde, rompiendo la punta de la nueva operación británica que tenia como objetivo levantar el asedio de Tobruk, conocida como Operación Battleaxe. The Italian Bersaglieri did their part by blunting the enemy attack at the Halfaya Pass, putting out of action seven Matildas. This was an Italian first in inflicting serious damage to Britain's much feared, if lumbering, heavy tanks. (Mussolini Warlord: Failed Dreams of Empire, 1940-1943, H. James Burgwyn p.?)
Everywhere that Rommel went now the troops beamed at him. He .... visited Halfaya, to thank the unyielding Bach and shake by the hand Major Pardi of the Italian artillery, whose personal courage and competence made him Bach's partner. 'These two had brought the collaboration between Italian artillery and German infantry to such a pitch of perfection that even in the heat of battle observers had been reminded of the timing and precision normally associated with acrobats and tight-rope walkers. (The Life and Death of the Afrika Korps, Ronald Lewin, pp. 67-68)
La primera victoria de Erwin Rommel en el norte de África, fue en realidad, obtenida por la División Acorazada Ariete y el 8.º Regimiento de Bersaglieri. Y este golazo italiano fue filmado por corresponsales de guerra italianos y está disponible en youtube.
Prueba para los escépticos de que la captura del puerto de Benghazi y la fortaleza de Mechili fueron golazos italianos
Rommel decided to make a bid for all of Cyrenaica in a single stroke, although the only support for his Germans was two weak Italian divisions. He ordered a double envelopment, sending the 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion straight along the Via Balbia toward Benghazi, while directing the 5th Panzer Regiment and the Italian Ariete Armored Division (sixty tanks) across the chord of the Cyrenaican bulge to El Mechili, just south of the "Green Mountain" of Jebel el Akdar. If the panzers continued northward, they could block the British retreat along the coast. The effect was instantaneous; the British hurriedly evacuated Benghazi and fell back in confusion. (How Great Generals Win, Bevin Alexander, p. 248) The victory must have been especially sweet for the men of the Ariete Division, partly as recompense for past humiliations at British hands, and partly because it was an all-Italian triumph. (Tobruk: The Great Siege, 1941–42, William F. Buckingham, p. ?, Random House, 2010)
01.04.1941 La División Ariete captura El Agheila. (The Italian ARIETE Division moved into El Agheila and captured thirty trucks. World War II Sea War, Volume 3: The Royal Navy is Bloodied in the Mediterranean, Donald A Bertke, Gordon Smith, Don Kindell, p. 373)
04.04.1941 Los italianos derrotan a los ataques griegos en el Monte Golico. (In Albania, the Italian Army held off a Greek Army attack at Mount Golico. World War II Sea War, Volume 3: The Royal Navy is Bloodied in the Mediterranean, Donald A Bertke, Gordon Smith, Don Kindell, p. 373)
06.04.1941 La Ariete captura Bir Tengeder. (The ARIETE Division reached Tengeder. World War II Sea War, Volume 3: The Royal Navy is Bloodied in the Mediterranean, Donald A Bertke, Gordon Smith, Don Kindell, p. 373)
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01.11.1942 Tropas italianas derrotan intentos soviéticos en cruzar el río Don. ("On the Don front Italian troops again repulsed enemy attempts to cross the river." The Montreal Gazette 2 November 1942) https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid= ... 5737&hl=en
20.12.1942 Es casi Navidad en el invierno de 1942, y los italianos siguen luchando en el frente de Stalingrado:
"On the Don river front German and Italian troops were said to be "still engaged in heavy defensive fighting against strong Soviet infantry and tank formations."
29.01.1943 Bombarderos italianos inutilizan el buque de guerra antiaéreo británico HMS Pozarica. (Savoia-Marchetti S.79 Sparviero Torpedo-Bomber Units, Marco Mattioli, Mark Postlethwaite, Appendix B)
Golazo italiano contra los alemanes 09.09.1943 Tropas italianas derrotan a las tropas alemanas encargadas de apoderarse del puerto de Bastia en Córcega
"Elsewhere, fighting between the erstwhile allies had already erupted. At Bastia, in Corsica, German navy troops seized the harbor at midnight ... Italian troops counterattacked early that morning and drove the Germans from their positions." (Struggle for the Middle Sea: The Great Navies at War in the Mediterranean Theater, 1940-1945, Vincent O'Hara, p. 220, Naval Institute Press, 2009)
02.10.1943 La Regia Marina italiana inflige grandes pérdidas entre las unidades alemanas que huían de Bastia.
"After the Armistice many small unit surface actions occurred in the western Mediterranean beginning on the morning of 9 September 1943. The German navy launched a surprise attack to capture the port of Bastia in northern Corsica. When this failed, a small flotilla consisting of UJ2203, UJ22119, five MFPs, and a rescue launch fled the harbor. The Italian torpedo boat Aliseo engaged them and sank all eight (with belated help from shore batteries and a corvette). Italian corvettes had several other skirmishes with German coastal craft and shore batteries at Piombino sank TA11 before the Italian navy withdrew south in accordance with the terms of the armistice." (The German Fleet at War, 1939-1945, Naval Institute Press, 10 Jul 2013) 09.09-04.10.1943 En el campo de Córcega, 800 alemanes son capturados debido a las emboscadas italianas por todas partes. "The more the fight intensified, the more their determination to defeat the Germans and drive them out of the island increased. The Italians knew the territory well, so as each German group tried to enter the main roads where the Italians had established positions, the Germans suffered great losses. In many cases, in order to expedite their exodus to Bastia to join the other Germans, they rendered inoperable or even destroyed large amounts of their own equipment and abandoned it. They also abandoned eight hundred of their men, who were promptly taken prisoner." (The Ibex Trophy, John Cammalleri; Salvatore Cammalleri, p. 124)
