When Italy surrendered in 1943, it sparked a resistance movement of anti-German, anti-fascist partisans. This book explores the tactics, organizational structure and equipment of the brave Italian resistance fighters. It provides a comprehensive guide to the men and women who fought a desperate struggle against occupation.
When Italy surrendered in 1943, it sparked a resistance movement of anti-German, anti-fascist partisans. This book explores the tactics, organizational structure and equipment of the brave Italian resistance fighters. It provides a comprehensive guide to the men and women who fought a desperate struggle against occupation.
Pier Paolo Battistelli earned his PhD in Military History at the University of Padua. A scholar of German and Italian politics and strategy throughout World War II, he is active in Italy and abroad writing titles and essays on military history subjects. A contributor to the Italian Army Historical Office, he is currently revising his PhD thesis for publication: The War of the Axis: German and Italian Military Partnership in World War Two, 1939-1943. Piero Crociani acts as a consultant for the Italian Army Historical Branch and is the author of several articles, essays and books on Italian military history. Amongst his published words are The Albanians in the Italian Armed Forces (Rome, 2001) and The Neapolitan Army 1806-15 (Milan, 1987). Peter Dennis was born in 1950. Inspired by contemporary magazines such as Look and Learn he studied illustration at Liverpool Art College. Peter has since contributed to hundreds of books, predominantly on historical subjects, including many Osprey titles.
Inhaltsangabe
Introduction: Italian surrender and German occupation /German organization /From early resistance to partisan warfare /Peak of operations: collapse of RSI army security forces and mobilization of Fascist Party 'Black Brigades' SS take over from Wehrmacht creation of partisan CVT command, and 'free zones' partisans fight with Allied troops resistance in Florence the struggle on the Franco Italian border /Crisis of September 1944 March 1945: major anti partisan operations deployment of German combat units against partisans /The Allies and the partisans /Final uprising /The 'operational zones': the NW Italo French and NE Italo Yugoslav frontiers /Equipment, tactics, and assessment of Italian partisan groups /Equipment, tactics and assessment of German and Italian Fascist anti partisan forces /Bibliography /Index
Introduction: Italian surrender and German occupation /German organization /From early resistance to partisan warfare /Peak of operations: collapse of RSI army security forces and mobilization of Fascist Party 'Black Brigades' SS take over from Wehrmacht creation of partisan CVT command, and 'free zones' partisans fight with Allied troops resistance in Florence the struggle on the Franco Italian border /Crisis of September 1944 March 1945: major anti partisan operations deployment of German combat units against partisans /The Allies and the partisans /Final uprising /The 'operational zones': the NW Italo French and NE Italo Yugoslav frontiers /Equipment, tactics, and assessment of Italian partisan groups /Equipment, tactics and assessment of German and Italian Fascist anti partisan forces /Bibliography /Index
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