9th Army (Italy)

9ª Armata
9th Army

Country|  Kingdom of Italy
Branch|  Royal Italian Army
Type| Infantry
Size| Army
Engagements| World War I
World War II

Military unit

The 9th Army (Italian: 9ª Armata) was a World War I and World War II field army of the Royal Italian Army.

## World War I

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After the Battle of Caporetto (November 1917) the Italian Army was completely reorganized by Armando Diaz. The new 9th Italian Army was formed under command of Paolo Morrone.
It consisted of:

* two army corps
* one cavalry corps
* the 6th Czechoslovak Division

It participated as reserve in the successful battles of the Piave River (June 1918) and Vittorio Veneto (October–November 1918).

## World War II

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It was involved in the abortive Italian invasion of Greece in 1940, and the invasion of Yugoslavia in 1941. It then became the Italian garrison of the occupied or annexed territories of the Kingdom of Albania and the Italian governorate of Montenegro until the Italian surrender in 1943.[1]

Its commanders were

* Mario Vercellino (1940–1941)
* Alessandro Pirzio Biroli (1941 - July 1943)
* Renzo Dalmazzo (July 1943 - September 1943)

## Footnotes

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1. ^ Thomas & Mikulan 1995, p. 10.

## References

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* Thomas, Nigel; Mikulan, Krunoslav (1995). Axis Forces in Yugoslavia 1941–45. New York: Osprey Publishing. ISBN 978-1-85532-473-2.

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Italian field armies of World War I and World War II

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Large formations of the Royal Italian Army in World War II

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Special army corps|

* Alpine Army Corps (IV)
* Armored Army Corps (XVII)
* Fast Army Corps (XXII)
* Auto-transportable Army Corps / Expeditionary Corps in Russia (CSIR) (XXXV)
* Motorized-Armored Army Corps (LI)
* Motorized Corps
* Army Corps Rome
* Special Army Corps
* Italian Liberation Corps

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