Army of Italy (France) — The Army of Italy ( fr. Armée d Italie) was a Field army of the French Army stationed on the Italian border and used for operations in Italy itself. Though it existed in some form in the 16th century through to the present, it is best known for… … Wikipedia
Italy — /it l ee/, n. a republic in S Europe, comprising a peninsula S of the Alps, and Sicily, Sardinia, Elba, and other smaller islands: a kingdom 1870 1946. 57,534,088; 116,294 sq. mi. (301,200 sq. km). Cap.: Rome. Italian, Italia. * * * Italy… … Universalium
Italy — • In ancient times Italy had several other names: it was called Saturnia, in honour of Saturn; Enotria, wine producing land; Ausonia, land of the Ausonians; Hesperia, land to the west (of Greece); Tyrrhenia, etc. The name Italy, which seems to… … Catholic encyclopedia
Army Group B — was the name of three different German Army Groups that saw action during World War II. The first was involved in the western campaign in 1940 in Belgium and the Netherlands which was to be aimed to conquer the Maas bridges after the German… … Wikipedia
Italy — Italy became a fully unified state only after 1870. To this point Italy had been divided into numerous medieval states that lost their independence in the early modern period. When Napoleon crossed the Alps seeking military glory, he brought… … Encyclopedia of the Age of Imperialism, 1800–1914
Army Group Courland — ( de. Heeresgruppe Kurland) was a German Army Group on the Eastern Front which was created from remnants of the Army Group North, isolated in the Courland peninsula by the advancing Soviet Army forces during the 1944 Baltic Offensive of the… … Wikipedia
Army of Occupation Medal — Obverse of the Army of Occupation Medal Awarded by the … Wikipedia
Italy–United States relations — Italy United States relations are bilateral relations between Italy and the United States. The United States has had diplomatic representation in the nation of Italy and its predecessor nation, the Kingdom of Sardinia, since 1840, with a break in … Wikipedia
Army Group Liguria — ( Heeresgruppen Ligurien ) was the National Republican Army ( Esercito Nazionale Repubblicano , or ENR) of Italian dictator Benito Mussolini s Italian Social Republic ( Repubblica Sociale Italiana , or RSI). Formation of this RSI army started in… … Wikipedia
Italy in World War I — This article is about Italian participation in World War I.From neutrality to the intervention in the warAlthough its official status as member of the the Triple Alliance (1882) together with Germany and Austria Hungary, in the years before the… … Wikipedia