Army Liguria ( Armee Ligurien , or LXXXXVII Army ) was an army formed for the National Republican Army ( Esercito Nazionale Repubblicano , or ENR). The ENR was the national army of Italian dictator Benito Mussolini 's Italian Social Republic ( Repubblica Sociale Italiana , or RSI). Formation of this RSI army started in 1943 and the army was disbanded in 1945. Army Liguria included several German units and its Italian units were sometimes transferred to German formations.
4-689: Between November 1944 and February 1945, the formation was alternatively known as Army Group Liguria ( Armeegruppe Ligurien ) due to the subordination of 14th Army under it. On 16 October 1943, the Rastenburg Protocol was signed with Nazi Germany and the RSI was allowed to raise four division-sized military formations. The four divisions—1st Italian "Italia" Infantry Division, 2nd Italian "Littorio" Infantry Division, 3rd Italian "San Marco" Marine Division, and 4th Italian "Monte Rosa" Alpine Division—were to ultimately total 52,000 men. In July 1944,
8-715: The RSI. On 1 May 1945. The Army Group Liguria surrendered after being defeated at the Spring 1945 offensive in Italy . Army Group Liguria - (Marshal Rodolfo Graziani ) The 1st Bersaglieri "Italia" Division was attached to the 14th German Army . 14th Army (Wehrmacht) The 14th Army ( German : 14. Armee ) was a German field army in World War II . The 14th Army was activated on 1 August 1939 with General Wilhelm List in command and saw service in Poland until
12-462: The end of the Polish campaign on 13 October 1939. The 14th Army was reactivated for the defence of Italy in late 1943 when its headquarters was created using the headquarters personnel of Army Group B which had been abolished when Albert Kesselring was given command of all Axis troops in Italy. 14th Army was initially responsible for the defence of Rome and dealing with any amphibious landings
16-809: The first of these divisions completed training and was sent to the front. Like the smaller RSI units—the Black Brigades and the Decima Flottiglia MAS —the newly formed RSI divisions generally participated in anti-partisan activities . While there were exceptions, these divisions saw front line actions against the Allies, especially at the Gothic Line . As the remaining divisions completed training, they were combined with German units and formed into Army Group Liguria. The RSI Minister of Defense, Rodolfo Graziani , commanded all Army forces of
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