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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>The '''Italian XXII Army Corps''' ({{lang-it|XXII Corpo d'Armata}}) was a formation of the [[Royal Italian Army (1940–1946)|Italian army]] in [[World War II]].<br />
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== History ==<br />
There was a XXII Corps in World War I, which existed between 24 May 1916 and 1 January 1920.<br />
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The Corps was reformed in [[Tobruk]] in Libya on 15 September 1939 and participated in the [[Italian Invasion of Egypt]] as part of the [[Italian 10th Army]].<br><br />
After the defeat at the [[Battle of Sidi Barrani]], XXII Corps took up defensive positions at Tobruk.<br> <br />
On 21 January 1941, the [[British capture of Tobruk|British attacked Tobruk]] and by the afternoon of the 23rd, the last Italian nuclei of resistance surrendered. Also on this date, the XXII Corps was considered disbanded.<br />
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On 10 May 1942, a new XXII Corps was formed in [[Veneto]] to control the border with Yugoslavia.<br />
In September 1942, the Corps was transferred to [[Piedmont]] and on 11 November, following the Anglo-American landing in French North Africa, the XXII Corps [[Case Anton|crossed the Italian-French armistice line]] and occupied [[Nice]].<br />
It remained as an occupation force in a large part of the [[Provence]], until the [[Armistice of Cassibile]] of 10 September 1943, when the Corps was disarmed by the Germans and disbanded.<br />
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==Composition==<br />
=== Spring 1940 ===<br />
* [[64th Infantry Division "Catanzaro"]]<br />
* [[4th CC.NN. Division "3 Gennaio"]]<br />
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=== Autumn 1940 ===<br />
* [[61st Infantry Division "Sirte"]]<br />
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=== 1942 ===<br />
* [[136th Armored Legionary Division "Centauro"]]<br />
* [[2nd Cavalry Division "Emanuele Filiberto Testa di Ferro"]]<br />
* [[7th Infantry Division "Lupi di Toscana"]]<br />
* [[48th Infantry Division "Taro"]]<br />
* [[10th Infantry Division "Piave"]]<br />
* [[103rd Infantry Division "Piacenza"]]<br />
* [[104th Infantry Division "Mantova"]]<br />
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=== 1943 ===<br />
* [[48th Infantry Division "Taro"]]<br />
* Command Fortress [[Toulon]]<ref>[http://www.regioesercito.it/reparti/fanteria/recda22.htm Regio Esercito]</ref><br />
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== Commanders ==<br />
* Gen. C.A. [[Umberto Somma]] (1939.09.15 – 1940.06.08)<br />
* Gen. C.A. [[Enrico Pitassi Mannella]] (1940.06.09 – 1941.01.23 : POW)<br />
* Gen. D. [[Federico Ferrari Orsi]] (1942.05.10 – 1942.08.10)<br />
* Gen. B. Romolo Borelli (interim)<br />
* Gen. C.A. [[Alfonso Ollearo]] (1942.08.16 – 1943.09.08) <ref>[https://www.generals.dk/ Generals.dk]</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
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{{Large formations of Italy in World War II}}<br />
{{DEFAULTSORT:Army Corps 22 Italian}}<br />
[[Category:Army corps of Italy in World War II]]<br />
[[Category:Western Desert campaign]]</div>Bot