Ministry of War (Italy)

Ministry of War

Ministero della guerra
The Palazzo Esercito ("Army Palace") in Rome, once the headquarters of the Ministry of War, on 2 December 2010.
Agency overview
Formed	1861; 163 years ago (1861)
Preceding	Ministry of War (Kingdom of Sardinia)
Dissolved	14 February 1947; 77 years ago (1947-02-14)
Superseding agency	Ministry of Defence
Jurisdiction	Government of Italy

The Ministry of War (Italian: Ministero della guerra) was a ministry of the Kingdom of Italy from 1861 to 1946 and of the Italian Republic from 1946 to 1947. Under the Kingdom of Italy, it oversaw the Royal Army (Italian: Regio Esercito), while under the Italian Republic it oversaw the Italian Army (Italian: Esercito Italiano). It was abolished in 1947, when it merged with the Ministry of Aeronautics and the Ministry of the Navy to form the Ministry of Defence.