Italian Army in Russia

8th Army
8a Armata
Gariboldi ARMIR near the Don river, 200 kilometres (120 mi) north of Stalingrad, in autumn 1942
Active1942–1943
Country Kingdom of Italy
Branch Royal Italian Army
TypeField army
Size235,000 (November 1942)
EngagementsWorld War II
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Italo Gariboldi

The Italian Army in Russia (Italian: Armata Italiana in Russia; ARMIR) was an army-sized unit of the Regio Esercito (Royal Italian Army) which fought on the Eastern Front during World War II between July 1942 and April 1943. The ARMIR was also known as the 8th Italian Army and initially had 235,000 soldiers. The bulk of this force was destroyed by the Soviet Red Army at the Battle of Stalingrad, after which Mussolini withdrew the remnants from Russia to the West.


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