Author : Paolo Crippa
Publisher : Soldiershop Publishing
ISBN 13 : 8893274612
Total Pages : 169 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (932 download)
Book Synopsis The tankers of Mussolini by : Paolo Crippa
Download or read book The tankers of Mussolini written by Paolo Crippa and published by Soldiershop Publishing. This book was released on 2019-05-18 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Armored Group "M" "Leonessa" of G.N.R. constituted a unicum among the Armed Forces of the Italian Social Republic. In fact, it was the most consistent and operational of the few units equipped with armored vehicles, operating above all in the anti-partisan struggle. But the "Leonessa" descended directly from the homonymous Tanks Group which, before the Armistice, was part of the 1st Armored Division "M" of the MVSN, consisting of personnel loyal to the Duce, renamed after July 25th 136th Armored Division "Centaur 2nd". After the Italian surrender, all the material of the Division was confiscated by the Germans, including the Panzer III, the Panzer IV and the Stug.III of the "Lioness". But part of the Division's staff refused to fight against the former allies and, putting the red "M's" and the black shirt back in search of weapons and tanks in the now empty Italian barracks, to continue the war alongside the Germans.