XVII Army Corps (Italy)

The XVII Army Corps (Italian: XVII Corpo d'Armata) was an infantry corps of the Royal Italian Army during World War II that participated in the invasion of Yugoslavia (6–18 April 1941).[1] It was formed on 1 March 1940 from the Armoured Corps (Corpo d'Armata Corrazzato) of the reserve Army of the Po and sent to the Albanian front.[2]

Notes
  1. Nafziger 1997, pp. 8–10.
  2. Crociani & Battistelli 2011, p. 6.
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References
  • Crociani, P.; Battistelli, P. P. (2011). Italian Army Elite Units and Special Forces, 1940–43. Osprey Publishing.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Nafziger, George (1997). "Italian 2nd & 9th Army – Invasion of Yugoslavia – 5 April 1941" (PDF). Combined Arms Research Library Digital Library. Retrieved 20 July 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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