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XVII Army Corps (Italy)

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The XVII Corps was an infantry corps of the Royal Italian Army during World War II that participated in the invasion of Yugoslavia (6–18 April 1940).[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.

References

  • Crociani, P.; Battistelli, P. P. (2011). Italian Army Elite Units and Special Forces, 1940–43. Osprey Publishing. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
  • Nafziger, George (1997). "Italian 2nd & 9th Army – Invasion of Yugoslavia – 5 April 1941" (PDF). Combined Arms Research Library Digital Library. Retrieved 20 July 2013. {{cite web}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
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