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The Italian Army in SloveniaGambara

The Italian Army in Slovenia: Gambara [ This is the general picture that Gastone Gambara found on December 16, when he arrived to take over the command of the Eleventh Army Corps in Robotti’s place. Cavallero’s reasons for sending Gambara, of all people, to Slovenia are unclear, particularly after Gambara’s less than brilliant performance in North Africa, where the German allies remembered his name with irony.1 On his return from Africa, Gambara was investigated in regard to his management of certain funds. He was cleared of the accusations of tampering for personal gain; however, he was harshly rebuked by Mussolini for his careless execution of the task assigned to him.2 Roatta was replaced, according to Zanussi, because the Germans no longer wanted him underfoot in Croatia,3 but there is no witness from that period to tell us why Robotti was chosen to assume command of the Second Army Corps, notwithstanding the fact that he had been unsuccessful in crushing the Resistance and bringing peace to the province of Ljubljana. We can only assume that he was chosen by his superiors in the high command, or perhaps by Mussolini himself, because he had shown an “an iron hand” in his management of the search and destroy operations.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

The Italian Army in SloveniaGambara

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Palgrave Macmillan US
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© Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Nature America Inc. 2013
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978-1-349-44807-4
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115 –119
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10.1057/9781137281203_6
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[ This is the general picture that Gastone Gambara found on December 16, when he arrived to take over the command of the Eleventh Army Corps in Robotti’s place. Cavallero’s reasons for sending Gambara, of all people, to Slovenia are unclear, particularly after Gambara’s less than brilliant performance in North Africa, where the German allies remembered his name with irony.1 On his return from Africa, Gambara was investigated in regard to his management of certain funds. He was cleared of the accusations of tampering for personal gain; however, he was harshly rebuked by Mussolini for his careless execution of the task assigned to him.2 Roatta was replaced, according to Zanussi, because the Germans no longer wanted him underfoot in Croatia,3 but there is no witness from that period to tell us why Robotti was chosen to assume command of the Second Army Corps, notwithstanding the fact that he had been unsuccessful in crushing the Resistance and bringing peace to the province of Ljubljana. We can only assume that he was chosen by his superiors in the high command, or perhaps by Mussolini himself, because he had shown an “an iron hand” in his management of the search and destroy operations.]

Published: Oct 28, 2015

Keywords: Army Corps; Combat Zone; Firing Squad; High Command; Lieutenant Colonel

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