The History of the Italian Army

• 1861
• 1862 - 1914
• 1915 - 1918
• 1919 - 1939
• 1940 - 1943
• 1943 - 1945
• 1946 - 1947
• 1948 - 1954
• 1955 - Today

• 4^th May 1861 Birth of the Italian Army
• 20^th June 1866 Battle of Custoza
• 9^th August 1916 Conquest of Gorizia
• 5^th May 1936 Occupation of Addis Ababa
• 23^rd October 1942 El Alamein
• 8^th December 1943 Battle of Monte Lungo
• 2^nd June 1946 Italy becomes a Republic
• 4^th April 1949 Italy adheres to NATO