Development of Italy's Armored Doctrine, 1918-1940
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The Italians were a very odd combination of very forward and quite conservative thinking in the inter-war period. Pure horse cavalry divisions were to work alongside armored divisions in a war of maneuver. As always, though we may well criticize the Italian armored units with the benefit of hindsight, much like the other nations covered, there was a fair bit of logic and sense behind what they did. This is another video supporting the WW2 channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCP1AejCL4DA7jYkZAELRhHQ
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