Nonlinear – Italy and the African War Front

Original (2007/04/17): Bamboo Thicket | Kitayume (archive.is)
Blog Mirror: “Italy and the African War Front”
Scanlation: gomidog
Translation Source: LJ Post


■Italy and Germany and the Egyptian Campaign■

On the African Front, the Italian army acted like
they were on a field trip, frolicking and making merry.
When they marched, their noisy revelry very much bothered the Germans.

(From information someone sent me)
 

■England and the Italian Armoured Division■


The Italian Armoured Division was called “the Armoured Division,”
but for the most part it was made up of a bunch of plain old guys wearing shorts.

To understand how amazing the Armoured Division was,
please take a look at footage from that period.

It’s a bunch of older men just trudging along…