The 4th Army ( Italian: 4ª Armata) was a World War I and World War II field army of the Royal Italian Army.
During World War I, the 4th Army was positioned between the Asiago plateau and the Carnic Alps. During the Caporetto disaster, it had to withdraw to the Mount Grappa massif, where it won the defensive battle of Mount Grappa. It then participated in the successful Battle of the Piave River (June 1918) and Battle of Vittorio Veneto (October–November 1918).
Its commanders were :
At the beginning of World War II, the 4th Army was one of three armies that made up Army Group West commanded by Prince General
Umberto di Savoia. Together with the
Italian First Army and the
Italian Seventh Army (kept in reserve), the 4th Army attacked French forces during the
Italian invasion of France.
After the
Franco-Italian Armistice, the 4th Army occupied a small zone of France, which was enlarged in November 1942, when during
Case Anton the Italians
occupied all of southeastern France and Corsica.
After the
Armistice of Cassibile in September 1943, the 4th Army surrendered to the Germans.
Its commanders were : [1]
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