The Italian XI Army Corps was a corps of the Royal Italian Army during WWI & WWII that participated in the invasion of Yugoslavia.
History[]
The XI Corps were created in Bari, Italy on July 8, 1883 and fought in WWI, after which it was disolved.
In April 1939, Italy occupied and on November 9, 1940, the occupation troops, known until then as Comando Superiore Truppe Albania, was renamed XI Army Corps and became part of the Italian 2nd Army. The troops participated in the Greco-Italian War without much success.
On April 11, 1941, The corps advanced into Yugoslavia, taking Ljubljana. After the Yugoslav capitulation on April 23, the corps remained in Slovenia as an occupation force with its headquarters in Ljubljana. It was involved in anti-partisan operations and brutal repression of the population.
During 1942, the XI Army Corps was moved to Greece as part of the Italian occupation army there. On July 25, 1943, The Corps became part of the German OB Südost and was based in Thessaloniki.
The XI Army Corps was disarmed by the Germans and dissolved on September 18, 1943, after the Armistice of Cassibile.
Commanders[]
Matteo Roux (1 January 1940 - 1 November 1940)
Mario Robotti (1 November 1940 - 15 December 1942)
Gastone Gambara (15 December 1942 - 8 September 1943)