Third, the US military bombed two small islands in front of Sardinia, where more than 10,000 Italians were stationed, but in the end, more than 40 Italians were killed by allied bombing, and Italy accepted the surrender of American pilots.
4. In the early stage of the North African War, an Italian fortress played a white flag after the British fired several shuttle bullets. The Italian commander solemnly said to the British commander, "We have finished the last bullet." At this time, he was surrounded by Italian-made munitions in the fortress.
In Yugoslavia, a German officer captured by guerrillas was very surprised and asked, "Where did you get the anti-tank gun?" When the guerrillas told him that it was captured from their ally, the Italians, he was filled with emotion: "Alas! These lovely Italians. "
6. In the Battle of North Africa, British tanks charged Italian anti-tank gun positions with a small amount. At the beginning of the charge, the Italians fired back. After only two or three minutes of shooting, they suddenly stopped resisting and raised the white flag. When the Englishman asked why, the Italian said confidently, "Because our ammunition box was not opened with a crowbar, we were forced to surrender."
7.1On June 30th, 940, the Italian Governor in Libya, Marshal Barbo, was shot down by Italy's own anti-aircraft gun over the bloody sand. In order to cover up this tragic event, the Italians announced that the Marshal had been killed in an air battle with the British. Marshal graziani became his successor. This may be the most brilliant battle of Italian air defense forces in World War II, comparable to the killing of Isoroku Yamamoto by American troops. By the way, Barbo was the highest-ranking soldier who was accidentally injured in World War II. 8. In North Africa, 5,000 Italian troops met a roadblock set up by a British company and disarmed on the spot. The Chief of Staff of the British Army asked how many prisoners the tanks had captured on the radio, and the answer was 1 mu of officers and 9 mu of soldiers. Because there were too many prisoners of war, the British had no time to build a prison camp, so they had to ask the quartermaster to give the Italian prisoners of war raw materials, let them build a prison camp and shut themselves up.
9. A German officer found that two British troops were crushing almost a company of Italian prisoners of war. In order to save them, he shot at the British-as a result, the Italians finally ran away, but only towards the British position.
10. Topology During Luke's siege, Rommel patrolled the position early in the morning and found that the defense area of an elite Italian musket battalion was empty, leaving only a chicken feather.