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re: Italy was horrible in WW2
Posted on 7/28/22 at 8:28 am to azcatiger
Posted on 7/28/22 at 8:28 am to azcatiger
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Italy was always a very fractured country
Was watching the James May series on his travels in various countries... In this case Italy. In the episode he brings up this "fractured" point. Foreign TV isn't delivered in subtitles like most of the world... They overlay Italian... This came about because of so many dialects from so many fractured areas that govt wanted one standardized language so they required the dubbing..so people would hear ..one language
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Posted on 7/28/22 at 8:29 am to fr33manator
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my grandfather was in the crowd where Mussolini was hung upside down to showcase his death and has pictures.
We should do that sort of thing more often.
We should send a tar trucks and chicken feathers to the Capitol building.
Posted on 7/28/22 at 8:29 am to HeadSlash
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We should send a tar trucks and chicken feathers to the Capitol building.
Orange man please
Posted on 7/28/22 at 9:06 am to DavidTheGnome
Italy was horrible in WW2...but they gave us Italian food.
Germany was horrible in WW2...but they gave us Kraut.
If German food was better, we'd be more forgiving.
Germany was horrible in WW2...but they gave us Kraut.
If German food was better, we'd be more forgiving.
Posted on 7/28/22 at 9:14 am to madmaxvol
German food is awesome
Not a fan of spaghetti and red sauce
Germany wins again
Not a fan of spaghetti and red sauce
Germany wins again
Posted on 7/28/22 at 9:19 am to SportsGuyNOLA
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Not a fan of spaghetti and red sauce
Olive Garden isn’t Italian you schmuck
Posted on 7/28/22 at 9:21 am to SportsGuyNOLA
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Not a fan of spaghetti and red sauce
Never been to Italy, huh?
Posted on 7/28/22 at 9:25 am to jflsufan
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Italians are lovers not fighters.
My Dad (USMC) was stationed in Greece in the late 50's. He said "The Greeks generally don't like Americans, but they are great fighters." They kicked arse with antiquated weapons in WWII.
He had some pictures from Greece - he's with some other guy and neither is in uniform. They look like operatives LOL.
Posted on 7/28/22 at 9:32 am to madmaxvol
quote:that was the Chinese
.but they gave us Italian food.
Posted on 7/28/22 at 9:36 am to DavidTheGnome
Here's the series in case y'all were wondering
GREAT SERIES. Their "Pearl Harbor in real time" episodes were incredible
If you start in 1939 you get a very detailed account of "The Winter War" between Finland and USSR. The Fins don't get enough credit for their fighting spirit.
I watch them during my lunch break
GREAT SERIES. Their "Pearl Harbor in real time" episodes were incredible
If you start in 1939 you get a very detailed account of "The Winter War" between Finland and USSR. The Fins don't get enough credit for their fighting spirit.
I watch them during my lunch break
Posted on 7/28/22 at 9:38 am to DavidTheGnome
A long time ago I remember playing a strategy game, “ Tobruk”, based on the north African tank battles in that area.
One side in that game controls German and Italian forces, and I remember the Italian tanks were only good as diversions. In fact one of the Italian tanks carried the name “Flaming Coffin”.
Posted on 7/28/22 at 9:45 am to TheHarahanian
The Regia Marina had good ships. Their biggest problem was lack of fuel for training. If they could have been better prepared during the inter-war years they could have posed a significant problem for the Brits (although falling behind in the radar game was a massive problem).
Some of their fighter planes weren't horrible, either. But, again, the inability to maintain training proficiency was a killer.
*Their armor was complete dog crap.
Some of their fighter planes weren't horrible, either. But, again, the inability to maintain training proficiency was a killer.
*Their armor was complete dog crap.
Posted on 7/28/22 at 9:48 am to SoFla Tideroller
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The Regia Marina had good ships. Their biggest problem was lack of fuel for training. If they could have been better prepared during the inter-war years they could have posed a significant problem for the Brits (although falling behind in the radar game was a massive problem).
Italy’s navy was actually pretty decent, but they lacked crucial & necessary resources which made it a navy made of glass instead of steel.
Posted on 7/28/22 at 9:49 am to fr33manator
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We should do that sort of thing more often.
I nominate Fauci
Posted on 7/28/22 at 9:51 am to Klark Kent
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my grandfather was in the crowd where Mussolini was hung upside down to showcase his death and has pictures.
Milan right?
Posted on 7/28/22 at 9:52 am to WaterLink
One of italys problems was it spent its money and modernized its armed forces too early. War starts in 1935-37 Italy is powerful. By 1940-41 it's all obsolete.
Soviets had the same issue, but traded land and people for time and lend lease
Soviets had the same issue, but traded land and people for time and lend lease
Posted on 7/28/22 at 9:52 am to Tortious
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Ethiopia basically handed Italy it's arse. Italy was no war power.
Only in the first war. They won the second pretty easily.
Posted on 7/28/22 at 9:54 am to Limitlesstigers
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Italy was literally the only European power that couldn't conquer a weak African country. Even Belgium had their own colony, BELGIUM.
They conquered many African countries. Please read history more often.
Posted on 7/28/22 at 9:55 am to Palmetto98
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Olive Garden isn’t Italian you schmuck
They say it is
Posted on 7/28/22 at 9:59 am to WaterLink
quote:Worst Italian since Nero
I nominate Fauci
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