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• PONTI, EMILIO (IWM interview)

  (sound) Made by: IWM (Production company) 2000-03-10

  Italian NCO served with Italian Army in North Africa, 1940-1941; POW in North Africa and GB, 1941-1945

• THE CAMPAIGN IN NORTH AFRICA 1940-1943

  part of "WAR OFFICE SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Keating G (Capt)

  The Italian Offensive 1940 - 1941: Italian prisoners captured at Sidi Barrani are marched into captivity.

• THE CAMPAIGN IN NORTH AFRICA 1940-1943: PERSONALITIES

  part of "WAR OFFICE SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Keating G (Capt)

  General A Berganzoli, Commander of the Italian X Army which was defeated by the British in 1941. Photographed after his capture.

• Italian M1891/38 short rifle

  (weapons and ammunition) Made by: Reale Fabbrica d'Armi, Terni, Italy 1940

  This rifle was a modification of the standard Italian Model 1891 infantry rifle (see FIR 7232). It owes its existence to the difficult situation in which the Italian Army found itself upon entering the Second World War. It had been intended to change the...

• cooking set, aluminium

  (equipment) Made by: Nitto

  captured at Tobruk in 1941

• Italian shortened M1870 bayonet & scabbard

  (weapons and ammunition)

  This shortened version of the Italian Model 1870 bayonet was issued during the First World War for use with the Model 1870/87/15 rifle (see FIR 8150). The bayonet was a simple conversion of the Model 1870 bayonet (see WEA 67), with the blade shortened...

• belt buckle, handmade

  (souvenirs and ephemera) 1944

  Made by B Angelo for donor's mother; see correspondence.

• ring, handmade

  (souvenirs and ephemera)

  Made for donor by Italian POWs.

• 45/5 Modello 35 Brixia

  (weapons and ammunition)

  The Italian Army's Brixia was regarded as one of the most needlessly complicated mortar designs used by any of the Second World War combatants. It embodied a number of novel features including a magazine holding ten propelling cartridges and a gas port...

• Fucile di Fanteria M1870/87 & Vetterli-Vitali M70/87

  (weapons and ammunition) Made by: Fabbrica d'Armi di Terni, Terni, Italy 1889

  The Italian 10.35mm Model 1870/87 infantry rifle employed a bolt action mechanism developed by Friedrich Vetterli, whose design was adopted by the Swiss Army in 1869. Initially the Italian rifle was issued as a single-loader but, from 1887, was adapted...

• Fiat 18 BC 2.5 ton truck

  (vehicles, aircraft and ships)

  Fiat was the principal supplier of Italian military medium and heavy trucks, and this particular type was produced between 1913-1915.

• Glisenti M1910

  (weapons and ammunition) Made by: Metallurgica Bresciana gia Tempini, Brescia, Italy

  The Glisenti pistol was promoted as a possible service pistol for the Italian Army early in the 20th Century. The origins of the design are obscure, but the locking mechanism is probably based on a Swiss-patented system of 1903. The Glisenti was...

• Beretta M1934

  (weapons and ammunition) Made by: Pietro Beretta SpA, Gardone Valtrompia, Italy 1937

  The Beretta M1934 was the most successful of a series of pistols produced by Beretta for the Italian Army. It was designed by Beretta's chief designer, Tullio Marengoni, in response to a military decision to replace all existing service pistols with a...

• Date Denaro per la Vittoria [Donate Money for Victory]

  (posters) Made by: Lionne, E (artist) 1916

  whole: the image occupies the majority, with the title and text separate and positioned across the bottom edge, in red. Further text is integrated and positioned in the lower left, in black. All set against a white background. image: a girl and an...

• Banca Italiana di Sconto [Italian Discount Bank]

  (posters) Made by: Giruy [?] (artist)

  whole: the image occupies the whole, with the title integrated and positioned in the lower third, in red outlined green. The text is integrated and positioned across the top edge, in white cursive script. image: an artillery gun surrounded by a sea of...

• Beretta M1934

  (weapons and ammunition) Made by: Pietro Beretta SpA, Gardone Valtrompia, Italy 1940

  The Beretta M1934 was the most successful of a series of pistol produced by Beretta for the Italian Army. It was designed by Beretta's chief designer, Tullio Marengoni, in response to a military decision to replace all existing service pistols with a...

• Date il Vostro Denaro [Give Your Money]

  (posters) Made by: Sezanne, A (artist) 1916

  whole: the image is positioned in the upper two-thirds. The title and text are positioned in the lower third, in red outlined black. All set against a red background. image: a shoulder-length depiction of an Italian machine gunner, lying on the ground...

• Sottoscrivete al Prestito [Subscribe to the Loan]

  (posters) Made by: Finozzi, U (artist) 1916

  whole: the image occupies the upper three-quarters, held within a black border. The title is integrated and positioned in the upper left, in black. The text is integrated and positioned in the lower half, in red. The additional text is separate and...

• Cacciali Via! [Send Them Back!]

  (posters) Made by: Finozzi, U (artist) 1916

  whole: the image occupies the majority. The title is separate and positioned in the lower quarter, in blue. The text is separate and positioned along the bottom edge, in red. The title and text are held within a grey area. All held within a narrow black...

• Generale Buttafuoco

  (art) Made by: Freeth, Hubert Andrew (RA) 1942

  image: A head and shoulder portrait of General Buttafuoco in uniform, facing slightly away from the viewer.

• Prestito Consolidato Cinque Percento Netto - Banca d'Italia [Consolidated Bond Programme Five per cent Net - The Bank of Italy]

  (posters) Made by: Finozzi, U (artist)

  whole: the image occupies the upper half, held within a narrow red border. The title is separate and positioned in the lower half, in brown. The text is separate and positioned in the lower half, in blue. The title and text are set against a white...

• A me Resistere a Tutti Sottoscrivere [My Duty is to Resist, Yours to Subscribe]

  (posters) Made by: Greppi, Giovanni (artist)

  whole: the image occupies the whole. The title is integrated and positioned along the top edge, in black. The text is integrated and positioned in the bottom edge right, in grey outlined black. image: a full-length depiction of an Italian infantryman, in...

• Aiutateci a Vincere! [Help Us to Win!]

  (posters) Made by: Barchi (artist)

  whole: the image occupies the majority. The title is integrated and positioned along the top edge, in white outlined black. The text is separate and positioned in the lower fifth, in dark blue and in grey. All set against a white background. image: a...

• General Babini

  (art) Made by: Freeth, Hubert Andrew (RA) 1941

  image: A head and shoulders portrait of General Valentino Babini in uniform.

• General Cona

  (art) Made by: Freeth, Hubert Andrew (RA) 1941

  image: A head and shoulders portrait of General Ferdinando Cona wearing a hat and uniform.

• An Italian Medium Tank demolished by Sappers : with the buildings of Bir Gubi in the background, March 1942

  (art) Made by: Hayes, Colin (RA) 1942-03-01

  image: A tank with its upper casing blown up into a vertical position in a desert landscape.

• Prestito Nazionale [National Loan]

  (posters) Made by: Borgoni, Mario 1916

  whole: the image occupies the whole, with the title integrated and positioned in the lower right, in brown. All held within a white border. image: a half-length depiction of the classically robed figure of Italia, in profile, standing in front of the...

• Prestito Nazionale [National Bond Issue]

  (posters) Made by: Borgoni, Mario (artist) 1916

  whole: the image occupies the majority. The title is partially integrated and positioned in the lower third, in white outlined black. The text is separate and positioned in the lower third, in black and in brown. All set against a white background. image...

• Ed Ora a Voi Sottoscrivete! [And Now It Is Your Turn, Subscribe!]

  (posters) Made by: Bonzagni (artist) 1917

  whole: the image occupies the majority. The title is partially integrated and positioned in the upper fifth, in red. The text is partially integrated and positioned in the lower left, in blue cursive script. All set against a white background and held...

• On the Road South to Taormina with some Italian Prisoners in the Foreground

  (art) Made by: Ardizzone, Edward Jeffrey Irving 1943

  image: A stream of military trucks carrying prisoners wind their way down a hill, through an Italian village.

• Il Lavoro - Ecco il Nuovo Dovere! [Work - That's the New Duty!]

  (posters) Made by: Buccomo, G (artist) 1918

  whole: the image occupies the majority, with the title integrated and positioned in the lower left, in white outlined black. The text is separate and positioned in the lower quarter, in black and in red, set against a grey background. image: three-...

• Italian Alpini Resting, 1918

  (art) Made by: Carline, Sydney W 1918

  image: three Italian Alpine troops rest in a rocky gully, their rifles stacked together leaning against a rocky wall to theright. Two are wearing traditional Tyrolean Alpine hats, the other wears a fatigue cap.

• Italian Alpini Resting, 1918

  (art) Made by: Carline, Sydney W 1918

  image: a sketch of three Italian Alpine troops resting. Two are wearing traditional Tyrolean Alpine hats, the other wears a fatigue cap.

• Italian Alpini Digging a Trench, 1918

  (art) Made by: Carline, Sydney W 1918

  image: a sketch of four Italian Alpine troops digging a trench in a steep and wooded hillside. Three figures stand in the trench situated between two trees, one with his spade raised in the act of digging. The fourth stands above them on the edge of the...

• Banco di Roma [Bank of Rome]

  (posters) Made by: Craffonara, Aurelio (artist) 1917

  whole: the image is positioned in the upper two-thirds. The title and text are positioned in the lower third, in white, set against a black background. image: a depiction of the high-angled barrels of Italian heavy howitzers, spouting flames against a...

• Banco di Roma [Bank of Rome]

  (posters) Made by: Craffonara, Aurelio (artist) 1917

  whole: the image occupies the upper three-quarters. A smaller image is positioned in the lower left, held within a narrow black border. The title and text are separate and positioned in the lower quarter, in green. Further text is separate and positioned...

• Fucile di Fanteria M1870/87/15 & Vetterli-Vitali M70/87/15

  (weapons and ammunition)

  The Italian Model 1870/87/15 rifle was an emergency weapon, adopted to meet a shortage of rifles, following Italy's entry into the First World War. It was an adaptation of the obsolete 1870/87 rifle (see FIR 8152) to the standard 6.5mm cartridge. The...

• Italian POW, Tobruk, 1943

  (art) Made by: Preis, Eli 1943

  No description available

• Italian POW, Tobruk, 1943

  (art) Made by: Preis, Eli 1943

  No description available

• Italian POWs at Carpenter's Shop, Tobruk, 1944

  (art) Made by: Preis, Eli 1944

  No description available

• Italian M1891 bayonet, with scabbard

  (weapons and ammunition) Made by: Rocca 1942

  The Italian Model 1891 bayonet was issued in conjunction with the M1891 Infantry Rifle (see FIR 7232), versions of which were used in both World Wars by the Italian armed forces. This example was manufactured in 1942.

• The Arrival of the First Guns on the Carso Front, Italy, 1916

  (art) Made by: Lipscombe, Guy 1917

  image: A line of British artillery waggons travelling along an Italian road. They pass a group of Italian soldiers walking along the road; the troops wave and cheer to each other. Behind the convoy are two large badly bombed buildings, one with a tall...

• Italian M1870 bayonet for Vetterli-Vitali rifle

  (weapons and ammunition)

  The Italian Model 1870 bayonet was adopted for use with infantry rifle of the same designation (see FIR 8152).

• British Red Cross Ambulance, Italian Front, 1916

  (art) Made by: Lipscombe, Guy 1918

  image: A night scene showing a group of wounded soldiers in the courtyard of an Italian farmyard. There are two stationary motor ambulances to the left and doctors attend a group of wounded lying on stretchers in the foreground. Walking wounded are...

• HRH PRINCE UMBERTO OF ITALY, MAY 1944

  part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SECOND WORLD WAR COLOUR TRANSPARENCY COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: War Office official photographer

  HRH Prince Umberto conferring with Divisional General Guiseppe Cortese, extreme left, and other officers over a map table at an Italian camp during his visit to the Italian Corps of Liberation, Sparanise, Italy.

• HRH PRINCE UMBERTO OF ITALY, MAY 1944

  part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SECOND WORLD WAR COLOUR TRANSPARENCY COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: War Office official photographer

  HRH Prince Umberto conferring with officers over a map table at an Italian camp during his visit to the Italian Corps of Liberation, Sparanise, Italy.

• HRH PRINCE UMBERTO OF ITALY, MAY 1944

  part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SECOND WORLD WAR COLOUR TRANSPARENCY COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: War Office official photographer

  HRH Prince Umberto conferring with officers over a map table at an Italian camp during his visit to the Italian Corps of Liberation, Sparanise, Italy.

• HRH PRINCE UMBERTO OF ITALY, MAY 1944

  part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SECOND WORLD WAR COLOUR TRANSPARENCY COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: War Office official photographer

  HRH Prince Umberto conferring with officers over a map table at an Italian camp during his visit to the Italian Corps of Liberation, Sparanise, Italy.

• HRH PRINCE UMBERTO OF ITALY, MAY 1944

  part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SECOND WORLD WAR COLOUR TRANSPARENCY COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: War Office official photographer

  HRH Prince Umberto of Italy and his staff in a camouflaged position watching Italian Troops on manoeuvres during the Prince's visit to the Italian Corps of Liberation, Sparanise, Italy.

• HRH PRINCE UMBERTO OF ITALY, MAY 1944

  part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SECOND WORLD WAR COLOUR TRANSPARENCY COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: War Office official photographer

  HRH Prince Umberto inspecting a Guard of Honour during his visit to the Italian Corps of Liberation, Sparanise, Italy.