Regia Marina

1861-1946 maritime warfare branch of Italy's military; predecessor of the current Italian Navy

BETASOM (an Italian language acronym of Bordeaux Sommergibile or Sommergibili) was a submarine base established at Bordeaux, France by the Regia Marina during the Second World War. From this base, Italian submarines participated in the Battle of the Atlantic from 1940 to 1943 as part of the Axis anti-shipping campaign against the Allies.

military unit

military unit

'''''' was the headquarters of the Italian Royal Navy () established on 1 June 1940, just before Italy entered the Second World War. The Army and Air Force equivalents were and , which were subordinate to the Supreme Command of the Italian armed forces.

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building in La Spezia, Italy