Royal Italian Army

The Regio Esercito (English: Royal Army) was the army of the Kingdom of Italy from the unification of Italy in 1861 to the birth of the Italian Republic in 1946. After the monarchy ended, the army changed its name to become the Italian Army (Esercito Italiano).

Royal Italian Army in The War That Came Early
The Royal Italian Army was completely unprepared when Germany declared war on Czechoslovakia in 1938. The army no the less continued the fight in both Spain, southern France, and the Libyan borders.

Before the war started, they had been active in Spain during the Civil War, where they earned a sordid reputation for using any excuse to halt their advance. While the German's were famous for rapid advancements, the Italians were also famous for rapid advancements in the opposite direction.