Ministry of War (Italy)
Italian government agency (1861–1947) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Ministry of War (Italian: Ministero della guerra) was a ministry of the Kingdom of Italy from 1861 to 1946 and of the Italian Republic from 1946 to 1947. Under the Kingdom of Italy, it oversaw the Royal Army (Italian: Regio Esercito), while under the Italian Republic it oversaw the Italian Army (Italian: Esercito Italiano). It was abolished in 1947, when it merged with the Ministry of Aeronautics and the Ministry of the Navy to form the Ministry of Defence.
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Ministero della guerra | |
The Palazzo Esercito ("Army Palace") in Rome, once the headquarters of the Ministry of War, on 2 December 2010. | |
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Formed | 1861; 163 years ago (1861) |
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Dissolved | 14 February 1947; 77 years ago (1947-02-14) |
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Jurisdiction | Government of Italy |
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