Італійські війська на Луганщині у період 1941–1943 рр.

Abstract

The purpose of the article is an attempt to comprehensively study the facts of the occupation of the occupying troops of the 8th Italian Army (hereinafter – ARMIR) in the territory of Luhansk region: analysis of personnel, organizational structure, level of completeness of units of occupying troops of ARMIR, features of fascist „new order”, their interaction of joint action with German troops in the occupied territory of Luhansk region during the Second World War, using archival materials and research conducted by J. Scotoni, Mac Smith and Aldo Valori, as well as and the memories of the battle of ARMIR by Justo Tolloy and Giovanni Messi. In particular, for the purpose of giving an overview, the following issues are considered: the contribution of the 8th Italian Army to rear security policies with the involvement of auxiliary police and collaborators to carry out occupation measures to counter the anti-fascist movement in the Luhansk region from 1941 to 1943. As a result of the study, the author concluded that, based on the analysis of the number and location of the Italian occupation troops in the Luhansk region, we can say that they performed the functions of ensuring the activities of the German occupation administration. Among the main tasks assigned to the Italian command in the region were the implementation of a „new order”, cooperation on organizing joint actions with German troops in the occupied territory, expansion of the agent network, involvement of auxiliary police and collaborators in the suppression of Soviet underground and security railways and highways. The military specifics of the activities of the 8th Italian Army in Luhansk region will be discussed in more detail in the following scientific publications.