Supermarina | |
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Active | 1 June 1940 – 12 September 1943 |
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Role | Italian Navy General Staff |
Headquarters | Rome, later Santa Rosa (near Rome) |
Engagements | Battle of the Mediterranean |
Commanders | |
Deputy Chief of Staff | Odoardo Somigli, Inigo Campioni, Luigi Sansonetti |
Supermarina was the headquarters of the Italian Royal Navy (Regia Marina) established on 1 June 1940, just before Italy entered the Second World War. The Army and Air Force equivalents were Superesercito and Superaereo, which were subordinate to Comando Supremo the Supreme Command of the Italian armed forces.