XXIV Army Corps (Italy)

The XXIV Army Corps (XXIV Corpo d'Armata) was a corps of the Royal Italian Army between 1916–1917, and in 1943.

History
There was a XXIV Corps in World War I, formed on 23 May 1916 and dissolved on 22 November 1917.

On 1 March 1943, a new XXIV Corps was created in Udine from the remnants of the Italian Alpine Army Corps returning from Russia. From 1 June it was operational around Udine in intense anti-guerrilla activities against Italian and Yugoslav partisans. The XXIV Corps was disarmed by the Germans and dissolved on 11 September 1943, as a result of the Armistice of Cassibile.

Composition (1943)

 * 3rd Alpine Division "Julia"
 * 52nd Infantry Division "Torino"
 * Alpine Marching Brigade
 * troops of the 11th Border Guard Sector

Commanders

 * Enrico Caviglia (1917-1917)
 * Licurgo Zannini (1943.05.01 – 1943.09.11)