Victor Emmanuel III
34 entries in the Victor Emmanuel III compendium.
Victor Emmanuel IIIKing of Italy during two world wars and the Fascist period.1946 Italian institutional referendumReferendum that ended the Italian monarchy and established the republic.Operation AchseGerman operation to disarm Italy after its 1943 armistice with the Allies.Badge of the Ongoing War of Liberation Against the GermansItalian decoration for service in the War of Liberation.Biblioteca Nazionale Vittorio Emanuele IIIThird largest national library in Italy, housing the Herculaneum papyri.Armistice of CassibileThe 1943 armistice ending Italy's war with the Allies.Commemorative Medal for Military Operations in East AfricaItalian decoration for the Second Italo-Ethiopian War.Commemorative Medal for the Italo-Austrian War 1915–1918Italian campaign medal for World War I service.Commemorative Medal for the Italo-Turkish War 1911–1912Italian decoration for service in the 1911–1912 war with the Ottoman Empire.Commemorative Medal of the African CampaignsItalian medal for African campaigns, 1887–1896, later expanded.Commemorative Medal of the Campaign in ChinaItalian decoration for Boxer Rebellion and China occupation service.Commemorative Medal of the Decennial Air CruiseItalian decoration for participants in the 1933 transatlantic flight.Commemorative Medal of the Expedition to AlbaniaItalian decoration for the 1939 invasion of Albania.Commemorative Medal of the Fiume ExpeditionItalian decoration for participants in the Fiume occupation.Commemorative Medal of the Libyan CampaignsItalian decoration for post-1912 Libyan campaigns.Commemorative Medal of the Spanish CampaignItalian decoration for service in the Spanish Civil War.Cross for Length of Military ServiceItalian military seniority medal for lengthy honorable service.Elena of MontenegroQueen of Italy, wife of Victor Emmanuel III.First marshal of the empireHighest Italian military rank, held only by king and duce.Italian Civil WarCivil war in Italy between fascists and partisans, 1943–1945.Italian Co-belligerent ArmyItalian royal forces fighting alongside Allies after 1943 armistice.Italian Co-belligerent NavyRoyalist Italian navy fighting with Allies after 1943 armistice.Italian invasion of AlbaniaItaly's 1939 conquest of Albania, leading to a personal union with the crown.Italian invasion of LibyaItaly's 1911 invasion of Ottoman Libya sparked the Italo-Turkish War.Italian Numismatic SocietyItalian cultural association for numismatic study, founded 1892.Italo-Turkish WarA 1911–1912 conflict that gave Italy Libya and saw first aerial combat.Palace of Justice, RomeSeat of Italy's Supreme Court of Cassation, opened by King Victor Emmanuel III.Kingdom of the SouthThe rump Italian kingdom that continued after the 1943 armistice.London Naval TreatyA 1930 naval arms control agreement among five major powers.March on RomeCoup that brought Mussolini to power in Italy.Medal of Merit for the Avezzano Earthquake of 1915Kingdom of Italy award for 1915 earthquake relief.Order of Merit for LabourItalian order of chivalry founded in 1923 by Vittorio Emanuele III.Presidential Palace, TiranaOfficial residence of the Albanian president, originally a royal palace.Piombino–Livorno raceFirst motor race in Tuscany, won by Felice Nazzaro.
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