Description
Cronache della Guerra – Number 11, 13 March 1943
Scanned pages: 16 | Instant PDF download
Historical Italian wartime magazine (Rome, Anno V), digitized.
Cover
A soldier steering an armored car (autoblinda) on reconnaissance; caption “In esplorazione sull’autoblinda.” No war correspondent credited on the cover.
Main Articles
“I Colloqui Mussolini – Ribbentrop”
Reports on the talks held in Rome (24–28 February) between Mussolini and German Foreign Minister von Ribbentrop on the conduct of the war and Axis unity.
No author/war correspondent credited for the text; photo credited to R.D.V.
“Logica Rossa” (Fronti Interni)
An opinion piece criticizing British Labour’s rejection of Communist Party collaboration and examining Soviet/Comintern wartime logic.
Author: Renato Caniglia. Photo credited to Luce.
“Lotta Senza Pause in Tutti gli Scacchieri”
A general overview of the fighting fronts: the Russian front (Izium, Kuban bridgehead, Rzhev evacuation), Tunisia, and the Asian theater.
Author: Amedeo Tosti. Photo credits: R.D.V., R.G. Luce-Pavanello.
“La Collaborazione Aereo-Navale”
An analysis of naval and air force cooperation in reconnaissance, offensive, and defensive operations at sea.
Author: Giuseppe Caputi. Photo credits: R.D.V., R.G. Luce-Esposito.
“L’Aeroplano da Combattimento Ju 88”
A technical description of the German Junkers Ju 88 combat aircraft, its construction, and its use as a bomber and reconnaissance plane.
No author credited; photo credited to Foto Junkers – F.M.
“Camerata Cavallo”
A tribute to the horse as an indispensable means of military transport on the Russian front, alongside the soldiers who tend them.
No author credited; photo credits: Foto Orbis Weltbild e R.D.V.
“Acustica di Guerra”
A scientific/technical article on the acoustics of war — sound waves, infrasound from explosions, and “zones of silence” that can mislead observers.
Author: “Detector” (pseudonym). Map credited to R.D.V.
“Documenti e Bollettini della Nostra Guerra”
A compilation of official Armed Forces High Command war bulletins (Nos. 1008–1014) covering late February–early March 1943, plus a Duce’s order of the day to the 8th Army.
No author credited (official communiqués); no photo credits given.
Pilots named: none explicitly identified as pilots (decorated officers and soldiers of various army branches are listed by name, but the text does not identify any of them specifically as pilots).
“Calendario degli Avvenimenti”
A day-by-day calendar of political, diplomatic, and military events from 27 February to 5 March 1943.
No author credited; photo credits: R.D.V.
War Correspondents (Kriegsberichter) Named
- D.V.
- G. Luce
- G. Luce-Pavanello
- G. Luce-Esposito
- G. Luce-Colb.
- Foto Orbis Weltbild
- Foto Junkers – F.M.