The three main Axis powers were led by Germany and Italy in Europe. Germany and Italy during World War II are interesting. In terms of origin, both empires have deep roots with Rome, and Germany has been known as the Three German Empires, claiming to be the Third Roman Empire, and Italy can only swallow its anger and be willing to be The little brother of Germany.
In fact, to put it bluntly, the arrogant Italy is the orthodoxy of the Roman Empire, and the German Hans does not understand the honor of the Roman Empire! So during World War II, a dramatic scene happened. Italy, which defended the Mediterranean for the Axis powers, was suddenly vulnerable in the battle with the Allies, so Adolf had to send a major general Rommel to North Africa to support, perhaps this small change, germany finally lost.
Was Italy's poor combat effectiveness in World War II due to Italy's dissatisfaction with the title of "German Empire" and the passive sluggishness of its soldiers? In fact, the dismal performance of the Italian Corps is entirely a problem of the Italian high-level. Mussolini was a man of great importance, and he believed that an army must be combat effective, uniform, and have a beautiful pace. Therefore, the place where the entire Italian corps usually trains the most is to take the right step.
From top to bottom, the top brass of the Italian army has focused on the exercise, and if the exercise is good, it can be promoted and raised, and the performance on the battlefield does not matter. This magnificent Italian legion did resemble an arrogant ostrich, but with almost zero combat effectiveness. Under the command of Messoniri, the staff of the Italian Legion was useless, and all military plans were based on Mussolini's personal preferences.
As a result, the entire Italian high-ranking generals were very unconvinced, and they almost never went to the front to investigate. Even the generals are trying their best to save their lives, and the soldiers under them do not even have a normal combat command, how can the combat effectiveness be formed? A direct consequence of the lack of combat effectiveness was that no one charged forward and surrendered when they encountered the Allies. What do you think?