Carlo Favagrossa
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Carlo Secillano Favagrossa, during the World War II
World War II
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-era, was the Italian
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 Under-Secretary for War Production. Participated in the Spanish civil war
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 on the side of Francisco Franco
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Prior to the outbreak of hostilities, Favagrossa had calculated that Italy would not be prepared for war until October 1942.

In 1946 published a book, with the title Perchè perdemmo la guerra (why we lost the war), where he pinpointed the reasons of his calculations.
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