Why was the Italian army called "pig teammate" in World War II?

Because the Italian army has no intention of war, and Mussolini's control over the army is not as strong as Hitler's. Italy during World War II was called a "pig teammate" because the Italian army played a lot of ironic jokes. It is said that when Hitler asked his general about the strength of the Italian army, he replied in a disdainful tone that if Italy had chosen neutrality, we would have added ten divisions. If Italy goes to the Allies, we need to beat them with 20 divisions, but if they become our Allies, it will be over, and we need to protect them with 50 divisions.

Unfortunately, the Italian army finally chose to join the Axis, and then began their funny journey. It is said that spaghetti is the most indispensable thing for Italians in the war. Once in the process of marching and fighting, because it was noon, the Italian army immediately set up camp and began to cook spaghetti until it was captured by the enemy, still thinking about the spaghetti in the pot.

They are also gifted at accidentally injuring friendly troops. Italian marshal Balboa was killed by his own anti-aircraft gun while inspecting the battlefield by plane. Moreover, Mussolini's command ability is also very poor. After the Germans defeated France, Mussolini probably wanted to "catch up", so he directed his 32 divisions to attack six French divisions that were rushed to the Alps to build fortifications.

But until Hitler negotiated an armistice with France, he failed to let his army move forward. Even then, the six French divisions had to spare some energy to deal with the Germans attacking from behind. I think I can become a pig teammate because Italians love art and pasta more than war.