Was the Italian army during WW2 really as bad as everyone says? If so, why?

by TMDaniel

People always make jokes about the horrendous performance of Italian troops, and how the Germans always had to assist them. Is this true? If so, why?

Georgy_K_Zhukov

Always more to be said on this topic, but our FAQ has several useful entires on the topic from /u/quirite and /u/kieslowskifan.