The commander of the Italian Second Army , Generale designato d'Armata Vittorio Ambrosio , had been provided with intelligence that estimated the elements of the Yugoslav 7th Army opposite him as totalling 230,000 men , .
In fact men only numbered 50,000 .
The commander of the Italian Second Army , Generale designato d'Armata Vittorio Ambrosio , had been provided with intelligence that estimated the elements of the Yugoslav 7th Army opposite him as totalling 230,000 men , whereas in fact they only numbered 50,000 .