On 23 February 1943, the original Panzer Army Africa, which had since been re-styled as the German-Italian Panzer Army, was now redesignated as the Italian 1st Army and put under the command of Italian general Giovanni Messe.
23. veebruaril 1943, algne Tankiarmee Aafrika, mis oli nüüdseks ümber nimetatud Saksa-Itaalia tankiarmeeks, nimetati nüüd ümber Itaalia 1. armeeks ja allutati Itaalia kindrali Giovanni Messe juhtimisele.