The '''CommandOperational ofLand landForces operations forcesCommand''' ('''COMFOTER''') is one of sixthe [[Italian Army]]'s summitcommand areas,tasked with the operational and administrative control of most of its combat forces. COMFOTER reports directly to the [[chief of staff]]. The command, located in [[Verona]], is responsible for the preparation, training and use of force and exercises its authority over subordinate units through the [[demultiplexers]] commands.
==History==
The Command of land operations forces (COMFOTER) was bornactivated in [[Verona]] on 1 October 1997 following the reform of the military who attributed hierarchical supremacy of the [[Chief of the Defence Staff (Italy)|Chief of the Defence Staff]]. It brings together in a single organization all the units engaged in combat, to support, to specific support for the fight and to communication and information systems, which together amount to about 80%<ref>{{cite book|title=Rapporto esercito 2012|pages=35–36}}</ref> of the [[Italian Army]]. Initially it was part of the [[Allied Land Forces Southern Europe]] (LANDSOUTH), with whom he shared the headquarters of the command, which then broke away, when the Allied Land Forces Command in Southern Europe in 2004 was transferred to [[Madrid]], and had four commands :
