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German Armed Forces  - Axis Allies: Italy

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The Italian Army 1940-43

Divisions of the Royal Italian Army See also: List of Italian divisions in WWII
The Regio Esercito fielded the following types of divisions: Alpini (Mountain), Armoured, Blackshirt, Celere (Fast), Coastal, Infantry, Libyan, Motorized, North African, Semi-Motorized, Airborne.


Alpini Divisions
  • 1 Alpine Division Taurinense (France, Montenegro)
  • 2 Alpine Division Tridentina (France, Greece, Albania, USSR)
  • 3 Alpine Division Julia (Greece, Albania, USSR)
  • 4 Alpine Division Cuneense (France, Greece, Albania, Yugoslavia, USSR)
  • 5 Alpine Division Pusteria (France, Greece, Albania, Montenegro)
  • 6 Alpine Division Alpi Graie (Montenegro)
Armoured Divisions
  • 131 Armoured Division Centauro (Greece, Sicily, Tunisia)
  • 132 Armoured Division Ariete (Libya, Egypt, Tunisia)
  • 133 Armoured Division Littorio (France, Yugoslavia, Libya, Egypt)
  • 134 Armoured Division Freccia
  • 135 Armoured Division Ariete II
  • 136 Armoured Division Centauro II (Armoured Division M)
North African Infantry Divisions
  • 17 Infantry Division Pavia (Libya, Egypt)
  • 25 Infantry Division Bologna (Libya, Egypt)
  • 27 Infantry Division Brescia (Libya, Egypt)
  • 55 Infantry Division Savona (Libya)
  • 64 Infantry Division Catanzaro (Libya)
Motorised Divisions
  • 101 Motorised Division Trieste (Libya, Egypt)
  • 16 Motorised Division Pistoia (France, North Africa)
  • 102 Motorised Division Trento (Libya, Egypt)
  • 3 Motorised Division P.A.D.A (USSR)
  • 136 Motorised Division Giovani Fascisti (Libya, Egypt)
  • 10 Motorised Division Piave
  • 9 Motorised Division Pasubio (USSR)
  • 10 Motorised Division Piave (France, Rome)
  • 52 Motorised Division Torino (USSR)
Airborne Divisions Paracadutisti
  • 80 Infantry Division La Spezia (Airlanding) (Libya, Tunisia)
  • 184 Airborne Division Nembo (Sicily)
  • 185 Airborne Division Folgore (Libya, Egypt)
Blackshirt Divisions
  • 1 Blackshirt Division 23 Marzo (Egypt, Libya)
  • 2 Blackshirt Division 28 Ottobre (Egypt, Libya)
  • 4 Blackshirt Division 3 Gennaio (Egypt, Libya)
Celere Divisions
  • 1 Cavalry Division Eugenio di Savoia (Yugoslavia, Yugoslavian occupation)
  • 2 Cavalry Division Emanuele Filiberto (Yugoslavia, Yugoslavian occupation)
  • 3 Cavalry Division Amedeo Duca d'Aosta (Yugoslavia, USSR)
Infantry Divisions
  • 1 Infantry Division Superga (France, Tunisia)
  • 2 Infantry Division Sforzesca (France, Greece, USSR)
  • 3 Infantry Division Ravenna (Yugoslavia, USSR)
  • 4 Infantry Division Livorno (France, Sicily)
  • 5 Infantry Division Cosseria (France, USSR)
  • 7 Infantry Division Lupi di Toscana (France, Greece, Vichy France)
  • 12 Infantry Division Sassari (Yugoslavian occupation)
  • 14 Infantry Division Isonzo (Yugoslavia, Greek occupation)
  • 15 Infantry Division Bergamo (Yugoslavia)
  • 18 Infantry Division Messina (Yugoslavia)
  • 19 Infantry Division Gavinana (Yugoslavia)
  • 21 Infantry Division Granatieri di Sardegna (France, Yugoslavia, Yugoslavian occupation, Rome)
  • 22 Infantry Division Cacciatori delle Alpi (France, Yugoslavian occupation)
  • 23 Infantry Division Ferrara (Albania, Greece, Yugoslavian occupation)
  • 24 Infantry Division Gran Sasso (France, Greece, Yugoslavia, Yugoslavian occupation)
  • 26 Infantry Division Assietta (France, Yugoslavia, Sicily)
  • 28 Infantry Division Aosta (Sicily)
  • 29 Division Peloritana (Greece, Greek occupation)
  • 30 Infantry Division Sabauda (Sardinia)
  • 31 Infantry Division Calabria (Sardinia)
  • 32 Infantry Division Marche (Albania, Yugoslavia, Yugoslavian occupation)
  • 33 Infantry Division Acqui (France, Greece, Greek occupation)
  • 37 Infantry Division Modena (France, Greece)
  • 38 Infantry Division Puglie (Yugoslavia, Albania)
  • 40 Infantry Division Cacciatori d'Africa (East Africa)
  • 41 Infantry Division Firenze (France, Greece, Yugoslavia)
  • 44 Infantry Division Cremona (France, Sardinia, Corsica)
  • 47 Infantry Division Bari (Greece, Sardinia)
  • 48 Infantry Division Taro (Greece, Yugoslavian occupation, Albania, France)
  • 53 Infantry Division Arezzo (Greece, Albania, Yugoslavia)
  • 54 Infantry Division Napoli (Sicily)
  • 58 Infantry Division Legnano (Albania, France)
  • 60 Infantry Division Sabratha (North Africa)
  • 61 Infantry Division Sirte (North Africa)
  • 62 Infantry Division Marmarica (North Africa)
  • 63 Infantry Division Cirene (North Africa)
  • 65 Infantry Division Granatieri di Savoia (East Africa)
  • 136 Infantry Division Giovani Fascisti (North Africa)
  • 155 Infantry Division Emilia (Yugoslavian occupation)
  • 156 Infantry Division Vicenza (USSR)
  • 158 Infantry Division Zara (Yugoslavian occupation)
Libyan Divisions
  • Italian 1 Libyan Division Sibelle (Libya, Egypt)
  • Italian 2 Libyan Division Pescatori (Libya, Egypt)
Coastal Divisions
  • 201 Coastal Division (France, Genoa)
  • 202 Coastal Division (Sicily)
  • 203 Coastal Division (Sardinia)
  • 204 Coastal Division (Sardinia)
  • 205 Coastal Division (Sardinia)
  • 206 Coastal Division (Sicily)
  • 207 Coastal Division (Sicily)
  • 208 Coastal Division (Sicily)
  • 209 Coastal Division (Puglia)
  • 210 Coastal Division (Taranto)
  • 211 Coastal Division (Calabria)
  • 212 Coastal Division (Calabria)
  • 213 Coastal Division (Sicily)
  • 214 Coastal Division (Taranto)
  • 215 Coastal Division (Taranto)
  • 216 Coastal Division (Pisa)


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