ORDE OF THE

ITALIAN ARMY

SEPTEMBER 1942

MILITARY INTELLIGENCE SERVICE

WASHINGTON DC

PAGE NO FOREWORD

1 DISTRIBUTION OF FORCES BY AREAS 1

(A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H)

ITALybull 1 NORTH AFRICA 3 EAST AFRICA 6 YUGOSLAVIA ~ bull 6 ALBANIA amp MONTENEGRO 7 GREECE AND ISLANDS 8 RUSSIA 10 DODECANESE 11

2 SUMMARIZED ORDER OF BATTLE

(A) HIGH COMMAND Italy ~ _ 1 North Africa _ 3 Yugoslavia 6 Albania and Montenegro _ bull 7 Greece and Islands 8 Russia bull 10

(B) ARMY GROUPS Italy 1 North Africabullbull 3 Yugoslavia Albania and Montenegro Greece and Islands Russia

(C) ARMIES Italy ~

Nor th Africa yugoslavia Albania and Montenegro Greece and Islands Russia

(D) CORPS Italy North Africa

6 7 8

10

~ 1 3 6 7

~ 8 10

2 4

yugoslavia bull 6 Albania and Montenegro 8 Greece and Islands _ 9 Russia 10

(E) DIVISIONS Italy 2

North Africa J~l -~ ~ C~ 5 yugoslavia Il 7 Albania and Mo4~3n~g~o1i~ o~ Greece and Islands ~ ~~ ~ gt

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PAGE NO FOREWORD

1 DISTRIBUTION OF FORCES BY AREAS 1

(A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H)

ITALybull 1 NORTH AFRICA 3 EAST AFRICA 6 YUGOSLAVIA ~ bull 6 ALBANIA amp MONTENEGRO 7 GREECE AND ISLANDS 8 RUSSIA 10 DODECANESE 11

2 SUMMARIZED ORDER OF BATTLE

(A) HIGH COMMAND Italy ~ _ 1 North Africa _ 3 Yugoslavia 6 Albania and Montenegro _ bull 7 Greece and Islands 8 Russia bull 10

(B) ARMY GROUPS Italy 1 North Africabullbull 3 Yugoslavia Albania and Montenegro Greece and Islands Russia

(C) ARMIES Italy ~

Nor th Africa yugoslavia Albania and Montenegro Greece and Islands Russia

(D) CORPS Italy North Africa

6 7 8

10

~ 1 3 6 7

~ 8 10

2 4

yugoslavia bull 6 Albania and Montenegro 8 Greece and Islands _ 9 Russia 10

(E) DIVISIONS Italy 2

North Africa J~l -~ ~ C~ 5 yugoslavia Il 7 Albania and Mo4~3n~g~o1i~ o~ Greece and Islands ~ ~~ ~ gt

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PAGE NO Russia 10

- Dodecanese 11

3 DETAILED ORDER OF BATTLE 13

(A) DIVISIONS 131415161718 (B) REGIMENTS 131415161718

4 AREAS IN ITALY -- HOME STATIONS 17

(A) ARMIES 19202122 (B) CORPS 19202122 (C) DIVISIONS 19202122 (D) REGIMENTS bullbull19202122

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1 Order of Battle information is Vii a he yentlitary Intelligence Serree This information received from many agencies scattered aU over the worldis carefully pieced together in the Order of Battle section Military Intelligence Sershyvice in order to present to the combat commands of the United Nations the best possible estimates of the enemy situation The decisions which involve the lives of thousands of American soldiers are based at least partially on Order of Battle intelligence

2 Order of Battle information is classified under two headings

Order of Battle - Strength Order of Battle - Location

3 Order of Battle - Strength is a careful tabulation of all of the units in the Axis Armies and of those organizations of the other services the Navy and the Air Force which operate with the field armies An analysis of this inshyformation reveals

Organization of enemy units Composition of enemyunits Detailed identification of enemy unit3 Principles of employment (composition of sp~ial taskforres) Total strength of Axis armies Strength of various arms of Axis armies Changes in tactical or strategical procedure as evidenced

by changes in organization

4 From the Harder of Battle - Strength records the intelligence officers handbook The Order of Battle oithe German (Italian Japanese Hunshygarian Rumanian etc) Army is published This text enables the unit intelli shygence officers in combat to identify the enemy forces with whom they are engagshyed Another text The German Italian etc) Forces in the Field also comshypiled from Order of Battle information will provide all of the known organization history the names and qualifications of the commanders and staff officers the composition the insignia and any known combat characteristics of the enemy units

5 Order of Battle - Location gives the disposition of Axis units and includes all information as to actual unit locations movements concentration areas and changes in organization equipment and armament A study of the dispositions the terrain and fortificatipn activity combined with a knowledge of enemy tactical and strategical procedure will enable intelligence officers to asshysign priorities to enemy capabilities

6 The mission of thei0~lfr d__e Ilaquo~ I ~~ttlr~ ir~ ~~~ pr~~iJ

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a To provide a so~yenp~ts~~ ~~~~~yenii~ii~~if h~gf~~d~s may be mada t To make availaP6~ ~P~Itt~H~8~rr~l~~l8fff~centB~middotJintti~EpoundtEldall informashy

hon that WIll aSSIst them to perform thelr-dutles effIcIently

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to 1tlm ~ of Battle information

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b Names and qualifications of enemy commanders and staff offiCErs Promotion lists published in papers are a good source

c Dispositions (locations of enemy units) d Movements -shye Concentration areas f Types of units The location of panzer or tank units mountain

units artillery concentrations and other arms of offense is especially imporiant g Insignia This includes personal insignia unit insignia deco~ashy

tions and the like Sketches showing dimensions and colorS are very helpful h Military symbols and abbreviations These are necessary in orampr

that captured maps and documents may be translated 1 Captured maps documents and other written material j Maps of all kinds especially new ones k Lines of communications (changes in railways canal systemsEtc) 1 All information on mObilization Case history of individuals esshy

pecially when they are typical is of great assistance Observe the promotion rates for senior commanders for indications of an expansion

m Armament Watch for new weapons or modificatiol13 of standard weapons

n Organization of enemy unit~ (especially for particular operations) o Casualties p Auxiliary units (labor units truck-driver or labor-service formashy

tions etc which operate under military jurisdiction) q Terrain r Climate and weather s Uniforms (particularly changes) t Types of personnel (with particular attention to specialists) u Special kinds of training Vi Changes in equipment For example a new canister for gas maEks w Boundaries of zones of action or sectors x Interest of Axis sources in special maps or special kinds of maps

(indications of suchotnterest are likely to occur in neutral countries) y Any special Pxis staff activity

S The information outlined in paragraph 7 applies to air and naval units as well as to land organizations especially those units which operate with the field armies

9 Order of Battle information should be transmitted to the Military Inshytelligence Service as quickly as possi arrives too late it belongs to still another classification Historical

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10~~nfo~pplusmn~ti~~P ositions identifications moveshyments oraBith~ ard a radical change in enemy procedure should invaqi~)~ d Detailed information of all kinds such as name s of staff officEjrsinew insignia description of fortifications and lists of military

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abbreviations b ~~ld be$eiif1pyal~ mail middot~Ifsuffieiently imshyportanta summary of detaiie 0rmationmiddotmiddotshoU1cib~cabledatthe t~me of mail shying

11 A suggested method for handling Order of Battle information follows

a Pfter having received itwrite it in a report as quickly as possitle ard then study the informatimiddotmiddot 1 to seemiddot whether a cable is required

b After a cable is drafted have apother officer read it to see if it accurately reports the important information covered in the report

c If time is available a written report should be submitted ampeiches maps or overlays are very useful supplements to the written report

12 Where the means are available the location of enemy units should be posted by means of pins on mounted maps This procedure aSsists greatly in evaluating Order of Battle reports at the iriformation-collecting agency

13Well-kept records of the data submitted by the various sources of inshyformation will enable the intelligence agencies to evaluate the reliability middotof the sources This is iIIlportant because sOTIie of the Axis powers intentionally plant falseinformaUon (s9metimes mixed with known reliable information) for our inshytelligence agencies to report

14 The minute details are important Some Of these may have considershyable significance when compared with information from other sources

15 Officers and agencies sho~d evaluate the Order of Battle information they receive and indicate their opinion of its reliability The Order of Battle Section may not have any other means of evaluating the report

16 Where practical the source of the middotOrder of Battle information should be indicated If it is not desirable to mention names or sources in cables or reshyportsa list of code names to represent them can be transmUted to the Military Intelligence SerVice by secret letter

17 As far as possible exploit sources which are not available or known to represeIltatives and agencies of the other United Nations

18 Personalities are important For example the appearance at Gibralshytar of Oberst (Colonel) Mikosch the German Commander who captured Fort Eben Emael and who later broke the Maginot Line near Saarbrucken may be extremely significant

19 All Order of Battle inforrnation is normally classified confidential unless for some special reason a particular message or report should be classshy

ified secret

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11~~ Order of Battle information money is oftenIt~ts Cultivate a banker friend and watch all

~rrrtE~S _ requently bonds stocks and checks will not vary in value butcash or currency wilL For exampleduring the first week lIlDecember 1941 in Berlin the ~tandard rate of exchange was 249 RM per dollar This held true for valushyable paper but the cashdollar dropped suddenly several days before Pearl Harshybor to 190 RM per dollar Unexplainable variations in the value of money should be cabled at once

21 In exchanging Order of Battle information with sourcesbe careful not to receive the same information later from other parties and accept it as confirmation of your own information

22 The following mistakes or inaccuracies have often nullified the value of Order of Battle information in the past

a Use of foreign language initials or apbreviations which were not familiar to persormel in MIS Give the equivalent in English usingUS milishytary terminology wherever possible b Th~ use of oDsolete or improper geographical place names Whm appropriate identify the map used When one place has a name in twolangua~~ give both A small place may be located with reference tOa larger well-known place Many places have the same name For example there are several towns named Chalons France andtherc are several Frankfurts in Germany

c Information of movements has been sent by mail whenibshould have been cabled Many European reports reach Washington a month after they are written The concentration for the Balkan Campaign took place in about two or three weeks

d Incorrect designations have been given to units 119th Inf means nothing When in doubt~ send foreign language designation of unit with your own translation Sometimes State Department personnel paraphrase the unit desigshynation and much time and effort is lost in rechecking Send Order of Battle inshyformation by military codes as far as possible

e Order of Battle information has bEtn included in other reports and incorrectly filed or lost ina a mass of other minutia Order of Battle should be submitted in reports with that title and given appropIiateIG file num~

bers 6905 or 6910 Where information pertinent to Order of Battle is submitted in report form under other subjects anq filed under other guide nurdgt ers refshyerence to it should be made in the next Order of Battle report

f The meaning in cabled dispatches was not clear g The date of the Order of Battle information was not stated

Answer as much of the Who what when w and where as possible What when ~d where are e

h Transposmiddot e 196th Division in Norway has been reported middotsionThiscaused some conshycern since

~ ~I~ 22 Inform~tigyeni tiM dpnment ofmiddotoldunits or the conshy

version of one Unit into anothgf esignatioIlis important because it affects the strength estimates For exam e Recent information indicates that the German 1st Cavalry Division was converted into the German 24th Panzer Di-

I Vision

This is the first edition of the Order of Battle of the Italian Army

pre~aredand lsslled by the Military Intelligence Service

The volume is so boUIid as to facilitate placing in a loose-leaf binder I Revisionmiddot sheets will be prepared and issued as additional informatlon becomes

availlable

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(A) Italyshy

(1) High Command

Location Date C in Chief

Frascati July 2 1942 Marshal Cavallero (near Rome)

(2) Army Groups

Name Location Date Composition

Central Southern and Islands of Sardinia and Sicily

Group of the East

Group of the

Remarks

Marshal Cavallero is also Chief of Supreme GS

Commander Remarks

Prince of Piedmont

Commander Remarks

The divisions are tactically under other corps

Commander Remarks

II Corps in Yugoslavia

Scala

All corps abroad

Gen (Duke of Bergamo)

West

Name

Superior Alpine

No

ill

N

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(3) Superior Commands

Location

Trento

(4) Armies

Home Station

Verona

Rome or Naples~llJ~~Jl

i t Turinr~ (

Naples Aug 8 1942

Date ~omposition

Aug1Jst 7 1942

Date

7 divisions only one in Italy atpresshyent

Composition

XII Corps shySicily

1

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~marks

XIII Corps-Sardinia

XV Corps shyGenoa

TOTAL -- 4 Armies (5) Corps

No Location Date Composition

I Turin May 7 1940

XII Sicily Palermo

July 15 54 - Napoli 1941 May 4 1942

XLII Sardinia Cagliari

July 15 30 Sabauda 1941 31 - Calabria

XV Genoa May 7 1940

XXXI Catanzara April 28 211 and 212 1942

TOTAL -- 5 Corps

(6) Divisions

No and Location DateName

AHMORED 134 Freccia Rome April 171 1942 131 Centauro Udine Oct 1941

ALPINE Cuneo Aug 7 1942 4 Cuneense

MOlORIZED 10 Piave Genoa Aug 7 1942

PARACHUTE 0 45 Spezia Pisamiddot MJy~5

j iINFANTRY k~t )17-7 Lupi di Sicily~ -Augf-7

Toscana (Calabria 12 Sassari Italy Nov 12 1941

25 Volturna Italy

Commander

Commander

Remarks

All divisions abroad

All divisio~

abroad

Remarks

Bis - It is believed that two of these exist

2

(Continued) No and Name

28 Aosta 30 Sabauda 31 Calabria 32 Marche 44 Cremona 46 Udine A7 Bari 54 Napoli 57 Lombardia 58 Legnano 104 Mantova 105 Rovigo 151 Perugia 154 Murge 156 Vicenza Piaceriza 157 Novaro 159 Veneto

COASTAL 211 212

Italy Italy Italy Italy Italy Italy Italy Sicily Italy Italy Italy Italy Italy Italy Italy Fossano Fossano Fossano

CataIZara Catanzara

Dec 20 1941 Dec 20 1941 Dec 20 1941 Nov 12 1941 Dec 20 1941 Nov 12 1941 Nov 12 1941 May 4 1942 Nov 1 1941 Dec 20 1941 Aug 7 1942 June 10 1942 Dec 20 1941 April 11 1942_ June 10 1942 Aug 1 1942 June 10 1942 June 10 1942

April 28 1942 April 28 1942

TOTAL -- 28Divisions

(B) North Africa shy

(1) High Command

Location Date C inmiddot Chief

Toera - shy April 27 1942 Gen Bastico North of Gen Barbasetti Bengazi Chief of Staff

(2) Army Groups - Unknown

Remarks

On French -frontier

Remarks

Gen Maceratina and Cerutti also ill Libyan Theater

(3) Armies

No Location Date Composition Commander Remarksrgtbull~i~acciolo Apr 2342

i~di9f Gen S rileiso

3

V

x Apr 27 1942

TOTAL -- 5 Corps n~r~~i~t~~g~

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TOTAL - - 2 Armies

(4)- Corps

No Location

X Gadd e1 Almur

xx E1 Adem

XXI North Africa

XXII North Africa

xxm North Africa

Motor- North ized Africa Corps

Armored North Corps Africa

Libyan North Corps Africa

Date

April 27 1942

April 27 1942

Aug 22 1940

Aug 22 1940

Aug 31 1942

Aug 31 1942

Aug 22 1940

Commander

Gen Guido

Composition

25 Bo16gna shy27 Brescia shy55 Savona shyAug 1942

17 Pavia shy60 Sabrata shy61 Sirte (1)

62 Marmarica(l) 63 Cirene (1)

3 BS Div (1) 4 BS Div (1)

1st BS Di1J (1) 2nd BS Div (1)

101 Trento 102 Trieste

132 Ariete 133 Littorio

1st Libyan Div Gen Spattaco Status unknown 2nd Libyan Div

(Aug 22 1940

Commander

Gen Nicco1osi Aug 22 1940

Gen Cone Aug 22 1940

(1) Destroyed

(1) Destroyed

Remarks

(1) XX Corps was at El Adem April 27 1942

Remarks

(1) Destroyed shybeing reconshystructed Apr 1 1942

(1) Destroyed shybeing reconshystituted April 1 1942

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ARMORED 132 Arietemiddotmiddot Cyrenaica 133 Littorio Cyrenaica

MOTORIZED 101 Triestemiddot Cyrenaica 102 Trento 4 Cyrenaica 17 Paviamiddot Cyrenaica 25 Bolognashy Cyrenaica 16Pistoia

Cyrenaica

PARACfIUTE Folgore Cyrenaica

INFANTJtY-f 1 Superga Cyrenaica 4Llvorna North Africa llBrennero North Afrlca _20 Friuli North Africa 26 Assieta North Africa 27 Brescia North Africa 55 Savonamiddot North Africa

60 Sabrata North Africa

61 Sirte (1) North Africa

62 Marmarica~North Africa (1)

63 Cirene -- North Africa

64 Catanzata North Africa (2)

NATIVE 1 Libyan (3) ~ North Africa

2 Libyan (3) ~ North Africa

JEIED Commander

August 30 1942~ August 30 1942

August 30 1942 August 30middot1942 August 30 J942 August 30 1942 August 24 1942

August 31 1942

August 7 1942 August 71942 August 26 1942 August 7 1942 August 7 1942 May 30 1942 June 4middot1942 Gen Levideg

Aug 2240 Aug 25 1942 Gen Zaglio

bull o Aug2240 Nov 12 1941

Nov 12 1941

Nov 12 1941

Nov 12 1941

Nov 12 1941 Gen Spattoco Aug 2240

n Spattoco ug 2240

Remarks

(1) Being reconshystituted

(1) Being reconshystituted

(1) Being reconshystituted

(2) Reconstituted

(3) status unknown

(3) Status unknown

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(D) Yugoslavia

(1) High Command

Location Date C in Chief Remarks

Susak April 22 1942 General Roatta Croatia

(2) Army Groups

Name Location Date Composition Commander Remarks

Group of the April 22 TIArmy Gener~ Roatta East 1942 VI Army

(3) Armies

No Location Date Composition Commander Remarks

TI Susak April 22 Dalmatian Corps Gen Delmazzo 1942 XXI Croatiashy April 22 1942

Lubiana

VI Dubrovnik April 12 Gen Rosi 1942 May 21 1942

IX Serbia Aug 27 Gen Pirzio shy Part of this is 1942 Biroli Montenegro

TOTAL -- 3 Armies

(4) Corns

No Location Date Composition Commander Remarks

TI April 22 1942

M ~)i ~

Dalmatian Dalm~tia

XI CroatiashyLubiana

TOTAL -- 3 Corps

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(5) WiLA IFiED No and

Location Date Commanrler RemarksName

ALPINE 1 Taurineense Yugoslavia April 28 1942

CELERE 1 Eugenio di Yugoslavia May 17 1942

Savoia

INFANTRY 13 Re Yugoslavia Dec 20 1941 14Isonzo Yugoslavia Dec 20 1941 15 Bergamo Yugoslavia June 4 1942 19 Venezia Yugoslavia May 41942 21 Granatieri Yugoslavia Dec 12 1941

di Sardegna 23 Ferraro Yugoslavia Aug 7 1942 153 Macerata Yugoslavia Aug 7 1942 155 Imilia Yugoslavia June 10 1942

TOTAL -- 10 Divisions

Note In addition there are 2 Black Shirt Bns and 1 Carabinieri Bn -shyApril 22 1942

(E) Albania amp Montenegro

(1) High Command

Location Date C in Chief Remarks

Montenegro August 27 1941 Gen Pirzio-Biroli

(2) Army Groups

Name Location Date Composition Commander Remarks

Group of East

Augusl 27 1941

IX Army Gen PirzioshyBiroli

(3) Armies

No Commander Remarks

IX Monten Gen Pirzio-Biro(Aug 27 1941)

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No sition Command Remarks

IV Albania Gen Mercalli

XVII Albania

(5) Divisions

No and Location Date Commander RemarksName

ALPINE 5 Pusteria Montenegro July 15 1941shy6 Reserve Montenegro May 16 1942

INFANTRY 18 Messina Albania May 16 1942 38 Puglie Albania Dec 20 1941shy41 Firenze Montenegro Dec 20 1941 4-9 Parma Albania Dec 20 1941 Gen Grattarolo

(Aug 221940) 53 Arezzo Koritza May 4 1942

Albania

TOTAL - 7 Divisions

(F) Greece and Islands shy

(1) High Command

Location Date C in Chief Remarks

Larissa July 27 1942 Gen Geloso Gen Bocai C of Carabinieri (Aug 341) Athens March 30 1942

(2) Army Groups

Name Location Date Composition Commander Remarks yenf~i

Group of Peloponnesus Mqh 30 the East (Kiato) Ui942i

~4centX~t

(3) Armies No Location Date ComRosition Commander Remarks

XI Larissa July 27 vm Corps Gen Geloso 1942 XIV Corps (July 15 1941)

8

No Location Date Composition

ill Athens July 1042

V Peloponnesus July 1042 VI Greece July 1042 VII Cyclades July 1042 vm Volos July 2942 IX Jamna July 1942 XIV Janina shyXXVI Corfu July 1042 Acqui

TOTAL -- 8 Corps

(5) Divisions

No and Location pateName

ALPINE 3Julia Livadia July10 1942

INFANTRY 5 Cosseria Samos Aug 9 1942 6 Cuneo Samos July 10 1942 24 Pinerolo Macedonia July 10 1942 29 Piemonte Patras July 10 1942 33 Acqui Corfu July 10 1942 36 Forli Larissa July 10 1942 37 Modena Janitza July 10 1942 48 Taro Greece Dec 20 1941shy51 Siena Naupli July 10 1942

56 Casale Agrinon July 10 1942 58 Cagliari Tripolis July 10 1942 162 - Greece May 4 1942 164 - Salonika Nov 19 1941shy230 - Crete June 4 1942 231 - Crete June 4 1942 232 ~ Crete June 4 1942

TOTAL -- 17 Divisions

Commander Remarks

Gen Gianini (Oct 2041)

-Gen Vecchi

Commander Remarks

Gen Caliglion (Aug 2240)

Gen Zanini Gen Zanini Gen Zanini

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(G) Russiashy

(1) High Command

Location Date C in Chief Remarks

June 4 1942 General Gariboldi (June 4 1942)

(2) Army Groups - Not Known

(3) Armies

No Location Date Composition Command Remarks

VIII May 29 1942 One Corps Gen Gariboldi One Corps 1 light Corps 1 Inf Corps

(4) Corps

No Location Date Composition Command Remarks

Alpine May 2942 (2 Tridentina Gen Macarlo May 2942 (3 Julia May 2942 (4 Cuneense

Motorized May 2942 (9 Pasubio Gen Messe May 2942 (52 Torino -April 342 (101 Trieste

Celere April 342 (1 Celere April 342 (2 Celere April 342 (3 Celere

Not Known Aug 742 (2 Sforzeca Gen Gambara It is believed Aug 742 (3 Ravenna that an Inshy

(22 Caeciatore fantry Corps May 3042 Delle Alpi must exist

for these Divisions

TOTAL -- 4 Corps (5) Divisionshy

No and Name Locati0n Date Commander Remarks

MOTORIZED 101 Trieste

IfIED (Continued)

No and Location Date Commander Remarks Name

9 Pasubio April 3 1942 52 Torino August 30 1942

ALPINE 2 Tridentina August 7 1942 3 Julia August 7 1942 4 Cuneense August 7 1942

CELERE 1 Eugenio di April 3 1942

Savoia 2 Emanuel IvIay 30 1942

Filiberto 3 Duca di Aosta April 28 1942

illFANTRY 2 Sforzesca August 7 1942 3middot Ravenno August 7 1942 22 Cacciatore May 30 1942

Delle Alpi

TOTAL -- 12 Divisions

Note In addition to the above there are a number of Black Shirt and Carabinieri Bns I

(H) Dodecanese Islands shy

(5) Divisions

No and Location Date Commander Remarks Name

50 Regina Rhodes April 28 1942

TOTAL -- 1 Division --Other smaller units

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2

(1) Armies Corps and Divisions

Theater Armies Corps Divisions

Italy 4 5 28 North Africa 2 5 17 Yugoslavia 2 3 10 Albania and Montenegro 1 2 (1) 7 Greece and Islands 1 8 (2) 17 Russia 1 4 12 Dodecanese 1 - shy

TOTAL 11 27 92

Notes (1) The only elements of the IV Corps in Albania at present are the

4th Auto Center 4th Engineers Regiment Part of 91st Regiment of Black Shirts (2)

The only elements remaining are 1 Bn 9th Auto Center 1 Deshytachment Engineers (of the 9th Corps)

ARMY An Italian Army is not necessarily very formidable A captured docushyment shows that the composition of the VI Arrny early in 1941 consisted of but 1 Corps with 2 Divisions At the present time Corps from the Army are scattered in various theaters of war The Army of the Po is an illustration Units of this Army are in Russia Yugoslavia North Africa and Italy This was first stationed at Verona Italy and was comshyposed of

1 Meet -Lized Corps of 3 Divisions 1 Celere Corps of 3 Divisions 1 Motorized Corps of 2 Motorized Divisions

CORPS The Corps is elastic and like the Army it may be assigned to different theaters accordiIlg to existing conditions It may have or 3 Divisir or more Present indications in Africa are that more than 3 Divisi exist in some areas

DIVISIONS The composition of the Italian Division has been subject to seve changes since World War 1 The older form of the Ternary Division replaced by the modern Binary Division with 3 regiments 2 Infantry 1 Artillery This was organized to meet requirements of modern wearshyas welf as mobility and fire power There is no Cavalry Division CavshyalryRegiments are assignedto the Cel~reX)iyi~iopsect~rrheTrento and Trieste are the old oP6 ltlVJ6torized B~yf~lq~~n~ew Nodh African types have been organizeq~So~e qftpesect(al~ir R1lpsia Armored or Corazzata Divisions hayebe~Emiddot-or~~f~~q~r~hl~eiifPf8~orazzata

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So far they have been

3 DETAILED ORDER OF BATTLE

(1) Divisions and Regiments

Type Number COIJlposition Regts Commander and Name Location Date Infantry Art

ARMORED 131 Centauro Udine October Armd 131

Italy 1941 132 Ariete North August 7 Armd 132

Africa 1942 133 Littorio North August 7 Armd 133

Africa 1942 134 Freccia Rome April 17

Italy 1942

MOTORIZED Bis - 101 Trieste Russia A~il 3 65th amp66th 21st

1942 101 Trieste North August 30 65th amp66th 21st

Africa 1942 102 Trento North August 30 61stamp 62nd 46th

middot7~rmiddotAfrica 1942 9 Pasubio Russia August 20 79th amp80th 8th

1942 52 Torino Russia August 20 81stamp82nd 52nd

1942 17 Pavia North August 31 27th amp28th 26th Gen Zaglio

Africa 1942 (Aug 22 1940) 25 Bologna North August 31 39th amp 40th 205th Gen Levi

Africa 1942 (Aug 22 1940) 10 Piave Genao August 7 57th amp 58th 10th

Italy 1942 16th Pistoia North August 24 35th amp36th 36thamp3rd

Africa 1942 PARACHUTE

45 Spezia Pisa May 25 Italy 1942

Folgore North Augu~t3k 2 regts of

r4

Africa h 912 ~~~ paratroops

185th amp186th l~i-gt- Inf

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125th amp126th

(Continued) 1 Taurineense

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1 Tridentilialt)lgt~l

3 Julia

3 Julia

4 Cuneense

5 Pusteria

6 Reserve

CELERE

Bis - 1 Eugenio di Savoia

1 Eugenio di Savoia

2 Emanuel Filiberto

3 Duca di Aosta

INFANTRY

1 Superga

2 Sforzesca

3 Ravenna

4 Livorna

5 Cosseria

6 Cuneo

7 Lupi di Toscana

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Yugoslav- Aptll 28 ia 19~2-

Russia Ali tL7l7 poundI

LiL~lrti~~i RusSla~~jy

1942bull Greece July 10 (Livadia) 1942 Russia August 7

1942 Montene- December 20

gro 1941 Montene- May 16

gro 1942

Yugoslav- May 17 ia 1942

Russia April 3 1942

Russia May 30

Russia

North Africa Russia

Russia

North Africa Samos Greece Samos Greece Calabria Italy

9 See Motorized 10 See Motorized shy11 Brennero North

Africa 12 Sassari Italy

1942 April 28

1942

August 7 1942

August 7 1942

August 7 1942

August 7 1942

August 7 1942

July 10 1942

August 7 1942

91stamp92nd 5th

53rd amp54th 17th

37th amp38th 11th

33rd amp34th 28th

89th amp90th 37th amplOath Mot Arty

7th amp8th 27th

77th amp78th 30th

Kugust 26 231~t amp232nd i9th I 19~2 bullbull amp ~~~~trtQ~rii1i~+stamptp2hqiY ~4~ 12 1941-0 c(y ~i p~

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(Continued) ~iti_iiI _lIIILSMliIamp-JllIil JED 13 Re

14Izonzo

15 Bergamo

Yugoslashyvia

Yugoslashyvia

Yugoslashyvia

16 See Motorized shy17 See Motorized shy18 Messina

19 Venezia

20 Friuli

21 Granatieri di Sardegna

22 Caccatiori Delle Alpi

23 Ferrara

24 Pinerolo

25 See Motirized

Albania

Yugoslashyvia

North Africa

Decerribe~

20 1941 December 20 1941

June 4 1942

December 20 1941

May 4 1942

August 7 1943

Yugoslav- December via 12 1941

Russia May 30 -~

1942 Yugoslav- August 7~

via 1942 Montene August 15

gro 1942 Macedon- July 10 is Greece 1942

25 Volturna 26 Assieta

27 Brescia

28 Aosta

29 Piemonte

30 Sabauda

31 Calabria

32 Marche

33 Acqui

34 shy35 shy36 Forli

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42 43 44 Cremona Italy December 21st amp22nd 7th

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12 1941 47 Bari Italy November 140th amp139th 47th

12 1941 48 Taro Greece December 207th amp 208th 48th

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50 Regina Rhodes April 28 9th amp10th 50th Dodeshy 1942 canese

51 Siena Naupli July 10 31st amp32nd 51st Greece 1942

52 See Motorized - 52nd 53 Arezzo Albania May 4 225th 226th 53rd

(Koritza)middot 1942 54 Napoli Sicily May 4 75th amp 76th 54th

Italy 1942 55 Savona North June 4 15th amp 16th 12th

Africa 1942 56 Cassale Agrinon July 10 11th amp12th 56th

Greece 1942 57 Lombardia Italy November 73rd amp74th 57th

12 1941 58 Legnano Italy December 67th amp68th 58th

20 1941 59 Cagliari Tripolis July 10 63rd amp 64th 59th

Greece 1942 60 Sabrata North Augu$t 25 42nd

Africa 1942 (1) 61 Sirte North November 69th amp 70th 43rd

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Gen Levi (Aug 22 1940)

Gen Tracchia (Aug 22 1940) Gen Zaglio (Aug 22 1940) Gen Zaglio (Aug 22 1940)

Gen Nasi (Nov 14 1941 at Gondar)IflD113ili

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104 Mantova

151 Perugia

152 shy153 Macerata

154 Murge

155 Imilia

156 Vicenza

157 Navaro

158 shy159 Veneto

162 shy

164 shy

COASTAL

211 shy

212 shy

INFANTRY

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231 shy

232 shy

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Italy December 20 1941

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1942

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Greece May 4 1942

Greece November (Salonika) 19 1941

Italy April 28 (Catanzara) 1942

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(1) Being reconstituted April 1 1942

(2) Independent Armed Forces

(a) Carabinieri

1 SuperiOr Command in Italy 1 Superior Command in Albania Carabinieri Bns in Russia Carabinieri Bns in Greece (Athens) Carabinieri Bns in Yugoslavia Carabinieri Bns in North Africa

Note In addition to the Command jn Albania and L1 Italy there are 3 Carabinieri Divisions and 7 Brigades The Bns of these units are assigned to the theaters of war as necessity arises The Carabinieri function as Military Police

(b) Frontier Guards

32 Regiments - On Italian Borders

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II-Padua v - Trieste

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XI - Udine

XIV - Treviso

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1 Superga - 91st and 92nd Inf 5th Art Turin

26 Assieta - 29th amp 30th Inf 25th Art Asti

59 Cagliari - 63rd amp 64th Inf 59th Art Vercelli

3 Ravenna - 37th amp 38th Inf 11th Art Alessandria

4 Livorno -Cuneo 33rd amp 34th Inf 28th Art

36 Forli -Saluzzo 43rd amp 44th Inf shy

12 Sassari - 151st amp 152nd Inf 23rd Art Trieste

15 Bergamo Abbazia 25th amp 26th Inf 4th Art

57 Lombardia -73rd amp 74th Inf 57th Art Pola

16 Pistoia - Bologna

18 Messina -Ancona

56 Casale -Forli

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13 Re - Udine 14 Isonzo -

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1 Granat~eri - 1st 2nd and 3rd 13th Art Roma Gran

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xvn - Naples 48 Taro - 207th amp 208th Inf Salerno

51 Siena - 31st amp 32nd Inf Napolo

IV - Milan or ill - Milan 2 Sforzesca - 53rd amp 54th Inf 17th Art Verona Novara

6 Cuneo- 7th amp 8th Inf 27th Art Milan

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33 Acqui - 17th amp 18th Inf Merano

V - Libya x - Libya 25 Bologna - 39th amp 40th Inf 10th Art (Tripoli) Libya

27 Brescia - 19th amp 20th Inf Libya

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1 Black Shirt 2 Black Shirt

1 Eugenia di 11 Bers Regt - Piemonte Savoia-Udine Cavalry Regiment - 1st Art

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2 Emanuel Fili- Firenze Cavalry Regt berto - Ferrara Vittorio Emanuel Cav Regt

3 Duca di Aosta shyVerona

132 Ariete shyVerona 133 Littorio shyParma

9 Pasubio shyVerona

10 Piave shyPadova 102 Trento shyTrento 101 Trieste shyPiacenza

20 Friuli - Livshyorno 41 Firenzi shyFirenze 44 CremonashyPisa 46 Udine ~ Siena

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8 Bers Regt - 32nd Tank Regt - 132 Art 12 Bers Regt - 33 Tank Regt 133 Art Regt

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7 Berso Regt 61st amp 62nd MotInf 46th Art 9th Bers Regiment 65th amp 66th Mot Inf - 21st Art

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VIII - Russia Home station not known

IX - Montenegro Home Station See Montenegro not known and Albania

X - Bengazi XXI - Bengazi 62 Marmarica - 115th amp 116th Inf 44th Art Derna 63 Cirene - 157th amp 158th Inf 45th Art Bengazi

XXII - Derna 3 Black Shirt shy4 Black Shirt shy

XI - Yugoslavia See Yugoslavia

to 1tlm ~ of Battle information

emiddot ltS

b Names and qualifications of enemy commanders and staff offiCErs Promotion lists published in papers are a good source

c Dispositions (locations of enemy units) d Movements -shye Concentration areas f Types of units The location of panzer or tank units mountain

units artillery concentrations and other arms of offense is especially imporiant g Insignia This includes personal insignia unit insignia deco~ashy

tions and the like Sketches showing dimensions and colorS are very helpful h Military symbols and abbreviations These are necessary in orampr

that captured maps and documents may be translated 1 Captured maps documents and other written material j Maps of all kinds especially new ones k Lines of communications (changes in railways canal systemsEtc) 1 All information on mObilization Case history of individuals esshy

pecially when they are typical is of great assistance Observe the promotion rates for senior commanders for indications of an expansion

m Armament Watch for new weapons or modificatiol13 of standard weapons

n Organization of enemy unit~ (especially for particular operations) o Casualties p Auxiliary units (labor units truck-driver or labor-service formashy

tions etc which operate under military jurisdiction) q Terrain r Climate and weather s Uniforms (particularly changes) t Types of personnel (with particular attention to specialists) u Special kinds of training Vi Changes in equipment For example a new canister for gas maEks w Boundaries of zones of action or sectors x Interest of Axis sources in special maps or special kinds of maps

(indications of suchotnterest are likely to occur in neutral countries) y Any special Pxis staff activity

S The information outlined in paragraph 7 applies to air and naval units as well as to land organizations especially those units which operate with the field armies

9 Order of Battle information should be transmitted to the Military Inshytelligence Service as quickly as possi arrives too late it belongs to still another classification Historical

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10~~nfo~pplusmn~ti~~P ositions identifications moveshyments oraBith~ ard a radical change in enemy procedure should invaqi~)~ d Detailed information of all kinds such as name s of staff officEjrsinew insignia description of fortifications and lists of military

iv

abbreviations b ~~ld be$eiif1pyal~ mail middot~Ifsuffieiently imshyportanta summary of detaiie 0rmationmiddotmiddotshoU1cib~cabledatthe t~me of mail shying

11 A suggested method for handling Order of Battle information follows

a Pfter having received itwrite it in a report as quickly as possitle ard then study the informatimiddotmiddot 1 to seemiddot whether a cable is required

b After a cable is drafted have apother officer read it to see if it accurately reports the important information covered in the report

c If time is available a written report should be submitted ampeiches maps or overlays are very useful supplements to the written report

12 Where the means are available the location of enemy units should be posted by means of pins on mounted maps This procedure aSsists greatly in evaluating Order of Battle reports at the iriformation-collecting agency

13Well-kept records of the data submitted by the various sources of inshyformation will enable the intelligence agencies to evaluate the reliability middotof the sources This is iIIlportant because sOTIie of the Axis powers intentionally plant falseinformaUon (s9metimes mixed with known reliable information) for our inshytelligence agencies to report

14 The minute details are important Some Of these may have considershyable significance when compared with information from other sources

15 Officers and agencies sho~d evaluate the Order of Battle information they receive and indicate their opinion of its reliability The Order of Battle Section may not have any other means of evaluating the report

16 Where practical the source of the middotOrder of Battle information should be indicated If it is not desirable to mention names or sources in cables or reshyportsa list of code names to represent them can be transmUted to the Military Intelligence SerVice by secret letter

17 As far as possible exploit sources which are not available or known to represeIltatives and agencies of the other United Nations

18 Personalities are important For example the appearance at Gibralshytar of Oberst (Colonel) Mikosch the German Commander who captured Fort Eben Emael and who later broke the Maginot Line near Saarbrucken may be extremely significant

19 All Order of Battle inforrnation is normally classified confidential unless for some special reason a particular message or report should be classshy

ified secret

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11~~ Order of Battle information money is oftenIt~ts Cultivate a banker friend and watch all

~rrrtE~S _ requently bonds stocks and checks will not vary in value butcash or currency wilL For exampleduring the first week lIlDecember 1941 in Berlin the ~tandard rate of exchange was 249 RM per dollar This held true for valushyable paper but the cashdollar dropped suddenly several days before Pearl Harshybor to 190 RM per dollar Unexplainable variations in the value of money should be cabled at once

21 In exchanging Order of Battle information with sourcesbe careful not to receive the same information later from other parties and accept it as confirmation of your own information

22 The following mistakes or inaccuracies have often nullified the value of Order of Battle information in the past

a Use of foreign language initials or apbreviations which were not familiar to persormel in MIS Give the equivalent in English usingUS milishytary terminology wherever possible b Th~ use of oDsolete or improper geographical place names Whm appropriate identify the map used When one place has a name in twolangua~~ give both A small place may be located with reference tOa larger well-known place Many places have the same name For example there are several towns named Chalons France andtherc are several Frankfurts in Germany

c Information of movements has been sent by mail whenibshould have been cabled Many European reports reach Washington a month after they are written The concentration for the Balkan Campaign took place in about two or three weeks

d Incorrect designations have been given to units 119th Inf means nothing When in doubt~ send foreign language designation of unit with your own translation Sometimes State Department personnel paraphrase the unit desigshynation and much time and effort is lost in rechecking Send Order of Battle inshyformation by military codes as far as possible

e Order of Battle information has bEtn included in other reports and incorrectly filed or lost ina a mass of other minutia Order of Battle should be submitted in reports with that title and given appropIiateIG file num~

bers 6905 or 6910 Where information pertinent to Order of Battle is submitted in report form under other subjects anq filed under other guide nurdgt ers refshyerence to it should be made in the next Order of Battle report

f The meaning in cabled dispatches was not clear g The date of the Order of Battle information was not stated

Answer as much of the Who what when w and where as possible What when ~d where are e

h Transposmiddot e 196th Division in Norway has been reported middotsionThiscaused some conshycern since

~ ~I~ 22 Inform~tigyeni tiM dpnment ofmiddotoldunits or the conshy

version of one Unit into anothgf esignatioIlis important because it affects the strength estimates For exam e Recent information indicates that the German 1st Cavalry Division was converted into the German 24th Panzer Di-

I Vision

This is the first edition of the Order of Battle of the Italian Army

pre~aredand lsslled by the Military Intelligence Service

The volume is so boUIid as to facilitate placing in a loose-leaf binder I Revisionmiddot sheets will be prepared and issued as additional informatlon becomes

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(A) Italyshy

(1) High Command

Location Date C in Chief

Frascati July 2 1942 Marshal Cavallero (near Rome)

(2) Army Groups

Name Location Date Composition

Central Southern and Islands of Sardinia and Sicily

Group of the East

Group of the

Remarks

Marshal Cavallero is also Chief of Supreme GS

Commander Remarks

Prince of Piedmont

Commander Remarks

The divisions are tactically under other corps

Commander Remarks

II Corps in Yugoslavia

Scala

All corps abroad

Gen (Duke of Bergamo)

West

Name

Superior Alpine

No

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(3) Superior Commands

Location

Trento

(4) Armies

Home Station

Verona

Rome or Naples~llJ~~Jl

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Naples Aug 8 1942

Date ~omposition

Aug1Jst 7 1942

Date

7 divisions only one in Italy atpresshyent

Composition

XII Corps shySicily

1

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XIII Corps-Sardinia

XV Corps shyGenoa

TOTAL -- 4 Armies (5) Corps

No Location Date Composition

I Turin May 7 1940

XII Sicily Palermo

July 15 54 - Napoli 1941 May 4 1942

XLII Sardinia Cagliari

July 15 30 Sabauda 1941 31 - Calabria

XV Genoa May 7 1940

XXXI Catanzara April 28 211 and 212 1942

TOTAL -- 5 Corps

(6) Divisions

No and Location DateName

AHMORED 134 Freccia Rome April 171 1942 131 Centauro Udine Oct 1941

ALPINE Cuneo Aug 7 1942 4 Cuneense

MOlORIZED 10 Piave Genoa Aug 7 1942

PARACHUTE 0 45 Spezia Pisamiddot MJy~5

j iINFANTRY k~t )17-7 Lupi di Sicily~ -Augf-7

Toscana (Calabria 12 Sassari Italy Nov 12 1941

25 Volturna Italy

Commander

Commander

Remarks

All divisions abroad

All divisio~

abroad

Remarks

Bis - It is believed that two of these exist

2

(Continued) No and Name

28 Aosta 30 Sabauda 31 Calabria 32 Marche 44 Cremona 46 Udine A7 Bari 54 Napoli 57 Lombardia 58 Legnano 104 Mantova 105 Rovigo 151 Perugia 154 Murge 156 Vicenza Piaceriza 157 Novaro 159 Veneto

COASTAL 211 212

Italy Italy Italy Italy Italy Italy Italy Sicily Italy Italy Italy Italy Italy Italy Italy Fossano Fossano Fossano

CataIZara Catanzara

Dec 20 1941 Dec 20 1941 Dec 20 1941 Nov 12 1941 Dec 20 1941 Nov 12 1941 Nov 12 1941 May 4 1942 Nov 1 1941 Dec 20 1941 Aug 7 1942 June 10 1942 Dec 20 1941 April 11 1942_ June 10 1942 Aug 1 1942 June 10 1942 June 10 1942

April 28 1942 April 28 1942

TOTAL -- 28Divisions

(B) North Africa shy

(1) High Command

Location Date C inmiddot Chief

Toera - shy April 27 1942 Gen Bastico North of Gen Barbasetti Bengazi Chief of Staff

(2) Army Groups - Unknown

Remarks

On French -frontier

Remarks

Gen Maceratina and Cerutti also ill Libyan Theater

(3) Armies

No Location Date Composition Commander Remarksrgtbull~i~acciolo Apr 2342

i~di9f Gen S rileiso

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V

x Apr 27 1942

TOTAL -- 5 Corps n~r~~i~t~~g~

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TOTAL - - 2 Armies

(4)- Corps

No Location

X Gadd e1 Almur

xx E1 Adem

XXI North Africa

XXII North Africa

xxm North Africa

Motor- North ized Africa Corps

Armored North Corps Africa

Libyan North Corps Africa

Date

April 27 1942

April 27 1942

Aug 22 1940

Aug 22 1940

Aug 31 1942

Aug 31 1942

Aug 22 1940

Commander

Gen Guido

Composition

25 Bo16gna shy27 Brescia shy55 Savona shyAug 1942

17 Pavia shy60 Sabrata shy61 Sirte (1)

62 Marmarica(l) 63 Cirene (1)

3 BS Div (1) 4 BS Div (1)

1st BS Di1J (1) 2nd BS Div (1)

101 Trento 102 Trieste

132 Ariete 133 Littorio

1st Libyan Div Gen Spattaco Status unknown 2nd Libyan Div

(Aug 22 1940

Commander

Gen Nicco1osi Aug 22 1940

Gen Cone Aug 22 1940

(1) Destroyed

(1) Destroyed

Remarks

(1) XX Corps was at El Adem April 27 1942

Remarks

(1) Destroyed shybeing reconshystructed Apr 1 1942

(1) Destroyed shybeing reconshystituted April 1 1942

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ARMORED 132 Arietemiddotmiddot Cyrenaica 133 Littorio Cyrenaica

MOTORIZED 101 Triestemiddot Cyrenaica 102 Trento 4 Cyrenaica 17 Paviamiddot Cyrenaica 25 Bolognashy Cyrenaica 16Pistoia

Cyrenaica

PARACfIUTE Folgore Cyrenaica

INFANTJtY-f 1 Superga Cyrenaica 4Llvorna North Africa llBrennero North Afrlca _20 Friuli North Africa 26 Assieta North Africa 27 Brescia North Africa 55 Savonamiddot North Africa

60 Sabrata North Africa

61 Sirte (1) North Africa

62 Marmarica~North Africa (1)

63 Cirene -- North Africa

64 Catanzata North Africa (2)

NATIVE 1 Libyan (3) ~ North Africa

2 Libyan (3) ~ North Africa

JEIED Commander

August 30 1942~ August 30 1942

August 30 1942 August 30middot1942 August 30 J942 August 30 1942 August 24 1942

August 31 1942

August 7 1942 August 71942 August 26 1942 August 7 1942 August 7 1942 May 30 1942 June 4middot1942 Gen Levideg

Aug 2240 Aug 25 1942 Gen Zaglio

bull o Aug2240 Nov 12 1941

Nov 12 1941

Nov 12 1941

Nov 12 1941

Nov 12 1941 Gen Spattoco Aug 2240

n Spattoco ug 2240

Remarks

(1) Being reconshystituted

(1) Being reconshystituted

(1) Being reconshystituted

(2) Reconstituted

(3) status unknown

(3) Status unknown

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in 1941

(D) Yugoslavia

(1) High Command

Location Date C in Chief Remarks

Susak April 22 1942 General Roatta Croatia

(2) Army Groups

Name Location Date Composition Commander Remarks

Group of the April 22 TIArmy Gener~ Roatta East 1942 VI Army

(3) Armies

No Location Date Composition Commander Remarks

TI Susak April 22 Dalmatian Corps Gen Delmazzo 1942 XXI Croatiashy April 22 1942

Lubiana

VI Dubrovnik April 12 Gen Rosi 1942 May 21 1942

IX Serbia Aug 27 Gen Pirzio shy Part of this is 1942 Biroli Montenegro

TOTAL -- 3 Armies

(4) Corns

No Location Date Composition Commander Remarks

TI April 22 1942

M ~)i ~

Dalmatian Dalm~tia

XI CroatiashyLubiana

TOTAL -- 3 Corps

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(5) WiLA IFiED No and

Location Date Commanrler RemarksName

ALPINE 1 Taurineense Yugoslavia April 28 1942

CELERE 1 Eugenio di Yugoslavia May 17 1942

Savoia

INFANTRY 13 Re Yugoslavia Dec 20 1941 14Isonzo Yugoslavia Dec 20 1941 15 Bergamo Yugoslavia June 4 1942 19 Venezia Yugoslavia May 41942 21 Granatieri Yugoslavia Dec 12 1941

di Sardegna 23 Ferraro Yugoslavia Aug 7 1942 153 Macerata Yugoslavia Aug 7 1942 155 Imilia Yugoslavia June 10 1942

TOTAL -- 10 Divisions

Note In addition there are 2 Black Shirt Bns and 1 Carabinieri Bn -shyApril 22 1942

(E) Albania amp Montenegro

(1) High Command

Location Date C in Chief Remarks

Montenegro August 27 1941 Gen Pirzio-Biroli

(2) Army Groups

Name Location Date Composition Commander Remarks

Group of East

Augusl 27 1941

IX Army Gen PirzioshyBiroli

(3) Armies

No Commander Remarks

IX Monten Gen Pirzio-Biro(Aug 27 1941)

li

7

No sition Command Remarks

IV Albania Gen Mercalli

XVII Albania

(5) Divisions

No and Location Date Commander RemarksName

ALPINE 5 Pusteria Montenegro July 15 1941shy6 Reserve Montenegro May 16 1942

INFANTRY 18 Messina Albania May 16 1942 38 Puglie Albania Dec 20 1941shy41 Firenze Montenegro Dec 20 1941 4-9 Parma Albania Dec 20 1941 Gen Grattarolo

(Aug 221940) 53 Arezzo Koritza May 4 1942

Albania

TOTAL - 7 Divisions

(F) Greece and Islands shy

(1) High Command

Location Date C in Chief Remarks

Larissa July 27 1942 Gen Geloso Gen Bocai C of Carabinieri (Aug 341) Athens March 30 1942

(2) Army Groups

Name Location Date Composition Commander Remarks yenf~i

Group of Peloponnesus Mqh 30 the East (Kiato) Ui942i

~4centX~t

(3) Armies No Location Date ComRosition Commander Remarks

XI Larissa July 27 vm Corps Gen Geloso 1942 XIV Corps (July 15 1941)

8

No Location Date Composition

ill Athens July 1042

V Peloponnesus July 1042 VI Greece July 1042 VII Cyclades July 1042 vm Volos July 2942 IX Jamna July 1942 XIV Janina shyXXVI Corfu July 1042 Acqui

TOTAL -- 8 Corps

(5) Divisions

No and Location pateName

ALPINE 3Julia Livadia July10 1942

INFANTRY 5 Cosseria Samos Aug 9 1942 6 Cuneo Samos July 10 1942 24 Pinerolo Macedonia July 10 1942 29 Piemonte Patras July 10 1942 33 Acqui Corfu July 10 1942 36 Forli Larissa July 10 1942 37 Modena Janitza July 10 1942 48 Taro Greece Dec 20 1941shy51 Siena Naupli July 10 1942

56 Casale Agrinon July 10 1942 58 Cagliari Tripolis July 10 1942 162 - Greece May 4 1942 164 - Salonika Nov 19 1941shy230 - Crete June 4 1942 231 - Crete June 4 1942 232 ~ Crete June 4 1942

TOTAL -- 17 Divisions

Commander Remarks

Gen Gianini (Oct 2041)

-Gen Vecchi

Commander Remarks

Gen Caliglion (Aug 2240)

Gen Zanini Gen Zanini Gen Zanini

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(G) Russiashy

(1) High Command

Location Date C in Chief Remarks

June 4 1942 General Gariboldi (June 4 1942)

(2) Army Groups - Not Known

(3) Armies

No Location Date Composition Command Remarks

VIII May 29 1942 One Corps Gen Gariboldi One Corps 1 light Corps 1 Inf Corps

(4) Corps

No Location Date Composition Command Remarks

Alpine May 2942 (2 Tridentina Gen Macarlo May 2942 (3 Julia May 2942 (4 Cuneense

Motorized May 2942 (9 Pasubio Gen Messe May 2942 (52 Torino -April 342 (101 Trieste

Celere April 342 (1 Celere April 342 (2 Celere April 342 (3 Celere

Not Known Aug 742 (2 Sforzeca Gen Gambara It is believed Aug 742 (3 Ravenna that an Inshy

(22 Caeciatore fantry Corps May 3042 Delle Alpi must exist

for these Divisions

TOTAL -- 4 Corps (5) Divisionshy

No and Name Locati0n Date Commander Remarks

MOTORIZED 101 Trieste

IfIED (Continued)

No and Location Date Commander Remarks Name

9 Pasubio April 3 1942 52 Torino August 30 1942

ALPINE 2 Tridentina August 7 1942 3 Julia August 7 1942 4 Cuneense August 7 1942

CELERE 1 Eugenio di April 3 1942

Savoia 2 Emanuel IvIay 30 1942

Filiberto 3 Duca di Aosta April 28 1942

illFANTRY 2 Sforzesca August 7 1942 3middot Ravenno August 7 1942 22 Cacciatore May 30 1942

Delle Alpi

TOTAL -- 12 Divisions

Note In addition to the above there are a number of Black Shirt and Carabinieri Bns I

(H) Dodecanese Islands shy

(5) Divisions

No and Location Date Commander Remarks Name

50 Regina Rhodes April 28 1942

TOTAL -- 1 Division --Other smaller units

11

2

(1) Armies Corps and Divisions

Theater Armies Corps Divisions

Italy 4 5 28 North Africa 2 5 17 Yugoslavia 2 3 10 Albania and Montenegro 1 2 (1) 7 Greece and Islands 1 8 (2) 17 Russia 1 4 12 Dodecanese 1 - shy

TOTAL 11 27 92

Notes (1) The only elements of the IV Corps in Albania at present are the

4th Auto Center 4th Engineers Regiment Part of 91st Regiment of Black Shirts (2)

The only elements remaining are 1 Bn 9th Auto Center 1 Deshytachment Engineers (of the 9th Corps)

ARMY An Italian Army is not necessarily very formidable A captured docushyment shows that the composition of the VI Arrny early in 1941 consisted of but 1 Corps with 2 Divisions At the present time Corps from the Army are scattered in various theaters of war The Army of the Po is an illustration Units of this Army are in Russia Yugoslavia North Africa and Italy This was first stationed at Verona Italy and was comshyposed of

1 Meet -Lized Corps of 3 Divisions 1 Celere Corps of 3 Divisions 1 Motorized Corps of 2 Motorized Divisions

CORPS The Corps is elastic and like the Army it may be assigned to different theaters accordiIlg to existing conditions It may have or 3 Divisir or more Present indications in Africa are that more than 3 Divisi exist in some areas

DIVISIONS The composition of the Italian Division has been subject to seve changes since World War 1 The older form of the Ternary Division replaced by the modern Binary Division with 3 regiments 2 Infantry 1 Artillery This was organized to meet requirements of modern wearshyas welf as mobility and fire power There is no Cavalry Division CavshyalryRegiments are assignedto the Cel~reX)iyi~iopsect~rrheTrento and Trieste are the old oP6 ltlVJ6torized B~yf~lq~~n~ew Nodh African types have been organizeq~So~e qftpesect(al~ir R1lpsia Armored or Corazzata Divisions hayebe~Emiddot-or~~f~~q~r~hl~eiifPf8~orazzata

12

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So far they have been

3 DETAILED ORDER OF BATTLE

(1) Divisions and Regiments

Type Number COIJlposition Regts Commander and Name Location Date Infantry Art

ARMORED 131 Centauro Udine October Armd 131

Italy 1941 132 Ariete North August 7 Armd 132

Africa 1942 133 Littorio North August 7 Armd 133

Africa 1942 134 Freccia Rome April 17

Italy 1942

MOTORIZED Bis - 101 Trieste Russia A~il 3 65th amp66th 21st

1942 101 Trieste North August 30 65th amp66th 21st

Africa 1942 102 Trento North August 30 61stamp 62nd 46th

middot7~rmiddotAfrica 1942 9 Pasubio Russia August 20 79th amp80th 8th

1942 52 Torino Russia August 20 81stamp82nd 52nd

1942 17 Pavia North August 31 27th amp28th 26th Gen Zaglio

Africa 1942 (Aug 22 1940) 25 Bologna North August 31 39th amp 40th 205th Gen Levi

Africa 1942 (Aug 22 1940) 10 Piave Genao August 7 57th amp 58th 10th

Italy 1942 16th Pistoia North August 24 35th amp36th 36thamp3rd

Africa 1942 PARACHUTE

45 Spezia Pisa May 25 Italy 1942

Folgore North Augu~t3k 2 regts of

r4

Africa h 912 ~~~ paratroops

185th amp186th l~i-gt- Inf

13

125th amp126th

(Continued) 1 Taurineense

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1 Tridentilialt)lgt~l

3 Julia

3 Julia

4 Cuneense

5 Pusteria

6 Reserve

CELERE

Bis - 1 Eugenio di Savoia

1 Eugenio di Savoia

2 Emanuel Filiberto

3 Duca di Aosta

INFANTRY

1 Superga

2 Sforzesca

3 Ravenna

4 Livorna

5 Cosseria

6 Cuneo

7 Lupi di Toscana

8

Yugoslav- Aptll 28 ia 19~2-

Russia Ali tL7l7 poundI

LiL~lrti~~i RusSla~~jy

1942bull Greece July 10 (Livadia) 1942 Russia August 7

1942 Montene- December 20

gro 1941 Montene- May 16

gro 1942

Yugoslav- May 17 ia 1942

Russia April 3 1942

Russia May 30

Russia

North Africa Russia

Russia

North Africa Samos Greece Samos Greece Calabria Italy

9 See Motorized 10 See Motorized shy11 Brennero North

Africa 12 Sassari Italy

1942 April 28

1942

August 7 1942

August 7 1942

August 7 1942

August 7 1942

August 7 1942

July 10 1942

August 7 1942

91stamp92nd 5th

53rd amp54th 17th

37th amp38th 11th

33rd amp34th 28th

89th amp90th 37th amplOath Mot Arty

7th amp8th 27th

77th amp78th 30th

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14Izonzo

15 Bergamo

Yugoslashyvia

Yugoslashyvia

Yugoslashyvia

16 See Motorized shy17 See Motorized shy18 Messina

19 Venezia

20 Friuli

21 Granatieri di Sardegna

22 Caccatiori Delle Alpi

23 Ferrara

24 Pinerolo

25 See Motirized

Albania

Yugoslashyvia

North Africa

Decerribe~

20 1941 December 20 1941

June 4 1942

December 20 1941

May 4 1942

August 7 1943

Yugoslav- December via 12 1941

Russia May 30 -~

1942 Yugoslav- August 7~

via 1942 Montene August 15

gro 1942 Macedon- July 10 is Greece 1942

25 Volturna 26 Assieta

27 Brescia

28 Aosta

29 Piemonte

30 Sabauda

31 Calabria

32 Marche

33 Acqui

34 shy35 shy36 Forli

37 Modena

Italy North Africa North Africa Italy

Patras Greece Italy

Italy

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Greece Janitza Greece

1st amp2rid

23rdamp24th

25th amp26th

27th amp 28th 93rd amp94th

83rd amp84th

87fuamp88th

1st amp2nd

51stamp52nd

47th amp48th

13th amp14th

217th amp218th August 7 29th amp30th

1942 May 30 19thamp2Oth

1942 December 5th amp6th

201941 July 10 3rdamp4th

1942 December 45th amp46th

20 1941 December 59th amp60th 20 1941

November 55th amp 56th 12 1

July 10 43th amp44th 1942

July 10 41stamp 42nd 1942

23rd

6th

4th

26th 2nd Gen Levis

19th

35th

13th

1st

14th

18th

205th 25th

55th Gen Levi (Aug 2240)

22nd Gen Malotti

24th

16th

40th

32nd

33rd

36th

29th

15

(Continued) 38 Puglie 15th

40 -39 shy

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41 Firenze Montene- Decembert27th amp 128th 41st gro 20 1941

42 43 44 Cremona Italy December 21st amp22nd 7th

20 1941 46 Udine Italy November 95th amp 96th

12 1941 47 Bari Italy November 140th amp139th 47th

12 1941 48 Taro Greece December 207th amp 208th 48th

20 1941 49 Parma Albania December 49th amp 50th 49th

20 1941

50 Regina Rhodes April 28 9th amp10th 50th Dodeshy 1942 canese

51 Siena Naupli July 10 31st amp32nd 51st Greece 1942

52 See Motorized - 52nd 53 Arezzo Albania May 4 225th 226th 53rd

(Koritza)middot 1942 54 Napoli Sicily May 4 75th amp 76th 54th

Italy 1942 55 Savona North June 4 15th amp 16th 12th

Africa 1942 56 Cassale Agrinon July 10 11th amp12th 56th

Greece 1942 57 Lombardia Italy November 73rd amp74th 57th

12 1941 58 Legnano Italy December 67th amp68th 58th

20 1941 59 Cagliari Tripolis July 10 63rd amp 64th 59th

Greece 1942 60 Sabrata North Augu$t 25 42nd

Africa 1942 (1) 61 Sirte North November 69th amp 70th 43rd

Africa 12 1941 (1) 62 Marmarica North NOY~rnbe~ ~h5t~_~

Africa 12194Ih ( - (1) 63 Cirene North Novemb~H157thamp

~l~ ~lAfrica 12 1e941)-lt )- I

64 Catanzara North November 141stamp Africa 12 1941

16

den Grattashyrolo (Aug 22 1940)

Gen Caligion (Aug 22 1940)

Gen Levi (Aug 22 1940)

Gen Tracchia (Aug 22 1940) Gen Zaglio (Aug 22 1940) Gen Zaglio (Aug 22 1940)

Gen Nasi (Nov 14 1941 at Gondar)IflD113ili

113th

121st amp 122nd

-

Gen Zanini (June 4 1942) Gen Zanini (June 4 1942) Gen Zanini (June 4 1942)

37th

Gen Spattoco (Aug 22 1940)

104 Mantova

151 Perugia

152 shy153 Macerata

154 Murge

155 Imilia

156 Vicenza

157 Navaro

158 shy159 Veneto

162 shy

164 shy

COASTAL

211 shy

212 shy

INFANTRY

230 shy

231 shy

232 shy

Piacenza

LIBYAN

1 shy

Italy August 7 1942

Italy December 20 1941

Yugosla August 7 via 1942

France amp April 1 Frontier 1942 Yugosla- June 10

via 1942 Italy June 10

1942 Italy June 10

1942

Italy June 10 1942

Greece May 4 1942

Greece November (Salonika) 19 1941

Italy April 28 (Catanzara) 1942

Italy April 28 (Catanzara) 1942

Crete June 4 Greece 1942 Crete June 4 Greece 1942 Crete June 4 Greece 19421 ItaL C~ u ~

(t~d~~~Ep2 ~~ ~a V ~ y~ l fA U~~~~r

North August 22 Africa 1940

17

0

(Continued) 2 North

Africa Gen Spattoco (Aug 22 1940)

(1) Being reconstituted April 1 1942

(2) Independent Armed Forces

(a) Carabinieri

1 SuperiOr Command in Italy 1 Superior Command in Albania Carabinieri Bns in Russia Carabinieri Bns in Greece (Athens) Carabinieri Bns in Yugoslavia Carabinieri Bns in North Africa

Note In addition to the Command jn Albania and L1 Italy there are 3 Carabinieri Divisions and 7 Brigades The Bns of these units are assigned to the theaters of war as necessity arises The Carabinieri function as Military Police

(b) Frontier Guards

32 Regiments - On Italian Borders

18

Army shyLocation

I - Turin

Corps shyLocation

I - Turin

II - Alessanshydria

II-Padua v - Trieste

vI - Bologna

XI - Udine

XIV - Treviso

Division - Number of Location Regiments

1 Superga - 91st and 92nd Inf 5th Art Turin

26 Assieta - 29th amp 30th Inf 25th Art Asti

59 Cagliari - 63rd amp 64th Inf 59th Art Vercelli

3 Ravenna - 37th amp 38th Inf 11th Art Alessandria

4 Livorno -Cuneo 33rd amp 34th Inf 28th Art

36 Forli -Saluzzo 43rd amp 44th Inf shy

12 Sassari - 151st amp 152nd Inf 23rd Art Trieste

15 Bergamo Abbazia 25th amp 26th Inf 4th Art

57 Lombardia -73rd amp 74th Inf 57th Art Pola

16 Pistoia - Bologna

18 Messina -Ancona

56 Casale -Forli

35th amp 36th Inf 3rd Art

93rd amp 94th Inf 2nd Art

11th amp 12th Inf 56th Art

13 Re - Udine 14 Isonzo -

Gorizia

1st amp 2nd 1nf 34th Art

23rd amp 24th Inf 6th Art

32 Marche -nezia lie -

55th amp 56th Inf 32nd Art

71st amp 72nd Inf 15th Art egliano

1 Granat~eri - 1st 2nd and 3rd 13th Art Roma Gran

22 Cacatiore 51st amp 52nd Inf 1st Art Delle Alpi shyPerugia

ArmyshyLocation

Corps shyLocation

I

Number of Regiments

52 Torin~gt~CiVita-~ vecchia 81st amp 82nd Inf 52nd Art

IX - Bari 24 Pinerola - 13th amp 14th Inf 18th Art qhieti

47 Bari - Bari 139th amp 140th In1 49 Parma- 49th amp 50th Inf

Macerata

xvn - Naples 48 Taro - 207th amp 208th Inf Salerno

51 Siena - 31st amp 32nd Inf Napolo

IV - Milan or ill - Milan 2 Sforzesca - 53rd amp 54th Inf 17th Art Verona Novara

6 Cuneo- 7th amp 8th Inf 27th Art Milan

7 Lupi di 77th amp 78tli Inf 30th Art Tosca ~

Brescia 58 Legnano - 67th amp 68th Inf 58th Art

Milan

IV - Bol2al1o 11 Breruiero - 231 amp 232 Inf 9th Art Balzano

33 Acqui - 17th amp 18th Inf Merano

V - Libya x - Libya 25 Bologna - 39th amp 40th Inf 10th Art (Tripoli) Libya

27 Brescia - 19th amp 20th Inf Libya

55 Savona - 15th amp 16th Inf 12th Art Libya

xx Tripoli 17 Pavia - 27th amp 28th Inf 26th Art Libya

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VI - Verona or Gorizia

Celere shyPadua

Corazzata shyMantova

Autotransshyportabile Corps shyCremona

VII Naples VI - Florence

ivision shy Number of middotocation Regiments

1 Black Shirt 2 Black Shirt

1 Eugenia di 11 Bers Regt - Piemonte Savoia-Udine Cavalry Regiment - 1st Art

Regt - Saluzzo Cavalry Regt-- 6 Bers Regiment

2 Emanuel Fili- Firenze Cavalry Regt berto - Ferrara Vittorio Emanuel Cav Regt

3 Duca di Aosta shyVerona

132 Ariete shyVerona 133 Littorio shyParma

9 Pasubio shyVerona

10 Piave shyPadova 102 Trento shyTrento 101 Trieste shyPiacenza

20 Friuli - Livshyorno 41 Firenzi shyFirenze 44 CremonashyPisa 46 Udine ~ Siena

41

2 Artillery Regiments 3 Bers Regts Novara Cavalry Regt -shySavoia Cavalry Regiment and 3 Artillery Regiments

8 Bers Regt - 32nd Tank Regt - 132 Art 12 Bers Regt - 33 Tank Regt 133 Art Regt

79th amp 80th Info 8th Art

57th amp 58th Inf 20th Art

7 Berso Regt 61st amp 62nd MotInf 46th Art 9th Bers Regiment 65th amp 66th Mot Inf - 21st Art

87th amp 88th Inf

127th amp 128th Info 44th Art

21st amp 22nd Info 7th P_rt

95th amp B6thJnf

89th amp 90th Inf 37th Art

41st amp 42nd In( 29th Art

21

Army - Corp - D~ytsipnl-Regiment Contd

umber of~~~Ji~n i~~i~n ililt~t~~ giments ~

VIII - Russia Home station not known

IX - Montenegro Home Station See Montenegro not known and Albania

X - Bengazi XXI - Bengazi 62 Marmarica - 115th amp 116th Inf 44th Art Derna 63 Cirene - 157th amp 158th Inf 45th Art Bengazi

XXII - Derna 3 Black Shirt shy4 Black Shirt shy

XI - Yugoslavia See Yugoslavia

abbreviations b ~~ld be$eiif1pyal~ mail middot~Ifsuffieiently imshyportanta summary of detaiie 0rmationmiddotmiddotshoU1cib~cabledatthe t~me of mail shying

11 A suggested method for handling Order of Battle information follows

a Pfter having received itwrite it in a report as quickly as possitle ard then study the informatimiddotmiddot 1 to seemiddot whether a cable is required

b After a cable is drafted have apother officer read it to see if it accurately reports the important information covered in the report

c If time is available a written report should be submitted ampeiches maps or overlays are very useful supplements to the written report

12 Where the means are available the location of enemy units should be posted by means of pins on mounted maps This procedure aSsists greatly in evaluating Order of Battle reports at the iriformation-collecting agency

13Well-kept records of the data submitted by the various sources of inshyformation will enable the intelligence agencies to evaluate the reliability middotof the sources This is iIIlportant because sOTIie of the Axis powers intentionally plant falseinformaUon (s9metimes mixed with known reliable information) for our inshytelligence agencies to report

14 The minute details are important Some Of these may have considershyable significance when compared with information from other sources

15 Officers and agencies sho~d evaluate the Order of Battle information they receive and indicate their opinion of its reliability The Order of Battle Section may not have any other means of evaluating the report

16 Where practical the source of the middotOrder of Battle information should be indicated If it is not desirable to mention names or sources in cables or reshyportsa list of code names to represent them can be transmUted to the Military Intelligence SerVice by secret letter

17 As far as possible exploit sources which are not available or known to represeIltatives and agencies of the other United Nations

18 Personalities are important For example the appearance at Gibralshytar of Oberst (Colonel) Mikosch the German Commander who captured Fort Eben Emael and who later broke the Maginot Line near Saarbrucken may be extremely significant

19 All Order of Battle inforrnation is normally classified confidential unless for some special reason a particular message or report should be classshy

ified secret

v

11~~ Order of Battle information money is oftenIt~ts Cultivate a banker friend and watch all

~rrrtE~S _ requently bonds stocks and checks will not vary in value butcash or currency wilL For exampleduring the first week lIlDecember 1941 in Berlin the ~tandard rate of exchange was 249 RM per dollar This held true for valushyable paper but the cashdollar dropped suddenly several days before Pearl Harshybor to 190 RM per dollar Unexplainable variations in the value of money should be cabled at once

21 In exchanging Order of Battle information with sourcesbe careful not to receive the same information later from other parties and accept it as confirmation of your own information

22 The following mistakes or inaccuracies have often nullified the value of Order of Battle information in the past

a Use of foreign language initials or apbreviations which were not familiar to persormel in MIS Give the equivalent in English usingUS milishytary terminology wherever possible b Th~ use of oDsolete or improper geographical place names Whm appropriate identify the map used When one place has a name in twolangua~~ give both A small place may be located with reference tOa larger well-known place Many places have the same name For example there are several towns named Chalons France andtherc are several Frankfurts in Germany

c Information of movements has been sent by mail whenibshould have been cabled Many European reports reach Washington a month after they are written The concentration for the Balkan Campaign took place in about two or three weeks

d Incorrect designations have been given to units 119th Inf means nothing When in doubt~ send foreign language designation of unit with your own translation Sometimes State Department personnel paraphrase the unit desigshynation and much time and effort is lost in rechecking Send Order of Battle inshyformation by military codes as far as possible

e Order of Battle information has bEtn included in other reports and incorrectly filed or lost ina a mass of other minutia Order of Battle should be submitted in reports with that title and given appropIiateIG file num~

bers 6905 or 6910 Where information pertinent to Order of Battle is submitted in report form under other subjects anq filed under other guide nurdgt ers refshyerence to it should be made in the next Order of Battle report

f The meaning in cabled dispatches was not clear g The date of the Order of Battle information was not stated

Answer as much of the Who what when w and where as possible What when ~d where are e

h Transposmiddot e 196th Division in Norway has been reported middotsionThiscaused some conshycern since

~ ~I~ 22 Inform~tigyeni tiM dpnment ofmiddotoldunits or the conshy

version of one Unit into anothgf esignatioIlis important because it affects the strength estimates For exam e Recent information indicates that the German 1st Cavalry Division was converted into the German 24th Panzer Di-

I Vision

This is the first edition of the Order of Battle of the Italian Army

pre~aredand lsslled by the Military Intelligence Service

The volume is so boUIid as to facilitate placing in a loose-leaf binder I Revisionmiddot sheets will be prepared and issued as additional informatlon becomes

availlable

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(A) Italyshy

(1) High Command

Location Date C in Chief

Frascati July 2 1942 Marshal Cavallero (near Rome)

(2) Army Groups

Name Location Date Composition

Central Southern and Islands of Sardinia and Sicily

Group of the East

Group of the

Remarks

Marshal Cavallero is also Chief of Supreme GS

Commander Remarks

Prince of Piedmont

Commander Remarks

The divisions are tactically under other corps

Commander Remarks

II Corps in Yugoslavia

Scala

All corps abroad

Gen (Duke of Bergamo)

West

Name

Superior Alpine

No

ill

N

vn

(3) Superior Commands

Location

Trento

(4) Armies

Home Station

Verona

Rome or Naples~llJ~~Jl

i t Turinr~ (

Naples Aug 8 1942

Date ~omposition

Aug1Jst 7 1942

Date

7 divisions only one in Italy atpresshyent

Composition

XII Corps shySicily

1

I

~marks

XIII Corps-Sardinia

XV Corps shyGenoa

TOTAL -- 4 Armies (5) Corps

No Location Date Composition

I Turin May 7 1940

XII Sicily Palermo

July 15 54 - Napoli 1941 May 4 1942

XLII Sardinia Cagliari

July 15 30 Sabauda 1941 31 - Calabria

XV Genoa May 7 1940

XXXI Catanzara April 28 211 and 212 1942

TOTAL -- 5 Corps

(6) Divisions

No and Location DateName

AHMORED 134 Freccia Rome April 171 1942 131 Centauro Udine Oct 1941

ALPINE Cuneo Aug 7 1942 4 Cuneense

MOlORIZED 10 Piave Genoa Aug 7 1942

PARACHUTE 0 45 Spezia Pisamiddot MJy~5

j iINFANTRY k~t )17-7 Lupi di Sicily~ -Augf-7

Toscana (Calabria 12 Sassari Italy Nov 12 1941

25 Volturna Italy

Commander

Commander

Remarks

All divisions abroad

All divisio~

abroad

Remarks

Bis - It is believed that two of these exist

2

(Continued) No and Name

28 Aosta 30 Sabauda 31 Calabria 32 Marche 44 Cremona 46 Udine A7 Bari 54 Napoli 57 Lombardia 58 Legnano 104 Mantova 105 Rovigo 151 Perugia 154 Murge 156 Vicenza Piaceriza 157 Novaro 159 Veneto

COASTAL 211 212

Italy Italy Italy Italy Italy Italy Italy Sicily Italy Italy Italy Italy Italy Italy Italy Fossano Fossano Fossano

CataIZara Catanzara

Dec 20 1941 Dec 20 1941 Dec 20 1941 Nov 12 1941 Dec 20 1941 Nov 12 1941 Nov 12 1941 May 4 1942 Nov 1 1941 Dec 20 1941 Aug 7 1942 June 10 1942 Dec 20 1941 April 11 1942_ June 10 1942 Aug 1 1942 June 10 1942 June 10 1942

April 28 1942 April 28 1942

TOTAL -- 28Divisions

(B) North Africa shy

(1) High Command

Location Date C inmiddot Chief

Toera - shy April 27 1942 Gen Bastico North of Gen Barbasetti Bengazi Chief of Staff

(2) Army Groups - Unknown

Remarks

On French -frontier

Remarks

Gen Maceratina and Cerutti also ill Libyan Theater

(3) Armies

No Location Date Composition Commander Remarksrgtbull~i~acciolo Apr 2342

i~di9f Gen S rileiso

3

V

x Apr 27 1942

TOTAL -- 5 Corps n~r~~i~t~~g~

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TOTAL - - 2 Armies

(4)- Corps

No Location

X Gadd e1 Almur

xx E1 Adem

XXI North Africa

XXII North Africa

xxm North Africa

Motor- North ized Africa Corps

Armored North Corps Africa

Libyan North Corps Africa

Date

April 27 1942

April 27 1942

Aug 22 1940

Aug 22 1940

Aug 31 1942

Aug 31 1942

Aug 22 1940

Commander

Gen Guido

Composition

25 Bo16gna shy27 Brescia shy55 Savona shyAug 1942

17 Pavia shy60 Sabrata shy61 Sirte (1)

62 Marmarica(l) 63 Cirene (1)

3 BS Div (1) 4 BS Div (1)

1st BS Di1J (1) 2nd BS Div (1)

101 Trento 102 Trieste

132 Ariete 133 Littorio

1st Libyan Div Gen Spattaco Status unknown 2nd Libyan Div

(Aug 22 1940

Commander

Gen Nicco1osi Aug 22 1940

Gen Cone Aug 22 1940

(1) Destroyed

(1) Destroyed

Remarks

(1) XX Corps was at El Adem April 27 1942

Remarks

(1) Destroyed shybeing reconshystructed Apr 1 1942

(1) Destroyed shybeing reconshystituted April 1 1942

4

ARMORED 132 Arietemiddotmiddot Cyrenaica 133 Littorio Cyrenaica

MOTORIZED 101 Triestemiddot Cyrenaica 102 Trento 4 Cyrenaica 17 Paviamiddot Cyrenaica 25 Bolognashy Cyrenaica 16Pistoia

Cyrenaica

PARACfIUTE Folgore Cyrenaica

INFANTJtY-f 1 Superga Cyrenaica 4Llvorna North Africa llBrennero North Afrlca _20 Friuli North Africa 26 Assieta North Africa 27 Brescia North Africa 55 Savonamiddot North Africa

60 Sabrata North Africa

61 Sirte (1) North Africa

62 Marmarica~North Africa (1)

63 Cirene -- North Africa

64 Catanzata North Africa (2)

NATIVE 1 Libyan (3) ~ North Africa

2 Libyan (3) ~ North Africa

JEIED Commander

August 30 1942~ August 30 1942

August 30 1942 August 30middot1942 August 30 J942 August 30 1942 August 24 1942

August 31 1942

August 7 1942 August 71942 August 26 1942 August 7 1942 August 7 1942 May 30 1942 June 4middot1942 Gen Levideg

Aug 2240 Aug 25 1942 Gen Zaglio

bull o Aug2240 Nov 12 1941

Nov 12 1941

Nov 12 1941

Nov 12 1941

Nov 12 1941 Gen Spattoco Aug 2240

n Spattoco ug 2240

Remarks

(1) Being reconshystituted

(1) Being reconshystituted

(1) Being reconshystituted

(2) Reconstituted

(3) status unknown

(3) Status unknown

5

in 1941

(D) Yugoslavia

(1) High Command

Location Date C in Chief Remarks

Susak April 22 1942 General Roatta Croatia

(2) Army Groups

Name Location Date Composition Commander Remarks

Group of the April 22 TIArmy Gener~ Roatta East 1942 VI Army

(3) Armies

No Location Date Composition Commander Remarks

TI Susak April 22 Dalmatian Corps Gen Delmazzo 1942 XXI Croatiashy April 22 1942

Lubiana

VI Dubrovnik April 12 Gen Rosi 1942 May 21 1942

IX Serbia Aug 27 Gen Pirzio shy Part of this is 1942 Biroli Montenegro

TOTAL -- 3 Armies

(4) Corns

No Location Date Composition Commander Remarks

TI April 22 1942

M ~)i ~

Dalmatian Dalm~tia

XI CroatiashyLubiana

TOTAL -- 3 Corps

6

(5) WiLA IFiED No and

Location Date Commanrler RemarksName

ALPINE 1 Taurineense Yugoslavia April 28 1942

CELERE 1 Eugenio di Yugoslavia May 17 1942

Savoia

INFANTRY 13 Re Yugoslavia Dec 20 1941 14Isonzo Yugoslavia Dec 20 1941 15 Bergamo Yugoslavia June 4 1942 19 Venezia Yugoslavia May 41942 21 Granatieri Yugoslavia Dec 12 1941

di Sardegna 23 Ferraro Yugoslavia Aug 7 1942 153 Macerata Yugoslavia Aug 7 1942 155 Imilia Yugoslavia June 10 1942

TOTAL -- 10 Divisions

Note In addition there are 2 Black Shirt Bns and 1 Carabinieri Bn -shyApril 22 1942

(E) Albania amp Montenegro

(1) High Command

Location Date C in Chief Remarks

Montenegro August 27 1941 Gen Pirzio-Biroli

(2) Army Groups

Name Location Date Composition Commander Remarks

Group of East

Augusl 27 1941

IX Army Gen PirzioshyBiroli

(3) Armies

No Commander Remarks

IX Monten Gen Pirzio-Biro(Aug 27 1941)

li

7

No sition Command Remarks

IV Albania Gen Mercalli

XVII Albania

(5) Divisions

No and Location Date Commander RemarksName

ALPINE 5 Pusteria Montenegro July 15 1941shy6 Reserve Montenegro May 16 1942

INFANTRY 18 Messina Albania May 16 1942 38 Puglie Albania Dec 20 1941shy41 Firenze Montenegro Dec 20 1941 4-9 Parma Albania Dec 20 1941 Gen Grattarolo

(Aug 221940) 53 Arezzo Koritza May 4 1942

Albania

TOTAL - 7 Divisions

(F) Greece and Islands shy

(1) High Command

Location Date C in Chief Remarks

Larissa July 27 1942 Gen Geloso Gen Bocai C of Carabinieri (Aug 341) Athens March 30 1942

(2) Army Groups

Name Location Date Composition Commander Remarks yenf~i

Group of Peloponnesus Mqh 30 the East (Kiato) Ui942i

~4centX~t

(3) Armies No Location Date ComRosition Commander Remarks

XI Larissa July 27 vm Corps Gen Geloso 1942 XIV Corps (July 15 1941)

8

No Location Date Composition

ill Athens July 1042

V Peloponnesus July 1042 VI Greece July 1042 VII Cyclades July 1042 vm Volos July 2942 IX Jamna July 1942 XIV Janina shyXXVI Corfu July 1042 Acqui

TOTAL -- 8 Corps

(5) Divisions

No and Location pateName

ALPINE 3Julia Livadia July10 1942

INFANTRY 5 Cosseria Samos Aug 9 1942 6 Cuneo Samos July 10 1942 24 Pinerolo Macedonia July 10 1942 29 Piemonte Patras July 10 1942 33 Acqui Corfu July 10 1942 36 Forli Larissa July 10 1942 37 Modena Janitza July 10 1942 48 Taro Greece Dec 20 1941shy51 Siena Naupli July 10 1942

56 Casale Agrinon July 10 1942 58 Cagliari Tripolis July 10 1942 162 - Greece May 4 1942 164 - Salonika Nov 19 1941shy230 - Crete June 4 1942 231 - Crete June 4 1942 232 ~ Crete June 4 1942

TOTAL -- 17 Divisions

Commander Remarks

Gen Gianini (Oct 2041)

-Gen Vecchi

Commander Remarks

Gen Caliglion (Aug 2240)

Gen Zanini Gen Zanini Gen Zanini

9

(G) Russiashy

(1) High Command

Location Date C in Chief Remarks

June 4 1942 General Gariboldi (June 4 1942)

(2) Army Groups - Not Known

(3) Armies

No Location Date Composition Command Remarks

VIII May 29 1942 One Corps Gen Gariboldi One Corps 1 light Corps 1 Inf Corps

(4) Corps

No Location Date Composition Command Remarks

Alpine May 2942 (2 Tridentina Gen Macarlo May 2942 (3 Julia May 2942 (4 Cuneense

Motorized May 2942 (9 Pasubio Gen Messe May 2942 (52 Torino -April 342 (101 Trieste

Celere April 342 (1 Celere April 342 (2 Celere April 342 (3 Celere

Not Known Aug 742 (2 Sforzeca Gen Gambara It is believed Aug 742 (3 Ravenna that an Inshy

(22 Caeciatore fantry Corps May 3042 Delle Alpi must exist

for these Divisions

TOTAL -- 4 Corps (5) Divisionshy

No and Name Locati0n Date Commander Remarks

MOTORIZED 101 Trieste

IfIED (Continued)

No and Location Date Commander Remarks Name

9 Pasubio April 3 1942 52 Torino August 30 1942

ALPINE 2 Tridentina August 7 1942 3 Julia August 7 1942 4 Cuneense August 7 1942

CELERE 1 Eugenio di April 3 1942

Savoia 2 Emanuel IvIay 30 1942

Filiberto 3 Duca di Aosta April 28 1942

illFANTRY 2 Sforzesca August 7 1942 3middot Ravenno August 7 1942 22 Cacciatore May 30 1942

Delle Alpi

TOTAL -- 12 Divisions

Note In addition to the above there are a number of Black Shirt and Carabinieri Bns I

(H) Dodecanese Islands shy

(5) Divisions

No and Location Date Commander Remarks Name

50 Regina Rhodes April 28 1942

TOTAL -- 1 Division --Other smaller units

11

2

(1) Armies Corps and Divisions

Theater Armies Corps Divisions

Italy 4 5 28 North Africa 2 5 17 Yugoslavia 2 3 10 Albania and Montenegro 1 2 (1) 7 Greece and Islands 1 8 (2) 17 Russia 1 4 12 Dodecanese 1 - shy

TOTAL 11 27 92

Notes (1) The only elements of the IV Corps in Albania at present are the

4th Auto Center 4th Engineers Regiment Part of 91st Regiment of Black Shirts (2)

The only elements remaining are 1 Bn 9th Auto Center 1 Deshytachment Engineers (of the 9th Corps)

ARMY An Italian Army is not necessarily very formidable A captured docushyment shows that the composition of the VI Arrny early in 1941 consisted of but 1 Corps with 2 Divisions At the present time Corps from the Army are scattered in various theaters of war The Army of the Po is an illustration Units of this Army are in Russia Yugoslavia North Africa and Italy This was first stationed at Verona Italy and was comshyposed of

1 Meet -Lized Corps of 3 Divisions 1 Celere Corps of 3 Divisions 1 Motorized Corps of 2 Motorized Divisions

CORPS The Corps is elastic and like the Army it may be assigned to different theaters accordiIlg to existing conditions It may have or 3 Divisir or more Present indications in Africa are that more than 3 Divisi exist in some areas

DIVISIONS The composition of the Italian Division has been subject to seve changes since World War 1 The older form of the Ternary Division replaced by the modern Binary Division with 3 regiments 2 Infantry 1 Artillery This was organized to meet requirements of modern wearshyas welf as mobility and fire power There is no Cavalry Division CavshyalryRegiments are assignedto the Cel~reX)iyi~iopsect~rrheTrento and Trieste are the old oP6 ltlVJ6torized B~yf~lq~~n~ew Nodh African types have been organizeq~So~e qftpesect(al~ir R1lpsia Armored or Corazzata Divisions hayebe~Emiddot-or~~f~~q~r~hl~eiifPf8~orazzata

12

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So far they have been

3 DETAILED ORDER OF BATTLE

(1) Divisions and Regiments

Type Number COIJlposition Regts Commander and Name Location Date Infantry Art

ARMORED 131 Centauro Udine October Armd 131

Italy 1941 132 Ariete North August 7 Armd 132

Africa 1942 133 Littorio North August 7 Armd 133

Africa 1942 134 Freccia Rome April 17

Italy 1942

MOTORIZED Bis - 101 Trieste Russia A~il 3 65th amp66th 21st

1942 101 Trieste North August 30 65th amp66th 21st

Africa 1942 102 Trento North August 30 61stamp 62nd 46th

middot7~rmiddotAfrica 1942 9 Pasubio Russia August 20 79th amp80th 8th

1942 52 Torino Russia August 20 81stamp82nd 52nd

1942 17 Pavia North August 31 27th amp28th 26th Gen Zaglio

Africa 1942 (Aug 22 1940) 25 Bologna North August 31 39th amp 40th 205th Gen Levi

Africa 1942 (Aug 22 1940) 10 Piave Genao August 7 57th amp 58th 10th

Italy 1942 16th Pistoia North August 24 35th amp36th 36thamp3rd

Africa 1942 PARACHUTE

45 Spezia Pisa May 25 Italy 1942

Folgore North Augu~t3k 2 regts of

r4

Africa h 912 ~~~ paratroops

185th amp186th l~i-gt- Inf

13

125th amp126th

(Continued) 1 Taurineense

-(

1 Tridentilialt)lgt~l

3 Julia

3 Julia

4 Cuneense

5 Pusteria

6 Reserve

CELERE

Bis - 1 Eugenio di Savoia

1 Eugenio di Savoia

2 Emanuel Filiberto

3 Duca di Aosta

INFANTRY

1 Superga

2 Sforzesca

3 Ravenna

4 Livorna

5 Cosseria

6 Cuneo

7 Lupi di Toscana

8

Yugoslav- Aptll 28 ia 19~2-

Russia Ali tL7l7 poundI

LiL~lrti~~i RusSla~~jy

1942bull Greece July 10 (Livadia) 1942 Russia August 7

1942 Montene- December 20

gro 1941 Montene- May 16

gro 1942

Yugoslav- May 17 ia 1942

Russia April 3 1942

Russia May 30

Russia

North Africa Russia

Russia

North Africa Samos Greece Samos Greece Calabria Italy

9 See Motorized 10 See Motorized shy11 Brennero North

Africa 12 Sassari Italy

1942 April 28

1942

August 7 1942

August 7 1942

August 7 1942

August 7 1942

August 7 1942

July 10 1942

August 7 1942

91stamp92nd 5th

53rd amp54th 17th

37th amp38th 11th

33rd amp34th 28th

89th amp90th 37th amplOath Mot Arty

7th amp8th 27th

77th amp78th 30th

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14Izonzo

15 Bergamo

Yugoslashyvia

Yugoslashyvia

Yugoslashyvia

16 See Motorized shy17 See Motorized shy18 Messina

19 Venezia

20 Friuli

21 Granatieri di Sardegna

22 Caccatiori Delle Alpi

23 Ferrara

24 Pinerolo

25 See Motirized

Albania

Yugoslashyvia

North Africa

Decerribe~

20 1941 December 20 1941

June 4 1942

December 20 1941

May 4 1942

August 7 1943

Yugoslav- December via 12 1941

Russia May 30 -~

1942 Yugoslav- August 7~

via 1942 Montene August 15

gro 1942 Macedon- July 10 is Greece 1942

25 Volturna 26 Assieta

27 Brescia

28 Aosta

29 Piemonte

30 Sabauda

31 Calabria

32 Marche

33 Acqui

34 shy35 shy36 Forli

37 Modena

Italy North Africa North Africa Italy

Patras Greece Italy

Italy

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Greece Janitza Greece

1st amp2rid

23rdamp24th

25th amp26th

27th amp 28th 93rd amp94th

83rd amp84th

87fuamp88th

1st amp2nd

51stamp52nd

47th amp48th

13th amp14th

217th amp218th August 7 29th amp30th

1942 May 30 19thamp2Oth

1942 December 5th amp6th

201941 July 10 3rdamp4th

1942 December 45th amp46th

20 1941 December 59th amp60th 20 1941

November 55th amp 56th 12 1

July 10 43th amp44th 1942

July 10 41stamp 42nd 1942

23rd

6th

4th

26th 2nd Gen Levis

19th

35th

13th

1st

14th

18th

205th 25th

55th Gen Levi (Aug 2240)

22nd Gen Malotti

24th

16th

40th

32nd

33rd

36th

29th

15

(Continued) 38 Puglie 15th

40 -39 shy

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41 Firenze Montene- Decembert27th amp 128th 41st gro 20 1941

42 43 44 Cremona Italy December 21st amp22nd 7th

20 1941 46 Udine Italy November 95th amp 96th

12 1941 47 Bari Italy November 140th amp139th 47th

12 1941 48 Taro Greece December 207th amp 208th 48th

20 1941 49 Parma Albania December 49th amp 50th 49th

20 1941

50 Regina Rhodes April 28 9th amp10th 50th Dodeshy 1942 canese

51 Siena Naupli July 10 31st amp32nd 51st Greece 1942

52 See Motorized - 52nd 53 Arezzo Albania May 4 225th 226th 53rd

(Koritza)middot 1942 54 Napoli Sicily May 4 75th amp 76th 54th

Italy 1942 55 Savona North June 4 15th amp 16th 12th

Africa 1942 56 Cassale Agrinon July 10 11th amp12th 56th

Greece 1942 57 Lombardia Italy November 73rd amp74th 57th

12 1941 58 Legnano Italy December 67th amp68th 58th

20 1941 59 Cagliari Tripolis July 10 63rd amp 64th 59th

Greece 1942 60 Sabrata North Augu$t 25 42nd

Africa 1942 (1) 61 Sirte North November 69th amp 70th 43rd

Africa 12 1941 (1) 62 Marmarica North NOY~rnbe~ ~h5t~_~

Africa 12194Ih ( - (1) 63 Cirene North Novemb~H157thamp

~l~ ~lAfrica 12 1e941)-lt )- I

64 Catanzara North November 141stamp Africa 12 1941

16

den Grattashyrolo (Aug 22 1940)

Gen Caligion (Aug 22 1940)

Gen Levi (Aug 22 1940)

Gen Tracchia (Aug 22 1940) Gen Zaglio (Aug 22 1940) Gen Zaglio (Aug 22 1940)

Gen Nasi (Nov 14 1941 at Gondar)IflD113ili

113th

121st amp 122nd

-

Gen Zanini (June 4 1942) Gen Zanini (June 4 1942) Gen Zanini (June 4 1942)

37th

Gen Spattoco (Aug 22 1940)

104 Mantova

151 Perugia

152 shy153 Macerata

154 Murge

155 Imilia

156 Vicenza

157 Navaro

158 shy159 Veneto

162 shy

164 shy

COASTAL

211 shy

212 shy

INFANTRY

230 shy

231 shy

232 shy

Piacenza

LIBYAN

1 shy

Italy August 7 1942

Italy December 20 1941

Yugosla August 7 via 1942

France amp April 1 Frontier 1942 Yugosla- June 10

via 1942 Italy June 10

1942 Italy June 10

1942

Italy June 10 1942

Greece May 4 1942

Greece November (Salonika) 19 1941

Italy April 28 (Catanzara) 1942

Italy April 28 (Catanzara) 1942

Crete June 4 Greece 1942 Crete June 4 Greece 1942 Crete June 4 Greece 19421 ItaL C~ u ~

(t~d~~~Ep2 ~~ ~a V ~ y~ l fA U~~~~r

North August 22 Africa 1940

17

0

(Continued) 2 North

Africa Gen Spattoco (Aug 22 1940)

(1) Being reconstituted April 1 1942

(2) Independent Armed Forces

(a) Carabinieri

1 SuperiOr Command in Italy 1 Superior Command in Albania Carabinieri Bns in Russia Carabinieri Bns in Greece (Athens) Carabinieri Bns in Yugoslavia Carabinieri Bns in North Africa

Note In addition to the Command jn Albania and L1 Italy there are 3 Carabinieri Divisions and 7 Brigades The Bns of these units are assigned to the theaters of war as necessity arises The Carabinieri function as Military Police

(b) Frontier Guards

32 Regiments - On Italian Borders

18

Army shyLocation

I - Turin

Corps shyLocation

I - Turin

II - Alessanshydria

II-Padua v - Trieste

vI - Bologna

XI - Udine

XIV - Treviso

Division - Number of Location Regiments

1 Superga - 91st and 92nd Inf 5th Art Turin

26 Assieta - 29th amp 30th Inf 25th Art Asti

59 Cagliari - 63rd amp 64th Inf 59th Art Vercelli

3 Ravenna - 37th amp 38th Inf 11th Art Alessandria

4 Livorno -Cuneo 33rd amp 34th Inf 28th Art

36 Forli -Saluzzo 43rd amp 44th Inf shy

12 Sassari - 151st amp 152nd Inf 23rd Art Trieste

15 Bergamo Abbazia 25th amp 26th Inf 4th Art

57 Lombardia -73rd amp 74th Inf 57th Art Pola

16 Pistoia - Bologna

18 Messina -Ancona

56 Casale -Forli

35th amp 36th Inf 3rd Art

93rd amp 94th Inf 2nd Art

11th amp 12th Inf 56th Art

13 Re - Udine 14 Isonzo -

Gorizia

1st amp 2nd 1nf 34th Art

23rd amp 24th Inf 6th Art

32 Marche -nezia lie -

55th amp 56th Inf 32nd Art

71st amp 72nd Inf 15th Art egliano

1 Granat~eri - 1st 2nd and 3rd 13th Art Roma Gran

22 Cacatiore 51st amp 52nd Inf 1st Art Delle Alpi shyPerugia

ArmyshyLocation

Corps shyLocation

I

Number of Regiments

52 Torin~gt~CiVita-~ vecchia 81st amp 82nd Inf 52nd Art

IX - Bari 24 Pinerola - 13th amp 14th Inf 18th Art qhieti

47 Bari - Bari 139th amp 140th In1 49 Parma- 49th amp 50th Inf

Macerata

xvn - Naples 48 Taro - 207th amp 208th Inf Salerno

51 Siena - 31st amp 32nd Inf Napolo

IV - Milan or ill - Milan 2 Sforzesca - 53rd amp 54th Inf 17th Art Verona Novara

6 Cuneo- 7th amp 8th Inf 27th Art Milan

7 Lupi di 77th amp 78tli Inf 30th Art Tosca ~

Brescia 58 Legnano - 67th amp 68th Inf 58th Art

Milan

IV - Bol2al1o 11 Breruiero - 231 amp 232 Inf 9th Art Balzano

33 Acqui - 17th amp 18th Inf Merano

V - Libya x - Libya 25 Bologna - 39th amp 40th Inf 10th Art (Tripoli) Libya

27 Brescia - 19th amp 20th Inf Libya

55 Savona - 15th amp 16th Inf 12th Art Libya

xx Tripoli 17 Pavia - 27th amp 28th Inf 26th Art Libya

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VI - Verona or Gorizia

Celere shyPadua

Corazzata shyMantova

Autotransshyportabile Corps shyCremona

VII Naples VI - Florence

ivision shy Number of middotocation Regiments

1 Black Shirt 2 Black Shirt

1 Eugenia di 11 Bers Regt - Piemonte Savoia-Udine Cavalry Regiment - 1st Art

Regt - Saluzzo Cavalry Regt-- 6 Bers Regiment

2 Emanuel Fili- Firenze Cavalry Regt berto - Ferrara Vittorio Emanuel Cav Regt

3 Duca di Aosta shyVerona

132 Ariete shyVerona 133 Littorio shyParma

9 Pasubio shyVerona

10 Piave shyPadova 102 Trento shyTrento 101 Trieste shyPiacenza

20 Friuli - Livshyorno 41 Firenzi shyFirenze 44 CremonashyPisa 46 Udine ~ Siena

41

2 Artillery Regiments 3 Bers Regts Novara Cavalry Regt -shySavoia Cavalry Regiment and 3 Artillery Regiments

8 Bers Regt - 32nd Tank Regt - 132 Art 12 Bers Regt - 33 Tank Regt 133 Art Regt

79th amp 80th Info 8th Art

57th amp 58th Inf 20th Art

7 Berso Regt 61st amp 62nd MotInf 46th Art 9th Bers Regiment 65th amp 66th Mot Inf - 21st Art

87th amp 88th Inf

127th amp 128th Info 44th Art

21st amp 22nd Info 7th P_rt

95th amp B6thJnf

89th amp 90th Inf 37th Art

41st amp 42nd In( 29th Art

21

Army - Corp - D~ytsipnl-Regiment Contd

umber of~~~Ji~n i~~i~n ililt~t~~ giments ~

VIII - Russia Home station not known

IX - Montenegro Home Station See Montenegro not known and Albania

X - Bengazi XXI - Bengazi 62 Marmarica - 115th amp 116th Inf 44th Art Derna 63 Cirene - 157th amp 158th Inf 45th Art Bengazi

XXII - Derna 3 Black Shirt shy4 Black Shirt shy

XI - Yugoslavia See Yugoslavia

11~~ Order of Battle information money is oftenIt~ts Cultivate a banker friend and watch all

~rrrtE~S _ requently bonds stocks and checks will not vary in value butcash or currency wilL For exampleduring the first week lIlDecember 1941 in Berlin the ~tandard rate of exchange was 249 RM per dollar This held true for valushyable paper but the cashdollar dropped suddenly several days before Pearl Harshybor to 190 RM per dollar Unexplainable variations in the value of money should be cabled at once

21 In exchanging Order of Battle information with sourcesbe careful not to receive the same information later from other parties and accept it as confirmation of your own information

22 The following mistakes or inaccuracies have often nullified the value of Order of Battle information in the past

a Use of foreign language initials or apbreviations which were not familiar to persormel in MIS Give the equivalent in English usingUS milishytary terminology wherever possible b Th~ use of oDsolete or improper geographical place names Whm appropriate identify the map used When one place has a name in twolangua~~ give both A small place may be located with reference tOa larger well-known place Many places have the same name For example there are several towns named Chalons France andtherc are several Frankfurts in Germany

c Information of movements has been sent by mail whenibshould have been cabled Many European reports reach Washington a month after they are written The concentration for the Balkan Campaign took place in about two or three weeks

d Incorrect designations have been given to units 119th Inf means nothing When in doubt~ send foreign language designation of unit with your own translation Sometimes State Department personnel paraphrase the unit desigshynation and much time and effort is lost in rechecking Send Order of Battle inshyformation by military codes as far as possible

e Order of Battle information has bEtn included in other reports and incorrectly filed or lost ina a mass of other minutia Order of Battle should be submitted in reports with that title and given appropIiateIG file num~

bers 6905 or 6910 Where information pertinent to Order of Battle is submitted in report form under other subjects anq filed under other guide nurdgt ers refshyerence to it should be made in the next Order of Battle report

f The meaning in cabled dispatches was not clear g The date of the Order of Battle information was not stated

Answer as much of the Who what when w and where as possible What when ~d where are e

h Transposmiddot e 196th Division in Norway has been reported middotsionThiscaused some conshycern since

~ ~I~ 22 Inform~tigyeni tiM dpnment ofmiddotoldunits or the conshy

version of one Unit into anothgf esignatioIlis important because it affects the strength estimates For exam e Recent information indicates that the German 1st Cavalry Division was converted into the German 24th Panzer Di-

I Vision

This is the first edition of the Order of Battle of the Italian Army

pre~aredand lsslled by the Military Intelligence Service

The volume is so boUIid as to facilitate placing in a loose-leaf binder I Revisionmiddot sheets will be prepared and issued as additional informatlon becomes

availlable

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(A) Italyshy

(1) High Command

Location Date C in Chief

Frascati July 2 1942 Marshal Cavallero (near Rome)

(2) Army Groups

Name Location Date Composition

Central Southern and Islands of Sardinia and Sicily

Group of the East

Group of the

Remarks

Marshal Cavallero is also Chief of Supreme GS

Commander Remarks

Prince of Piedmont

Commander Remarks

The divisions are tactically under other corps

Commander Remarks

II Corps in Yugoslavia

Scala

All corps abroad

Gen (Duke of Bergamo)

West

Name

Superior Alpine

No

ill

N

vn

(3) Superior Commands

Location

Trento

(4) Armies

Home Station

Verona

Rome or Naples~llJ~~Jl

i t Turinr~ (

Naples Aug 8 1942

Date ~omposition

Aug1Jst 7 1942

Date

7 divisions only one in Italy atpresshyent

Composition

XII Corps shySicily

1

I

~marks

XIII Corps-Sardinia

XV Corps shyGenoa

TOTAL -- 4 Armies (5) Corps

No Location Date Composition

I Turin May 7 1940

XII Sicily Palermo

July 15 54 - Napoli 1941 May 4 1942

XLII Sardinia Cagliari

July 15 30 Sabauda 1941 31 - Calabria

XV Genoa May 7 1940

XXXI Catanzara April 28 211 and 212 1942

TOTAL -- 5 Corps

(6) Divisions

No and Location DateName

AHMORED 134 Freccia Rome April 171 1942 131 Centauro Udine Oct 1941

ALPINE Cuneo Aug 7 1942 4 Cuneense

MOlORIZED 10 Piave Genoa Aug 7 1942

PARACHUTE 0 45 Spezia Pisamiddot MJy~5

j iINFANTRY k~t )17-7 Lupi di Sicily~ -Augf-7

Toscana (Calabria 12 Sassari Italy Nov 12 1941

25 Volturna Italy

Commander

Commander

Remarks

All divisions abroad

All divisio~

abroad

Remarks

Bis - It is believed that two of these exist

2

(Continued) No and Name

28 Aosta 30 Sabauda 31 Calabria 32 Marche 44 Cremona 46 Udine A7 Bari 54 Napoli 57 Lombardia 58 Legnano 104 Mantova 105 Rovigo 151 Perugia 154 Murge 156 Vicenza Piaceriza 157 Novaro 159 Veneto

COASTAL 211 212

Italy Italy Italy Italy Italy Italy Italy Sicily Italy Italy Italy Italy Italy Italy Italy Fossano Fossano Fossano

CataIZara Catanzara

Dec 20 1941 Dec 20 1941 Dec 20 1941 Nov 12 1941 Dec 20 1941 Nov 12 1941 Nov 12 1941 May 4 1942 Nov 1 1941 Dec 20 1941 Aug 7 1942 June 10 1942 Dec 20 1941 April 11 1942_ June 10 1942 Aug 1 1942 June 10 1942 June 10 1942

April 28 1942 April 28 1942

TOTAL -- 28Divisions

(B) North Africa shy

(1) High Command

Location Date C inmiddot Chief

Toera - shy April 27 1942 Gen Bastico North of Gen Barbasetti Bengazi Chief of Staff

(2) Army Groups - Unknown

Remarks

On French -frontier

Remarks

Gen Maceratina and Cerutti also ill Libyan Theater

(3) Armies

No Location Date Composition Commander Remarksrgtbull~i~acciolo Apr 2342

i~di9f Gen S rileiso

3

V

x Apr 27 1942

TOTAL -- 5 Corps n~r~~i~t~~g~

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d middotJmiddotiU j]) ljc+CJJ1

TOTAL - - 2 Armies

(4)- Corps

No Location

X Gadd e1 Almur

xx E1 Adem

XXI North Africa

XXII North Africa

xxm North Africa

Motor- North ized Africa Corps

Armored North Corps Africa

Libyan North Corps Africa

Date

April 27 1942

April 27 1942

Aug 22 1940

Aug 22 1940

Aug 31 1942

Aug 31 1942

Aug 22 1940

Commander

Gen Guido

Composition

25 Bo16gna shy27 Brescia shy55 Savona shyAug 1942

17 Pavia shy60 Sabrata shy61 Sirte (1)

62 Marmarica(l) 63 Cirene (1)

3 BS Div (1) 4 BS Div (1)

1st BS Di1J (1) 2nd BS Div (1)

101 Trento 102 Trieste

132 Ariete 133 Littorio

1st Libyan Div Gen Spattaco Status unknown 2nd Libyan Div

(Aug 22 1940

Commander

Gen Nicco1osi Aug 22 1940

Gen Cone Aug 22 1940

(1) Destroyed

(1) Destroyed

Remarks

(1) XX Corps was at El Adem April 27 1942

Remarks

(1) Destroyed shybeing reconshystructed Apr 1 1942

(1) Destroyed shybeing reconshystituted April 1 1942

4

ARMORED 132 Arietemiddotmiddot Cyrenaica 133 Littorio Cyrenaica

MOTORIZED 101 Triestemiddot Cyrenaica 102 Trento 4 Cyrenaica 17 Paviamiddot Cyrenaica 25 Bolognashy Cyrenaica 16Pistoia

Cyrenaica

PARACfIUTE Folgore Cyrenaica

INFANTJtY-f 1 Superga Cyrenaica 4Llvorna North Africa llBrennero North Afrlca _20 Friuli North Africa 26 Assieta North Africa 27 Brescia North Africa 55 Savonamiddot North Africa

60 Sabrata North Africa

61 Sirte (1) North Africa

62 Marmarica~North Africa (1)

63 Cirene -- North Africa

64 Catanzata North Africa (2)

NATIVE 1 Libyan (3) ~ North Africa

2 Libyan (3) ~ North Africa

JEIED Commander

August 30 1942~ August 30 1942

August 30 1942 August 30middot1942 August 30 J942 August 30 1942 August 24 1942

August 31 1942

August 7 1942 August 71942 August 26 1942 August 7 1942 August 7 1942 May 30 1942 June 4middot1942 Gen Levideg

Aug 2240 Aug 25 1942 Gen Zaglio

bull o Aug2240 Nov 12 1941

Nov 12 1941

Nov 12 1941

Nov 12 1941

Nov 12 1941 Gen Spattoco Aug 2240

n Spattoco ug 2240

Remarks

(1) Being reconshystituted

(1) Being reconshystituted

(1) Being reconshystituted

(2) Reconstituted

(3) status unknown

(3) Status unknown

5

in 1941

(D) Yugoslavia

(1) High Command

Location Date C in Chief Remarks

Susak April 22 1942 General Roatta Croatia

(2) Army Groups

Name Location Date Composition Commander Remarks

Group of the April 22 TIArmy Gener~ Roatta East 1942 VI Army

(3) Armies

No Location Date Composition Commander Remarks

TI Susak April 22 Dalmatian Corps Gen Delmazzo 1942 XXI Croatiashy April 22 1942

Lubiana

VI Dubrovnik April 12 Gen Rosi 1942 May 21 1942

IX Serbia Aug 27 Gen Pirzio shy Part of this is 1942 Biroli Montenegro

TOTAL -- 3 Armies

(4) Corns

No Location Date Composition Commander Remarks

TI April 22 1942

M ~)i ~

Dalmatian Dalm~tia

XI CroatiashyLubiana

TOTAL -- 3 Corps

6

(5) WiLA IFiED No and

Location Date Commanrler RemarksName

ALPINE 1 Taurineense Yugoslavia April 28 1942

CELERE 1 Eugenio di Yugoslavia May 17 1942

Savoia

INFANTRY 13 Re Yugoslavia Dec 20 1941 14Isonzo Yugoslavia Dec 20 1941 15 Bergamo Yugoslavia June 4 1942 19 Venezia Yugoslavia May 41942 21 Granatieri Yugoslavia Dec 12 1941

di Sardegna 23 Ferraro Yugoslavia Aug 7 1942 153 Macerata Yugoslavia Aug 7 1942 155 Imilia Yugoslavia June 10 1942

TOTAL -- 10 Divisions

Note In addition there are 2 Black Shirt Bns and 1 Carabinieri Bn -shyApril 22 1942

(E) Albania amp Montenegro

(1) High Command

Location Date C in Chief Remarks

Montenegro August 27 1941 Gen Pirzio-Biroli

(2) Army Groups

Name Location Date Composition Commander Remarks

Group of East

Augusl 27 1941

IX Army Gen PirzioshyBiroli

(3) Armies

No Commander Remarks

IX Monten Gen Pirzio-Biro(Aug 27 1941)

li

7

No sition Command Remarks

IV Albania Gen Mercalli

XVII Albania

(5) Divisions

No and Location Date Commander RemarksName

ALPINE 5 Pusteria Montenegro July 15 1941shy6 Reserve Montenegro May 16 1942

INFANTRY 18 Messina Albania May 16 1942 38 Puglie Albania Dec 20 1941shy41 Firenze Montenegro Dec 20 1941 4-9 Parma Albania Dec 20 1941 Gen Grattarolo

(Aug 221940) 53 Arezzo Koritza May 4 1942

Albania

TOTAL - 7 Divisions

(F) Greece and Islands shy

(1) High Command

Location Date C in Chief Remarks

Larissa July 27 1942 Gen Geloso Gen Bocai C of Carabinieri (Aug 341) Athens March 30 1942

(2) Army Groups

Name Location Date Composition Commander Remarks yenf~i

Group of Peloponnesus Mqh 30 the East (Kiato) Ui942i

~4centX~t

(3) Armies No Location Date ComRosition Commander Remarks

XI Larissa July 27 vm Corps Gen Geloso 1942 XIV Corps (July 15 1941)

8

No Location Date Composition

ill Athens July 1042

V Peloponnesus July 1042 VI Greece July 1042 VII Cyclades July 1042 vm Volos July 2942 IX Jamna July 1942 XIV Janina shyXXVI Corfu July 1042 Acqui

TOTAL -- 8 Corps

(5) Divisions

No and Location pateName

ALPINE 3Julia Livadia July10 1942

INFANTRY 5 Cosseria Samos Aug 9 1942 6 Cuneo Samos July 10 1942 24 Pinerolo Macedonia July 10 1942 29 Piemonte Patras July 10 1942 33 Acqui Corfu July 10 1942 36 Forli Larissa July 10 1942 37 Modena Janitza July 10 1942 48 Taro Greece Dec 20 1941shy51 Siena Naupli July 10 1942

56 Casale Agrinon July 10 1942 58 Cagliari Tripolis July 10 1942 162 - Greece May 4 1942 164 - Salonika Nov 19 1941shy230 - Crete June 4 1942 231 - Crete June 4 1942 232 ~ Crete June 4 1942

TOTAL -- 17 Divisions

Commander Remarks

Gen Gianini (Oct 2041)

-Gen Vecchi

Commander Remarks

Gen Caliglion (Aug 2240)

Gen Zanini Gen Zanini Gen Zanini

9

(G) Russiashy

(1) High Command

Location Date C in Chief Remarks

June 4 1942 General Gariboldi (June 4 1942)

(2) Army Groups - Not Known

(3) Armies

No Location Date Composition Command Remarks

VIII May 29 1942 One Corps Gen Gariboldi One Corps 1 light Corps 1 Inf Corps

(4) Corps

No Location Date Composition Command Remarks

Alpine May 2942 (2 Tridentina Gen Macarlo May 2942 (3 Julia May 2942 (4 Cuneense

Motorized May 2942 (9 Pasubio Gen Messe May 2942 (52 Torino -April 342 (101 Trieste

Celere April 342 (1 Celere April 342 (2 Celere April 342 (3 Celere

Not Known Aug 742 (2 Sforzeca Gen Gambara It is believed Aug 742 (3 Ravenna that an Inshy

(22 Caeciatore fantry Corps May 3042 Delle Alpi must exist

for these Divisions

TOTAL -- 4 Corps (5) Divisionshy

No and Name Locati0n Date Commander Remarks

MOTORIZED 101 Trieste

IfIED (Continued)

No and Location Date Commander Remarks Name

9 Pasubio April 3 1942 52 Torino August 30 1942

ALPINE 2 Tridentina August 7 1942 3 Julia August 7 1942 4 Cuneense August 7 1942

CELERE 1 Eugenio di April 3 1942

Savoia 2 Emanuel IvIay 30 1942

Filiberto 3 Duca di Aosta April 28 1942

illFANTRY 2 Sforzesca August 7 1942 3middot Ravenno August 7 1942 22 Cacciatore May 30 1942

Delle Alpi

TOTAL -- 12 Divisions

Note In addition to the above there are a number of Black Shirt and Carabinieri Bns I

(H) Dodecanese Islands shy

(5) Divisions

No and Location Date Commander Remarks Name

50 Regina Rhodes April 28 1942

TOTAL -- 1 Division --Other smaller units

11

2

(1) Armies Corps and Divisions

Theater Armies Corps Divisions

Italy 4 5 28 North Africa 2 5 17 Yugoslavia 2 3 10 Albania and Montenegro 1 2 (1) 7 Greece and Islands 1 8 (2) 17 Russia 1 4 12 Dodecanese 1 - shy

TOTAL 11 27 92

Notes (1) The only elements of the IV Corps in Albania at present are the

4th Auto Center 4th Engineers Regiment Part of 91st Regiment of Black Shirts (2)

The only elements remaining are 1 Bn 9th Auto Center 1 Deshytachment Engineers (of the 9th Corps)

ARMY An Italian Army is not necessarily very formidable A captured docushyment shows that the composition of the VI Arrny early in 1941 consisted of but 1 Corps with 2 Divisions At the present time Corps from the Army are scattered in various theaters of war The Army of the Po is an illustration Units of this Army are in Russia Yugoslavia North Africa and Italy This was first stationed at Verona Italy and was comshyposed of

1 Meet -Lized Corps of 3 Divisions 1 Celere Corps of 3 Divisions 1 Motorized Corps of 2 Motorized Divisions

CORPS The Corps is elastic and like the Army it may be assigned to different theaters accordiIlg to existing conditions It may have or 3 Divisir or more Present indications in Africa are that more than 3 Divisi exist in some areas

DIVISIONS The composition of the Italian Division has been subject to seve changes since World War 1 The older form of the Ternary Division replaced by the modern Binary Division with 3 regiments 2 Infantry 1 Artillery This was organized to meet requirements of modern wearshyas welf as mobility and fire power There is no Cavalry Division CavshyalryRegiments are assignedto the Cel~reX)iyi~iopsect~rrheTrento and Trieste are the old oP6 ltlVJ6torized B~yf~lq~~n~ew Nodh African types have been organizeq~So~e qftpesect(al~ir R1lpsia Armored or Corazzata Divisions hayebe~Emiddot-or~~f~~q~r~hl~eiifPf8~orazzata

12

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So far they have been

3 DETAILED ORDER OF BATTLE

(1) Divisions and Regiments

Type Number COIJlposition Regts Commander and Name Location Date Infantry Art

ARMORED 131 Centauro Udine October Armd 131

Italy 1941 132 Ariete North August 7 Armd 132

Africa 1942 133 Littorio North August 7 Armd 133

Africa 1942 134 Freccia Rome April 17

Italy 1942

MOTORIZED Bis - 101 Trieste Russia A~il 3 65th amp66th 21st

1942 101 Trieste North August 30 65th amp66th 21st

Africa 1942 102 Trento North August 30 61stamp 62nd 46th

middot7~rmiddotAfrica 1942 9 Pasubio Russia August 20 79th amp80th 8th

1942 52 Torino Russia August 20 81stamp82nd 52nd

1942 17 Pavia North August 31 27th amp28th 26th Gen Zaglio

Africa 1942 (Aug 22 1940) 25 Bologna North August 31 39th amp 40th 205th Gen Levi

Africa 1942 (Aug 22 1940) 10 Piave Genao August 7 57th amp 58th 10th

Italy 1942 16th Pistoia North August 24 35th amp36th 36thamp3rd

Africa 1942 PARACHUTE

45 Spezia Pisa May 25 Italy 1942

Folgore North Augu~t3k 2 regts of

r4

Africa h 912 ~~~ paratroops

185th amp186th l~i-gt- Inf

13

125th amp126th

(Continued) 1 Taurineense

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1 Tridentilialt)lgt~l

3 Julia

3 Julia

4 Cuneense

5 Pusteria

6 Reserve

CELERE

Bis - 1 Eugenio di Savoia

1 Eugenio di Savoia

2 Emanuel Filiberto

3 Duca di Aosta

INFANTRY

1 Superga

2 Sforzesca

3 Ravenna

4 Livorna

5 Cosseria

6 Cuneo

7 Lupi di Toscana

8

Yugoslav- Aptll 28 ia 19~2-

Russia Ali tL7l7 poundI

LiL~lrti~~i RusSla~~jy

1942bull Greece July 10 (Livadia) 1942 Russia August 7

1942 Montene- December 20

gro 1941 Montene- May 16

gro 1942

Yugoslav- May 17 ia 1942

Russia April 3 1942

Russia May 30

Russia

North Africa Russia

Russia

North Africa Samos Greece Samos Greece Calabria Italy

9 See Motorized 10 See Motorized shy11 Brennero North

Africa 12 Sassari Italy

1942 April 28

1942

August 7 1942

August 7 1942

August 7 1942

August 7 1942

August 7 1942

July 10 1942

August 7 1942

91stamp92nd 5th

53rd amp54th 17th

37th amp38th 11th

33rd amp34th 28th

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14Izonzo

15 Bergamo

Yugoslashyvia

Yugoslashyvia

Yugoslashyvia

16 See Motorized shy17 See Motorized shy18 Messina

19 Venezia

20 Friuli

21 Granatieri di Sardegna

22 Caccatiori Delle Alpi

23 Ferrara

24 Pinerolo

25 See Motirized

Albania

Yugoslashyvia

North Africa

Decerribe~

20 1941 December 20 1941

June 4 1942

December 20 1941

May 4 1942

August 7 1943

Yugoslav- December via 12 1941

Russia May 30 -~

1942 Yugoslav- August 7~

via 1942 Montene August 15

gro 1942 Macedon- July 10 is Greece 1942

25 Volturna 26 Assieta

27 Brescia

28 Aosta

29 Piemonte

30 Sabauda

31 Calabria

32 Marche

33 Acqui

34 shy35 shy36 Forli

37 Modena

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Patras Greece Italy

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Greece Janitza Greece

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83rd amp84th

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51stamp52nd

47th amp48th

13th amp14th

217th amp218th August 7 29th amp30th

1942 May 30 19thamp2Oth

1942 December 5th amp6th

201941 July 10 3rdamp4th

1942 December 45th amp46th

20 1941 December 59th amp60th 20 1941

November 55th amp 56th 12 1

July 10 43th amp44th 1942

July 10 41stamp 42nd 1942

23rd

6th

4th

26th 2nd Gen Levis

19th

35th

13th

1st

14th

18th

205th 25th

55th Gen Levi (Aug 2240)

22nd Gen Malotti

24th

16th

40th

32nd

33rd

36th

29th

15

(Continued) 38 Puglie 15th

40 -39 shy

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41 Firenze Montene- Decembert27th amp 128th 41st gro 20 1941

42 43 44 Cremona Italy December 21st amp22nd 7th

20 1941 46 Udine Italy November 95th amp 96th

12 1941 47 Bari Italy November 140th amp139th 47th

12 1941 48 Taro Greece December 207th amp 208th 48th

20 1941 49 Parma Albania December 49th amp 50th 49th

20 1941

50 Regina Rhodes April 28 9th amp10th 50th Dodeshy 1942 canese

51 Siena Naupli July 10 31st amp32nd 51st Greece 1942

52 See Motorized - 52nd 53 Arezzo Albania May 4 225th 226th 53rd

(Koritza)middot 1942 54 Napoli Sicily May 4 75th amp 76th 54th

Italy 1942 55 Savona North June 4 15th amp 16th 12th

Africa 1942 56 Cassale Agrinon July 10 11th amp12th 56th

Greece 1942 57 Lombardia Italy November 73rd amp74th 57th

12 1941 58 Legnano Italy December 67th amp68th 58th

20 1941 59 Cagliari Tripolis July 10 63rd amp 64th 59th

Greece 1942 60 Sabrata North Augu$t 25 42nd

Africa 1942 (1) 61 Sirte North November 69th amp 70th 43rd

Africa 12 1941 (1) 62 Marmarica North NOY~rnbe~ ~h5t~_~

Africa 12194Ih ( - (1) 63 Cirene North Novemb~H157thamp

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64 Catanzara North November 141stamp Africa 12 1941

16

den Grattashyrolo (Aug 22 1940)

Gen Caligion (Aug 22 1940)

Gen Levi (Aug 22 1940)

Gen Tracchia (Aug 22 1940) Gen Zaglio (Aug 22 1940) Gen Zaglio (Aug 22 1940)

Gen Nasi (Nov 14 1941 at Gondar)IflD113ili

113th

121st amp 122nd

-

Gen Zanini (June 4 1942) Gen Zanini (June 4 1942) Gen Zanini (June 4 1942)

37th

Gen Spattoco (Aug 22 1940)

104 Mantova

151 Perugia

152 shy153 Macerata

154 Murge

155 Imilia

156 Vicenza

157 Navaro

158 shy159 Veneto

162 shy

164 shy

COASTAL

211 shy

212 shy

INFANTRY

230 shy

231 shy

232 shy

Piacenza

LIBYAN

1 shy

Italy August 7 1942

Italy December 20 1941

Yugosla August 7 via 1942

France amp April 1 Frontier 1942 Yugosla- June 10

via 1942 Italy June 10

1942 Italy June 10

1942

Italy June 10 1942

Greece May 4 1942

Greece November (Salonika) 19 1941

Italy April 28 (Catanzara) 1942

Italy April 28 (Catanzara) 1942

Crete June 4 Greece 1942 Crete June 4 Greece 1942 Crete June 4 Greece 19421 ItaL C~ u ~

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North August 22 Africa 1940

17

0

(Continued) 2 North

Africa Gen Spattoco (Aug 22 1940)

(1) Being reconstituted April 1 1942

(2) Independent Armed Forces

(a) Carabinieri

1 SuperiOr Command in Italy 1 Superior Command in Albania Carabinieri Bns in Russia Carabinieri Bns in Greece (Athens) Carabinieri Bns in Yugoslavia Carabinieri Bns in North Africa

Note In addition to the Command jn Albania and L1 Italy there are 3 Carabinieri Divisions and 7 Brigades The Bns of these units are assigned to the theaters of war as necessity arises The Carabinieri function as Military Police

(b) Frontier Guards

32 Regiments - On Italian Borders

18

Army shyLocation

I - Turin

Corps shyLocation

I - Turin

II - Alessanshydria

II-Padua v - Trieste

vI - Bologna

XI - Udine

XIV - Treviso

Division - Number of Location Regiments

1 Superga - 91st and 92nd Inf 5th Art Turin

26 Assieta - 29th amp 30th Inf 25th Art Asti

59 Cagliari - 63rd amp 64th Inf 59th Art Vercelli

3 Ravenna - 37th amp 38th Inf 11th Art Alessandria

4 Livorno -Cuneo 33rd amp 34th Inf 28th Art

36 Forli -Saluzzo 43rd amp 44th Inf shy

12 Sassari - 151st amp 152nd Inf 23rd Art Trieste

15 Bergamo Abbazia 25th amp 26th Inf 4th Art

57 Lombardia -73rd amp 74th Inf 57th Art Pola

16 Pistoia - Bologna

18 Messina -Ancona

56 Casale -Forli

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93rd amp 94th Inf 2nd Art

11th amp 12th Inf 56th Art

13 Re - Udine 14 Isonzo -

Gorizia

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23rd amp 24th Inf 6th Art

32 Marche -nezia lie -

55th amp 56th Inf 32nd Art

71st amp 72nd Inf 15th Art egliano

1 Granat~eri - 1st 2nd and 3rd 13th Art Roma Gran

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I

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52 Torin~gt~CiVita-~ vecchia 81st amp 82nd Inf 52nd Art

IX - Bari 24 Pinerola - 13th amp 14th Inf 18th Art qhieti

47 Bari - Bari 139th amp 140th In1 49 Parma- 49th amp 50th Inf

Macerata

xvn - Naples 48 Taro - 207th amp 208th Inf Salerno

51 Siena - 31st amp 32nd Inf Napolo

IV - Milan or ill - Milan 2 Sforzesca - 53rd amp 54th Inf 17th Art Verona Novara

6 Cuneo- 7th amp 8th Inf 27th Art Milan

7 Lupi di 77th amp 78tli Inf 30th Art Tosca ~

Brescia 58 Legnano - 67th amp 68th Inf 58th Art

Milan

IV - Bol2al1o 11 Breruiero - 231 amp 232 Inf 9th Art Balzano

33 Acqui - 17th amp 18th Inf Merano

V - Libya x - Libya 25 Bologna - 39th amp 40th Inf 10th Art (Tripoli) Libya

27 Brescia - 19th amp 20th Inf Libya

55 Savona - 15th amp 16th Inf 12th Art Libya

xx Tripoli 17 Pavia - 27th amp 28th Inf 26th Art Libya

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Autotransshyportabile Corps shyCremona

VII Naples VI - Florence

ivision shy Number of middotocation Regiments

1 Black Shirt 2 Black Shirt

1 Eugenia di 11 Bers Regt - Piemonte Savoia-Udine Cavalry Regiment - 1st Art

Regt - Saluzzo Cavalry Regt-- 6 Bers Regiment

2 Emanuel Fili- Firenze Cavalry Regt berto - Ferrara Vittorio Emanuel Cav Regt

3 Duca di Aosta shyVerona

132 Ariete shyVerona 133 Littorio shyParma

9 Pasubio shyVerona

10 Piave shyPadova 102 Trento shyTrento 101 Trieste shyPiacenza

20 Friuli - Livshyorno 41 Firenzi shyFirenze 44 CremonashyPisa 46 Udine ~ Siena

41

2 Artillery Regiments 3 Bers Regts Novara Cavalry Regt -shySavoia Cavalry Regiment and 3 Artillery Regiments

8 Bers Regt - 32nd Tank Regt - 132 Art 12 Bers Regt - 33 Tank Regt 133 Art Regt

79th amp 80th Info 8th Art

57th amp 58th Inf 20th Art

7 Berso Regt 61st amp 62nd MotInf 46th Art 9th Bers Regiment 65th amp 66th Mot Inf - 21st Art

87th amp 88th Inf

127th amp 128th Info 44th Art

21st amp 22nd Info 7th P_rt

95th amp B6thJnf

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21

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umber of~~~Ji~n i~~i~n ililt~t~~ giments ~

VIII - Russia Home station not known

IX - Montenegro Home Station See Montenegro not known and Albania

X - Bengazi XXI - Bengazi 62 Marmarica - 115th amp 116th Inf 44th Art Derna 63 Cirene - 157th amp 158th Inf 45th Art Bengazi

XXII - Derna 3 Black Shirt shy4 Black Shirt shy

XI - Yugoslavia See Yugoslavia

~ ~I~ 22 Inform~tigyeni tiM dpnment ofmiddotoldunits or the conshy

version of one Unit into anothgf esignatioIlis important because it affects the strength estimates For exam e Recent information indicates that the German 1st Cavalry Division was converted into the German 24th Panzer Di-

I Vision

This is the first edition of the Order of Battle of the Italian Army

pre~aredand lsslled by the Military Intelligence Service

The volume is so boUIid as to facilitate placing in a loose-leaf binder I Revisionmiddot sheets will be prepared and issued as additional informatlon becomes

availlable

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(A) Italyshy

(1) High Command

Location Date C in Chief

Frascati July 2 1942 Marshal Cavallero (near Rome)

(2) Army Groups

Name Location Date Composition

Central Southern and Islands of Sardinia and Sicily

Group of the East

Group of the

Remarks

Marshal Cavallero is also Chief of Supreme GS

Commander Remarks

Prince of Piedmont

Commander Remarks

The divisions are tactically under other corps

Commander Remarks

II Corps in Yugoslavia

Scala

All corps abroad

Gen (Duke of Bergamo)

West

Name

Superior Alpine

No

ill

N

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(3) Superior Commands

Location

Trento

(4) Armies

Home Station

Verona

Rome or Naples~llJ~~Jl

i t Turinr~ (

Naples Aug 8 1942

Date ~omposition

Aug1Jst 7 1942

Date

7 divisions only one in Italy atpresshyent

Composition

XII Corps shySicily

1

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~marks

XIII Corps-Sardinia

XV Corps shyGenoa

TOTAL -- 4 Armies (5) Corps

No Location Date Composition

I Turin May 7 1940

XII Sicily Palermo

July 15 54 - Napoli 1941 May 4 1942

XLII Sardinia Cagliari

July 15 30 Sabauda 1941 31 - Calabria

XV Genoa May 7 1940

XXXI Catanzara April 28 211 and 212 1942

TOTAL -- 5 Corps

(6) Divisions

No and Location DateName

AHMORED 134 Freccia Rome April 171 1942 131 Centauro Udine Oct 1941

ALPINE Cuneo Aug 7 1942 4 Cuneense

MOlORIZED 10 Piave Genoa Aug 7 1942

PARACHUTE 0 45 Spezia Pisamiddot MJy~5

j iINFANTRY k~t )17-7 Lupi di Sicily~ -Augf-7

Toscana (Calabria 12 Sassari Italy Nov 12 1941

25 Volturna Italy

Commander

Commander

Remarks

All divisions abroad

All divisio~

abroad

Remarks

Bis - It is believed that two of these exist

2

(Continued) No and Name

28 Aosta 30 Sabauda 31 Calabria 32 Marche 44 Cremona 46 Udine A7 Bari 54 Napoli 57 Lombardia 58 Legnano 104 Mantova 105 Rovigo 151 Perugia 154 Murge 156 Vicenza Piaceriza 157 Novaro 159 Veneto

COASTAL 211 212

Italy Italy Italy Italy Italy Italy Italy Sicily Italy Italy Italy Italy Italy Italy Italy Fossano Fossano Fossano

CataIZara Catanzara

Dec 20 1941 Dec 20 1941 Dec 20 1941 Nov 12 1941 Dec 20 1941 Nov 12 1941 Nov 12 1941 May 4 1942 Nov 1 1941 Dec 20 1941 Aug 7 1942 June 10 1942 Dec 20 1941 April 11 1942_ June 10 1942 Aug 1 1942 June 10 1942 June 10 1942

April 28 1942 April 28 1942

TOTAL -- 28Divisions

(B) North Africa shy

(1) High Command

Location Date C inmiddot Chief

Toera - shy April 27 1942 Gen Bastico North of Gen Barbasetti Bengazi Chief of Staff

(2) Army Groups - Unknown

Remarks

On French -frontier

Remarks

Gen Maceratina and Cerutti also ill Libyan Theater

(3) Armies

No Location Date Composition Commander Remarksrgtbull~i~acciolo Apr 2342

i~di9f Gen S rileiso

3

V

x Apr 27 1942

TOTAL -- 5 Corps n~r~~i~t~~g~

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TOTAL - - 2 Armies

(4)- Corps

No Location

X Gadd e1 Almur

xx E1 Adem

XXI North Africa

XXII North Africa

xxm North Africa

Motor- North ized Africa Corps

Armored North Corps Africa

Libyan North Corps Africa

Date

April 27 1942

April 27 1942

Aug 22 1940

Aug 22 1940

Aug 31 1942

Aug 31 1942

Aug 22 1940

Commander

Gen Guido

Composition

25 Bo16gna shy27 Brescia shy55 Savona shyAug 1942

17 Pavia shy60 Sabrata shy61 Sirte (1)

62 Marmarica(l) 63 Cirene (1)

3 BS Div (1) 4 BS Div (1)

1st BS Di1J (1) 2nd BS Div (1)

101 Trento 102 Trieste

132 Ariete 133 Littorio

1st Libyan Div Gen Spattaco Status unknown 2nd Libyan Div

(Aug 22 1940

Commander

Gen Nicco1osi Aug 22 1940

Gen Cone Aug 22 1940

(1) Destroyed

(1) Destroyed

Remarks

(1) XX Corps was at El Adem April 27 1942

Remarks

(1) Destroyed shybeing reconshystructed Apr 1 1942

(1) Destroyed shybeing reconshystituted April 1 1942

4

ARMORED 132 Arietemiddotmiddot Cyrenaica 133 Littorio Cyrenaica

MOTORIZED 101 Triestemiddot Cyrenaica 102 Trento 4 Cyrenaica 17 Paviamiddot Cyrenaica 25 Bolognashy Cyrenaica 16Pistoia

Cyrenaica

PARACfIUTE Folgore Cyrenaica

INFANTJtY-f 1 Superga Cyrenaica 4Llvorna North Africa llBrennero North Afrlca _20 Friuli North Africa 26 Assieta North Africa 27 Brescia North Africa 55 Savonamiddot North Africa

60 Sabrata North Africa

61 Sirte (1) North Africa

62 Marmarica~North Africa (1)

63 Cirene -- North Africa

64 Catanzata North Africa (2)

NATIVE 1 Libyan (3) ~ North Africa

2 Libyan (3) ~ North Africa

JEIED Commander

August 30 1942~ August 30 1942

August 30 1942 August 30middot1942 August 30 J942 August 30 1942 August 24 1942

August 31 1942

August 7 1942 August 71942 August 26 1942 August 7 1942 August 7 1942 May 30 1942 June 4middot1942 Gen Levideg

Aug 2240 Aug 25 1942 Gen Zaglio

bull o Aug2240 Nov 12 1941

Nov 12 1941

Nov 12 1941

Nov 12 1941

Nov 12 1941 Gen Spattoco Aug 2240

n Spattoco ug 2240

Remarks

(1) Being reconshystituted

(1) Being reconshystituted

(1) Being reconshystituted

(2) Reconstituted

(3) status unknown

(3) Status unknown

5

in 1941

(D) Yugoslavia

(1) High Command

Location Date C in Chief Remarks

Susak April 22 1942 General Roatta Croatia

(2) Army Groups

Name Location Date Composition Commander Remarks

Group of the April 22 TIArmy Gener~ Roatta East 1942 VI Army

(3) Armies

No Location Date Composition Commander Remarks

TI Susak April 22 Dalmatian Corps Gen Delmazzo 1942 XXI Croatiashy April 22 1942

Lubiana

VI Dubrovnik April 12 Gen Rosi 1942 May 21 1942

IX Serbia Aug 27 Gen Pirzio shy Part of this is 1942 Biroli Montenegro

TOTAL -- 3 Armies

(4) Corns

No Location Date Composition Commander Remarks

TI April 22 1942

M ~)i ~

Dalmatian Dalm~tia

XI CroatiashyLubiana

TOTAL -- 3 Corps

6

(5) WiLA IFiED No and

Location Date Commanrler RemarksName

ALPINE 1 Taurineense Yugoslavia April 28 1942

CELERE 1 Eugenio di Yugoslavia May 17 1942

Savoia

INFANTRY 13 Re Yugoslavia Dec 20 1941 14Isonzo Yugoslavia Dec 20 1941 15 Bergamo Yugoslavia June 4 1942 19 Venezia Yugoslavia May 41942 21 Granatieri Yugoslavia Dec 12 1941

di Sardegna 23 Ferraro Yugoslavia Aug 7 1942 153 Macerata Yugoslavia Aug 7 1942 155 Imilia Yugoslavia June 10 1942

TOTAL -- 10 Divisions

Note In addition there are 2 Black Shirt Bns and 1 Carabinieri Bn -shyApril 22 1942

(E) Albania amp Montenegro

(1) High Command

Location Date C in Chief Remarks

Montenegro August 27 1941 Gen Pirzio-Biroli

(2) Army Groups

Name Location Date Composition Commander Remarks

Group of East

Augusl 27 1941

IX Army Gen PirzioshyBiroli

(3) Armies

No Commander Remarks

IX Monten Gen Pirzio-Biro(Aug 27 1941)

li

7

No sition Command Remarks

IV Albania Gen Mercalli

XVII Albania

(5) Divisions

No and Location Date Commander RemarksName

ALPINE 5 Pusteria Montenegro July 15 1941shy6 Reserve Montenegro May 16 1942

INFANTRY 18 Messina Albania May 16 1942 38 Puglie Albania Dec 20 1941shy41 Firenze Montenegro Dec 20 1941 4-9 Parma Albania Dec 20 1941 Gen Grattarolo

(Aug 221940) 53 Arezzo Koritza May 4 1942

Albania

TOTAL - 7 Divisions

(F) Greece and Islands shy

(1) High Command

Location Date C in Chief Remarks

Larissa July 27 1942 Gen Geloso Gen Bocai C of Carabinieri (Aug 341) Athens March 30 1942

(2) Army Groups

Name Location Date Composition Commander Remarks yenf~i

Group of Peloponnesus Mqh 30 the East (Kiato) Ui942i

~4centX~t

(3) Armies No Location Date ComRosition Commander Remarks

XI Larissa July 27 vm Corps Gen Geloso 1942 XIV Corps (July 15 1941)

8

No Location Date Composition

ill Athens July 1042

V Peloponnesus July 1042 VI Greece July 1042 VII Cyclades July 1042 vm Volos July 2942 IX Jamna July 1942 XIV Janina shyXXVI Corfu July 1042 Acqui

TOTAL -- 8 Corps

(5) Divisions

No and Location pateName

ALPINE 3Julia Livadia July10 1942

INFANTRY 5 Cosseria Samos Aug 9 1942 6 Cuneo Samos July 10 1942 24 Pinerolo Macedonia July 10 1942 29 Piemonte Patras July 10 1942 33 Acqui Corfu July 10 1942 36 Forli Larissa July 10 1942 37 Modena Janitza July 10 1942 48 Taro Greece Dec 20 1941shy51 Siena Naupli July 10 1942

56 Casale Agrinon July 10 1942 58 Cagliari Tripolis July 10 1942 162 - Greece May 4 1942 164 - Salonika Nov 19 1941shy230 - Crete June 4 1942 231 - Crete June 4 1942 232 ~ Crete June 4 1942

TOTAL -- 17 Divisions

Commander Remarks

Gen Gianini (Oct 2041)

-Gen Vecchi

Commander Remarks

Gen Caliglion (Aug 2240)

Gen Zanini Gen Zanini Gen Zanini

9

(G) Russiashy

(1) High Command

Location Date C in Chief Remarks

June 4 1942 General Gariboldi (June 4 1942)

(2) Army Groups - Not Known

(3) Armies

No Location Date Composition Command Remarks

VIII May 29 1942 One Corps Gen Gariboldi One Corps 1 light Corps 1 Inf Corps

(4) Corps

No Location Date Composition Command Remarks

Alpine May 2942 (2 Tridentina Gen Macarlo May 2942 (3 Julia May 2942 (4 Cuneense

Motorized May 2942 (9 Pasubio Gen Messe May 2942 (52 Torino -April 342 (101 Trieste

Celere April 342 (1 Celere April 342 (2 Celere April 342 (3 Celere

Not Known Aug 742 (2 Sforzeca Gen Gambara It is believed Aug 742 (3 Ravenna that an Inshy

(22 Caeciatore fantry Corps May 3042 Delle Alpi must exist

for these Divisions

TOTAL -- 4 Corps (5) Divisionshy

No and Name Locati0n Date Commander Remarks

MOTORIZED 101 Trieste

IfIED (Continued)

No and Location Date Commander Remarks Name

9 Pasubio April 3 1942 52 Torino August 30 1942

ALPINE 2 Tridentina August 7 1942 3 Julia August 7 1942 4 Cuneense August 7 1942

CELERE 1 Eugenio di April 3 1942

Savoia 2 Emanuel IvIay 30 1942

Filiberto 3 Duca di Aosta April 28 1942

illFANTRY 2 Sforzesca August 7 1942 3middot Ravenno August 7 1942 22 Cacciatore May 30 1942

Delle Alpi

TOTAL -- 12 Divisions

Note In addition to the above there are a number of Black Shirt and Carabinieri Bns I

(H) Dodecanese Islands shy

(5) Divisions

No and Location Date Commander Remarks Name

50 Regina Rhodes April 28 1942

TOTAL -- 1 Division --Other smaller units

11

2

(1) Armies Corps and Divisions

Theater Armies Corps Divisions

Italy 4 5 28 North Africa 2 5 17 Yugoslavia 2 3 10 Albania and Montenegro 1 2 (1) 7 Greece and Islands 1 8 (2) 17 Russia 1 4 12 Dodecanese 1 - shy

TOTAL 11 27 92

Notes (1) The only elements of the IV Corps in Albania at present are the

4th Auto Center 4th Engineers Regiment Part of 91st Regiment of Black Shirts (2)

The only elements remaining are 1 Bn 9th Auto Center 1 Deshytachment Engineers (of the 9th Corps)

ARMY An Italian Army is not necessarily very formidable A captured docushyment shows that the composition of the VI Arrny early in 1941 consisted of but 1 Corps with 2 Divisions At the present time Corps from the Army are scattered in various theaters of war The Army of the Po is an illustration Units of this Army are in Russia Yugoslavia North Africa and Italy This was first stationed at Verona Italy and was comshyposed of

1 Meet -Lized Corps of 3 Divisions 1 Celere Corps of 3 Divisions 1 Motorized Corps of 2 Motorized Divisions

CORPS The Corps is elastic and like the Army it may be assigned to different theaters accordiIlg to existing conditions It may have or 3 Divisir or more Present indications in Africa are that more than 3 Divisi exist in some areas

DIVISIONS The composition of the Italian Division has been subject to seve changes since World War 1 The older form of the Ternary Division replaced by the modern Binary Division with 3 regiments 2 Infantry 1 Artillery This was organized to meet requirements of modern wearshyas welf as mobility and fire power There is no Cavalry Division CavshyalryRegiments are assignedto the Cel~reX)iyi~iopsect~rrheTrento and Trieste are the old oP6 ltlVJ6torized B~yf~lq~~n~ew Nodh African types have been organizeq~So~e qftpesect(al~ir R1lpsia Armored or Corazzata Divisions hayebe~Emiddot-or~~f~~q~r~hl~eiifPf8~orazzata

12

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So far they have been

3 DETAILED ORDER OF BATTLE

(1) Divisions and Regiments

Type Number COIJlposition Regts Commander and Name Location Date Infantry Art

ARMORED 131 Centauro Udine October Armd 131

Italy 1941 132 Ariete North August 7 Armd 132

Africa 1942 133 Littorio North August 7 Armd 133

Africa 1942 134 Freccia Rome April 17

Italy 1942

MOTORIZED Bis - 101 Trieste Russia A~il 3 65th amp66th 21st

1942 101 Trieste North August 30 65th amp66th 21st

Africa 1942 102 Trento North August 30 61stamp 62nd 46th

middot7~rmiddotAfrica 1942 9 Pasubio Russia August 20 79th amp80th 8th

1942 52 Torino Russia August 20 81stamp82nd 52nd

1942 17 Pavia North August 31 27th amp28th 26th Gen Zaglio

Africa 1942 (Aug 22 1940) 25 Bologna North August 31 39th amp 40th 205th Gen Levi

Africa 1942 (Aug 22 1940) 10 Piave Genao August 7 57th amp 58th 10th

Italy 1942 16th Pistoia North August 24 35th amp36th 36thamp3rd

Africa 1942 PARACHUTE

45 Spezia Pisa May 25 Italy 1942

Folgore North Augu~t3k 2 regts of

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13

125th amp126th

(Continued) 1 Taurineense

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3 Julia

3 Julia

4 Cuneense

5 Pusteria

6 Reserve

CELERE

Bis - 1 Eugenio di Savoia

1 Eugenio di Savoia

2 Emanuel Filiberto

3 Duca di Aosta

INFANTRY

1 Superga

2 Sforzesca

3 Ravenna

4 Livorna

5 Cosseria

6 Cuneo

7 Lupi di Toscana

8

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Russia Ali tL7l7 poundI

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1942bull Greece July 10 (Livadia) 1942 Russia August 7

1942 Montene- December 20

gro 1941 Montene- May 16

gro 1942

Yugoslav- May 17 ia 1942

Russia April 3 1942

Russia May 30

Russia

North Africa Russia

Russia

North Africa Samos Greece Samos Greece Calabria Italy

9 See Motorized 10 See Motorized shy11 Brennero North

Africa 12 Sassari Italy

1942 April 28

1942

August 7 1942

August 7 1942

August 7 1942

August 7 1942

August 7 1942

July 10 1942

August 7 1942

91stamp92nd 5th

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37th amp38th 11th

33rd amp34th 28th

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14Izonzo

15 Bergamo

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16 See Motorized shy17 See Motorized shy18 Messina

19 Venezia

20 Friuli

21 Granatieri di Sardegna

22 Caccatiori Delle Alpi

23 Ferrara

24 Pinerolo

25 See Motirized

Albania

Yugoslashyvia

North Africa

Decerribe~

20 1941 December 20 1941

June 4 1942

December 20 1941

May 4 1942

August 7 1943

Yugoslav- December via 12 1941

Russia May 30 -~

1942 Yugoslav- August 7~

via 1942 Montene August 15

gro 1942 Macedon- July 10 is Greece 1942

25 Volturna 26 Assieta

27 Brescia

28 Aosta

29 Piemonte

30 Sabauda

31 Calabria

32 Marche

33 Acqui

34 shy35 shy36 Forli

37 Modena

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83rd amp84th

87fuamp88th

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51stamp52nd

47th amp48th

13th amp14th

217th amp218th August 7 29th amp30th

1942 May 30 19thamp2Oth

1942 December 5th amp6th

201941 July 10 3rdamp4th

1942 December 45th amp46th

20 1941 December 59th amp60th 20 1941

November 55th amp 56th 12 1

July 10 43th amp44th 1942

July 10 41stamp 42nd 1942

23rd

6th

4th

26th 2nd Gen Levis

19th

35th

13th

1st

14th

18th

205th 25th

55th Gen Levi (Aug 2240)

22nd Gen Malotti

24th

16th

40th

32nd

33rd

36th

29th

15

(Continued) 38 Puglie 15th

40 -39 shy

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41 Firenze Montene- Decembert27th amp 128th 41st gro 20 1941

42 43 44 Cremona Italy December 21st amp22nd 7th

20 1941 46 Udine Italy November 95th amp 96th

12 1941 47 Bari Italy November 140th amp139th 47th

12 1941 48 Taro Greece December 207th amp 208th 48th

20 1941 49 Parma Albania December 49th amp 50th 49th

20 1941

50 Regina Rhodes April 28 9th amp10th 50th Dodeshy 1942 canese

51 Siena Naupli July 10 31st amp32nd 51st Greece 1942

52 See Motorized - 52nd 53 Arezzo Albania May 4 225th 226th 53rd

(Koritza)middot 1942 54 Napoli Sicily May 4 75th amp 76th 54th

Italy 1942 55 Savona North June 4 15th amp 16th 12th

Africa 1942 56 Cassale Agrinon July 10 11th amp12th 56th

Greece 1942 57 Lombardia Italy November 73rd amp74th 57th

12 1941 58 Legnano Italy December 67th amp68th 58th

20 1941 59 Cagliari Tripolis July 10 63rd amp 64th 59th

Greece 1942 60 Sabrata North Augu$t 25 42nd

Africa 1942 (1) 61 Sirte North November 69th amp 70th 43rd

Africa 12 1941 (1) 62 Marmarica North NOY~rnbe~ ~h5t~_~

Africa 12194Ih ( - (1) 63 Cirene North Novemb~H157thamp

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64 Catanzara North November 141stamp Africa 12 1941

16

den Grattashyrolo (Aug 22 1940)

Gen Caligion (Aug 22 1940)

Gen Levi (Aug 22 1940)

Gen Tracchia (Aug 22 1940) Gen Zaglio (Aug 22 1940) Gen Zaglio (Aug 22 1940)

Gen Nasi (Nov 14 1941 at Gondar)IflD113ili

113th

121st amp 122nd

-

Gen Zanini (June 4 1942) Gen Zanini (June 4 1942) Gen Zanini (June 4 1942)

37th

Gen Spattoco (Aug 22 1940)

104 Mantova

151 Perugia

152 shy153 Macerata

154 Murge

155 Imilia

156 Vicenza

157 Navaro

158 shy159 Veneto

162 shy

164 shy

COASTAL

211 shy

212 shy

INFANTRY

230 shy

231 shy

232 shy

Piacenza

LIBYAN

1 shy

Italy August 7 1942

Italy December 20 1941

Yugosla August 7 via 1942

France amp April 1 Frontier 1942 Yugosla- June 10

via 1942 Italy June 10

1942 Italy June 10

1942

Italy June 10 1942

Greece May 4 1942

Greece November (Salonika) 19 1941

Italy April 28 (Catanzara) 1942

Italy April 28 (Catanzara) 1942

Crete June 4 Greece 1942 Crete June 4 Greece 1942 Crete June 4 Greece 19421 ItaL C~ u ~

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North August 22 Africa 1940

17

0

(Continued) 2 North

Africa Gen Spattoco (Aug 22 1940)

(1) Being reconstituted April 1 1942

(2) Independent Armed Forces

(a) Carabinieri

1 SuperiOr Command in Italy 1 Superior Command in Albania Carabinieri Bns in Russia Carabinieri Bns in Greece (Athens) Carabinieri Bns in Yugoslavia Carabinieri Bns in North Africa

Note In addition to the Command jn Albania and L1 Italy there are 3 Carabinieri Divisions and 7 Brigades The Bns of these units are assigned to the theaters of war as necessity arises The Carabinieri function as Military Police

(b) Frontier Guards

32 Regiments - On Italian Borders

18

Army shyLocation

I - Turin

Corps shyLocation

I - Turin

II - Alessanshydria

II-Padua v - Trieste

vI - Bologna

XI - Udine

XIV - Treviso

Division - Number of Location Regiments

1 Superga - 91st and 92nd Inf 5th Art Turin

26 Assieta - 29th amp 30th Inf 25th Art Asti

59 Cagliari - 63rd amp 64th Inf 59th Art Vercelli

3 Ravenna - 37th amp 38th Inf 11th Art Alessandria

4 Livorno -Cuneo 33rd amp 34th Inf 28th Art

36 Forli -Saluzzo 43rd amp 44th Inf shy

12 Sassari - 151st amp 152nd Inf 23rd Art Trieste

15 Bergamo Abbazia 25th amp 26th Inf 4th Art

57 Lombardia -73rd amp 74th Inf 57th Art Pola

16 Pistoia - Bologna

18 Messina -Ancona

56 Casale -Forli

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93rd amp 94th Inf 2nd Art

11th amp 12th Inf 56th Art

13 Re - Udine 14 Isonzo -

Gorizia

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32 Marche -nezia lie -

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71st amp 72nd Inf 15th Art egliano

1 Granat~eri - 1st 2nd and 3rd 13th Art Roma Gran

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I

Number of Regiments

52 Torin~gt~CiVita-~ vecchia 81st amp 82nd Inf 52nd Art

IX - Bari 24 Pinerola - 13th amp 14th Inf 18th Art qhieti

47 Bari - Bari 139th amp 140th In1 49 Parma- 49th amp 50th Inf

Macerata

xvn - Naples 48 Taro - 207th amp 208th Inf Salerno

51 Siena - 31st amp 32nd Inf Napolo

IV - Milan or ill - Milan 2 Sforzesca - 53rd amp 54th Inf 17th Art Verona Novara

6 Cuneo- 7th amp 8th Inf 27th Art Milan

7 Lupi di 77th amp 78tli Inf 30th Art Tosca ~

Brescia 58 Legnano - 67th amp 68th Inf 58th Art

Milan

IV - Bol2al1o 11 Breruiero - 231 amp 232 Inf 9th Art Balzano

33 Acqui - 17th amp 18th Inf Merano

V - Libya x - Libya 25 Bologna - 39th amp 40th Inf 10th Art (Tripoli) Libya

27 Brescia - 19th amp 20th Inf Libya

55 Savona - 15th amp 16th Inf 12th Art Libya

xx Tripoli 17 Pavia - 27th amp 28th Inf 26th Art Libya

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Autotransshyportabile Corps shyCremona

VII Naples VI - Florence

ivision shy Number of middotocation Regiments

1 Black Shirt 2 Black Shirt

1 Eugenia di 11 Bers Regt - Piemonte Savoia-Udine Cavalry Regiment - 1st Art

Regt - Saluzzo Cavalry Regt-- 6 Bers Regiment

2 Emanuel Fili- Firenze Cavalry Regt berto - Ferrara Vittorio Emanuel Cav Regt

3 Duca di Aosta shyVerona

132 Ariete shyVerona 133 Littorio shyParma

9 Pasubio shyVerona

10 Piave shyPadova 102 Trento shyTrento 101 Trieste shyPiacenza

20 Friuli - Livshyorno 41 Firenzi shyFirenze 44 CremonashyPisa 46 Udine ~ Siena

41

2 Artillery Regiments 3 Bers Regts Novara Cavalry Regt -shySavoia Cavalry Regiment and 3 Artillery Regiments

8 Bers Regt - 32nd Tank Regt - 132 Art 12 Bers Regt - 33 Tank Regt 133 Art Regt

79th amp 80th Info 8th Art

57th amp 58th Inf 20th Art

7 Berso Regt 61st amp 62nd MotInf 46th Art 9th Bers Regiment 65th amp 66th Mot Inf - 21st Art

87th amp 88th Inf

127th amp 128th Info 44th Art

21st amp 22nd Info 7th P_rt

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21

Army - Corp - D~ytsipnl-Regiment Contd

umber of~~~Ji~n i~~i~n ililt~t~~ giments ~

VIII - Russia Home station not known

IX - Montenegro Home Station See Montenegro not known and Albania

X - Bengazi XXI - Bengazi 62 Marmarica - 115th amp 116th Inf 44th Art Derna 63 Cirene - 157th amp 158th Inf 45th Art Bengazi

XXII - Derna 3 Black Shirt shy4 Black Shirt shy

XI - Yugoslavia See Yugoslavia

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(A) Italyshy

(1) High Command

Location Date C in Chief

Frascati July 2 1942 Marshal Cavallero (near Rome)

(2) Army Groups

Name Location Date Composition

Central Southern and Islands of Sardinia and Sicily

Group of the East

Group of the

Remarks

Marshal Cavallero is also Chief of Supreme GS

Commander Remarks

Prince of Piedmont

Commander Remarks

The divisions are tactically under other corps

Commander Remarks

II Corps in Yugoslavia

Scala

All corps abroad

Gen (Duke of Bergamo)

West

Name

Superior Alpine

No

ill

N

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(3) Superior Commands

Location

Trento

(4) Armies

Home Station

Verona

Rome or Naples~llJ~~Jl

i t Turinr~ (

Naples Aug 8 1942

Date ~omposition

Aug1Jst 7 1942

Date

7 divisions only one in Italy atpresshyent

Composition

XII Corps shySicily

1

I

~marks

XIII Corps-Sardinia

XV Corps shyGenoa

TOTAL -- 4 Armies (5) Corps

No Location Date Composition

I Turin May 7 1940

XII Sicily Palermo

July 15 54 - Napoli 1941 May 4 1942

XLII Sardinia Cagliari

July 15 30 Sabauda 1941 31 - Calabria

XV Genoa May 7 1940

XXXI Catanzara April 28 211 and 212 1942

TOTAL -- 5 Corps

(6) Divisions

No and Location DateName

AHMORED 134 Freccia Rome April 171 1942 131 Centauro Udine Oct 1941

ALPINE Cuneo Aug 7 1942 4 Cuneense

MOlORIZED 10 Piave Genoa Aug 7 1942

PARACHUTE 0 45 Spezia Pisamiddot MJy~5

j iINFANTRY k~t )17-7 Lupi di Sicily~ -Augf-7

Toscana (Calabria 12 Sassari Italy Nov 12 1941

25 Volturna Italy

Commander

Commander

Remarks

All divisions abroad

All divisio~

abroad

Remarks

Bis - It is believed that two of these exist

2

(Continued) No and Name

28 Aosta 30 Sabauda 31 Calabria 32 Marche 44 Cremona 46 Udine A7 Bari 54 Napoli 57 Lombardia 58 Legnano 104 Mantova 105 Rovigo 151 Perugia 154 Murge 156 Vicenza Piaceriza 157 Novaro 159 Veneto

COASTAL 211 212

Italy Italy Italy Italy Italy Italy Italy Sicily Italy Italy Italy Italy Italy Italy Italy Fossano Fossano Fossano

CataIZara Catanzara

Dec 20 1941 Dec 20 1941 Dec 20 1941 Nov 12 1941 Dec 20 1941 Nov 12 1941 Nov 12 1941 May 4 1942 Nov 1 1941 Dec 20 1941 Aug 7 1942 June 10 1942 Dec 20 1941 April 11 1942_ June 10 1942 Aug 1 1942 June 10 1942 June 10 1942

April 28 1942 April 28 1942

TOTAL -- 28Divisions

(B) North Africa shy

(1) High Command

Location Date C inmiddot Chief

Toera - shy April 27 1942 Gen Bastico North of Gen Barbasetti Bengazi Chief of Staff

(2) Army Groups - Unknown

Remarks

On French -frontier

Remarks

Gen Maceratina and Cerutti also ill Libyan Theater

(3) Armies

No Location Date Composition Commander Remarksrgtbull~i~acciolo Apr 2342

i~di9f Gen S rileiso

3

V

x Apr 27 1942

TOTAL -- 5 Corps n~r~~i~t~~g~

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TOTAL - - 2 Armies

(4)- Corps

No Location

X Gadd e1 Almur

xx E1 Adem

XXI North Africa

XXII North Africa

xxm North Africa

Motor- North ized Africa Corps

Armored North Corps Africa

Libyan North Corps Africa

Date

April 27 1942

April 27 1942

Aug 22 1940

Aug 22 1940

Aug 31 1942

Aug 31 1942

Aug 22 1940

Commander

Gen Guido

Composition

25 Bo16gna shy27 Brescia shy55 Savona shyAug 1942

17 Pavia shy60 Sabrata shy61 Sirte (1)

62 Marmarica(l) 63 Cirene (1)

3 BS Div (1) 4 BS Div (1)

1st BS Di1J (1) 2nd BS Div (1)

101 Trento 102 Trieste

132 Ariete 133 Littorio

1st Libyan Div Gen Spattaco Status unknown 2nd Libyan Div

(Aug 22 1940

Commander

Gen Nicco1osi Aug 22 1940

Gen Cone Aug 22 1940

(1) Destroyed

(1) Destroyed

Remarks

(1) XX Corps was at El Adem April 27 1942

Remarks

(1) Destroyed shybeing reconshystructed Apr 1 1942

(1) Destroyed shybeing reconshystituted April 1 1942

4

ARMORED 132 Arietemiddotmiddot Cyrenaica 133 Littorio Cyrenaica

MOTORIZED 101 Triestemiddot Cyrenaica 102 Trento 4 Cyrenaica 17 Paviamiddot Cyrenaica 25 Bolognashy Cyrenaica 16Pistoia

Cyrenaica

PARACfIUTE Folgore Cyrenaica

INFANTJtY-f 1 Superga Cyrenaica 4Llvorna North Africa llBrennero North Afrlca _20 Friuli North Africa 26 Assieta North Africa 27 Brescia North Africa 55 Savonamiddot North Africa

60 Sabrata North Africa

61 Sirte (1) North Africa

62 Marmarica~North Africa (1)

63 Cirene -- North Africa

64 Catanzata North Africa (2)

NATIVE 1 Libyan (3) ~ North Africa

2 Libyan (3) ~ North Africa

JEIED Commander

August 30 1942~ August 30 1942

August 30 1942 August 30middot1942 August 30 J942 August 30 1942 August 24 1942

August 31 1942

August 7 1942 August 71942 August 26 1942 August 7 1942 August 7 1942 May 30 1942 June 4middot1942 Gen Levideg

Aug 2240 Aug 25 1942 Gen Zaglio

bull o Aug2240 Nov 12 1941

Nov 12 1941

Nov 12 1941

Nov 12 1941

Nov 12 1941 Gen Spattoco Aug 2240

n Spattoco ug 2240

Remarks

(1) Being reconshystituted

(1) Being reconshystituted

(1) Being reconshystituted

(2) Reconstituted

(3) status unknown

(3) Status unknown

5

in 1941

(D) Yugoslavia

(1) High Command

Location Date C in Chief Remarks

Susak April 22 1942 General Roatta Croatia

(2) Army Groups

Name Location Date Composition Commander Remarks

Group of the April 22 TIArmy Gener~ Roatta East 1942 VI Army

(3) Armies

No Location Date Composition Commander Remarks

TI Susak April 22 Dalmatian Corps Gen Delmazzo 1942 XXI Croatiashy April 22 1942

Lubiana

VI Dubrovnik April 12 Gen Rosi 1942 May 21 1942

IX Serbia Aug 27 Gen Pirzio shy Part of this is 1942 Biroli Montenegro

TOTAL -- 3 Armies

(4) Corns

No Location Date Composition Commander Remarks

TI April 22 1942

M ~)i ~

Dalmatian Dalm~tia

XI CroatiashyLubiana

TOTAL -- 3 Corps

6

(5) WiLA IFiED No and

Location Date Commanrler RemarksName

ALPINE 1 Taurineense Yugoslavia April 28 1942

CELERE 1 Eugenio di Yugoslavia May 17 1942

Savoia

INFANTRY 13 Re Yugoslavia Dec 20 1941 14Isonzo Yugoslavia Dec 20 1941 15 Bergamo Yugoslavia June 4 1942 19 Venezia Yugoslavia May 41942 21 Granatieri Yugoslavia Dec 12 1941

di Sardegna 23 Ferraro Yugoslavia Aug 7 1942 153 Macerata Yugoslavia Aug 7 1942 155 Imilia Yugoslavia June 10 1942

TOTAL -- 10 Divisions

Note In addition there are 2 Black Shirt Bns and 1 Carabinieri Bn -shyApril 22 1942

(E) Albania amp Montenegro

(1) High Command

Location Date C in Chief Remarks

Montenegro August 27 1941 Gen Pirzio-Biroli

(2) Army Groups

Name Location Date Composition Commander Remarks

Group of East

Augusl 27 1941

IX Army Gen PirzioshyBiroli

(3) Armies

No Commander Remarks

IX Monten Gen Pirzio-Biro(Aug 27 1941)

li

7

No sition Command Remarks

IV Albania Gen Mercalli

XVII Albania

(5) Divisions

No and Location Date Commander RemarksName

ALPINE 5 Pusteria Montenegro July 15 1941shy6 Reserve Montenegro May 16 1942

INFANTRY 18 Messina Albania May 16 1942 38 Puglie Albania Dec 20 1941shy41 Firenze Montenegro Dec 20 1941 4-9 Parma Albania Dec 20 1941 Gen Grattarolo

(Aug 221940) 53 Arezzo Koritza May 4 1942

Albania

TOTAL - 7 Divisions

(F) Greece and Islands shy

(1) High Command

Location Date C in Chief Remarks

Larissa July 27 1942 Gen Geloso Gen Bocai C of Carabinieri (Aug 341) Athens March 30 1942

(2) Army Groups

Name Location Date Composition Commander Remarks yenf~i

Group of Peloponnesus Mqh 30 the East (Kiato) Ui942i

~4centX~t

(3) Armies No Location Date ComRosition Commander Remarks

XI Larissa July 27 vm Corps Gen Geloso 1942 XIV Corps (July 15 1941)

8

No Location Date Composition

ill Athens July 1042

V Peloponnesus July 1042 VI Greece July 1042 VII Cyclades July 1042 vm Volos July 2942 IX Jamna July 1942 XIV Janina shyXXVI Corfu July 1042 Acqui

TOTAL -- 8 Corps

(5) Divisions

No and Location pateName

ALPINE 3Julia Livadia July10 1942

INFANTRY 5 Cosseria Samos Aug 9 1942 6 Cuneo Samos July 10 1942 24 Pinerolo Macedonia July 10 1942 29 Piemonte Patras July 10 1942 33 Acqui Corfu July 10 1942 36 Forli Larissa July 10 1942 37 Modena Janitza July 10 1942 48 Taro Greece Dec 20 1941shy51 Siena Naupli July 10 1942

56 Casale Agrinon July 10 1942 58 Cagliari Tripolis July 10 1942 162 - Greece May 4 1942 164 - Salonika Nov 19 1941shy230 - Crete June 4 1942 231 - Crete June 4 1942 232 ~ Crete June 4 1942

TOTAL -- 17 Divisions

Commander Remarks

Gen Gianini (Oct 2041)

-Gen Vecchi

Commander Remarks

Gen Caliglion (Aug 2240)

Gen Zanini Gen Zanini Gen Zanini

9

(G) Russiashy

(1) High Command

Location Date C in Chief Remarks

June 4 1942 General Gariboldi (June 4 1942)

(2) Army Groups - Not Known

(3) Armies

No Location Date Composition Command Remarks

VIII May 29 1942 One Corps Gen Gariboldi One Corps 1 light Corps 1 Inf Corps

(4) Corps

No Location Date Composition Command Remarks

Alpine May 2942 (2 Tridentina Gen Macarlo May 2942 (3 Julia May 2942 (4 Cuneense

Motorized May 2942 (9 Pasubio Gen Messe May 2942 (52 Torino -April 342 (101 Trieste

Celere April 342 (1 Celere April 342 (2 Celere April 342 (3 Celere

Not Known Aug 742 (2 Sforzeca Gen Gambara It is believed Aug 742 (3 Ravenna that an Inshy

(22 Caeciatore fantry Corps May 3042 Delle Alpi must exist

for these Divisions

TOTAL -- 4 Corps (5) Divisionshy

No and Name Locati0n Date Commander Remarks

MOTORIZED 101 Trieste

IfIED (Continued)

No and Location Date Commander Remarks Name

9 Pasubio April 3 1942 52 Torino August 30 1942

ALPINE 2 Tridentina August 7 1942 3 Julia August 7 1942 4 Cuneense August 7 1942

CELERE 1 Eugenio di April 3 1942

Savoia 2 Emanuel IvIay 30 1942

Filiberto 3 Duca di Aosta April 28 1942

illFANTRY 2 Sforzesca August 7 1942 3middot Ravenno August 7 1942 22 Cacciatore May 30 1942

Delle Alpi

TOTAL -- 12 Divisions

Note In addition to the above there are a number of Black Shirt and Carabinieri Bns I

(H) Dodecanese Islands shy

(5) Divisions

No and Location Date Commander Remarks Name

50 Regina Rhodes April 28 1942

TOTAL -- 1 Division --Other smaller units

11

2

(1) Armies Corps and Divisions

Theater Armies Corps Divisions

Italy 4 5 28 North Africa 2 5 17 Yugoslavia 2 3 10 Albania and Montenegro 1 2 (1) 7 Greece and Islands 1 8 (2) 17 Russia 1 4 12 Dodecanese 1 - shy

TOTAL 11 27 92

Notes (1) The only elements of the IV Corps in Albania at present are the

4th Auto Center 4th Engineers Regiment Part of 91st Regiment of Black Shirts (2)

The only elements remaining are 1 Bn 9th Auto Center 1 Deshytachment Engineers (of the 9th Corps)

ARMY An Italian Army is not necessarily very formidable A captured docushyment shows that the composition of the VI Arrny early in 1941 consisted of but 1 Corps with 2 Divisions At the present time Corps from the Army are scattered in various theaters of war The Army of the Po is an illustration Units of this Army are in Russia Yugoslavia North Africa and Italy This was first stationed at Verona Italy and was comshyposed of

1 Meet -Lized Corps of 3 Divisions 1 Celere Corps of 3 Divisions 1 Motorized Corps of 2 Motorized Divisions

CORPS The Corps is elastic and like the Army it may be assigned to different theaters accordiIlg to existing conditions It may have or 3 Divisir or more Present indications in Africa are that more than 3 Divisi exist in some areas

DIVISIONS The composition of the Italian Division has been subject to seve changes since World War 1 The older form of the Ternary Division replaced by the modern Binary Division with 3 regiments 2 Infantry 1 Artillery This was organized to meet requirements of modern wearshyas welf as mobility and fire power There is no Cavalry Division CavshyalryRegiments are assignedto the Cel~reX)iyi~iopsect~rrheTrento and Trieste are the old oP6 ltlVJ6torized B~yf~lq~~n~ew Nodh African types have been organizeq~So~e qftpesect(al~ir R1lpsia Armored or Corazzata Divisions hayebe~Emiddot-or~~f~~q~r~hl~eiifPf8~orazzata

12

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So far they have been

3 DETAILED ORDER OF BATTLE

(1) Divisions and Regiments

Type Number COIJlposition Regts Commander and Name Location Date Infantry Art

ARMORED 131 Centauro Udine October Armd 131

Italy 1941 132 Ariete North August 7 Armd 132

Africa 1942 133 Littorio North August 7 Armd 133

Africa 1942 134 Freccia Rome April 17

Italy 1942

MOTORIZED Bis - 101 Trieste Russia A~il 3 65th amp66th 21st

1942 101 Trieste North August 30 65th amp66th 21st

Africa 1942 102 Trento North August 30 61stamp 62nd 46th

middot7~rmiddotAfrica 1942 9 Pasubio Russia August 20 79th amp80th 8th

1942 52 Torino Russia August 20 81stamp82nd 52nd

1942 17 Pavia North August 31 27th amp28th 26th Gen Zaglio

Africa 1942 (Aug 22 1940) 25 Bologna North August 31 39th amp 40th 205th Gen Levi

Africa 1942 (Aug 22 1940) 10 Piave Genao August 7 57th amp 58th 10th

Italy 1942 16th Pistoia North August 24 35th amp36th 36thamp3rd

Africa 1942 PARACHUTE

45 Spezia Pisa May 25 Italy 1942

Folgore North Augu~t3k 2 regts of

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3 Julia

3 Julia

4 Cuneense

5 Pusteria

6 Reserve

CELERE

Bis - 1 Eugenio di Savoia

1 Eugenio di Savoia

2 Emanuel Filiberto

3 Duca di Aosta

INFANTRY

1 Superga

2 Sforzesca

3 Ravenna

4 Livorna

5 Cosseria

6 Cuneo

7 Lupi di Toscana

8

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1942 Montene- December 20

gro 1941 Montene- May 16

gro 1942

Yugoslav- May 17 ia 1942

Russia April 3 1942

Russia May 30

Russia

North Africa Russia

Russia

North Africa Samos Greece Samos Greece Calabria Italy

9 See Motorized 10 See Motorized shy11 Brennero North

Africa 12 Sassari Italy

1942 April 28

1942

August 7 1942

August 7 1942

August 7 1942

August 7 1942

August 7 1942

July 10 1942

August 7 1942

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37th amp38th 11th

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15 Bergamo

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16 See Motorized shy17 See Motorized shy18 Messina

19 Venezia

20 Friuli

21 Granatieri di Sardegna

22 Caccatiori Delle Alpi

23 Ferrara

24 Pinerolo

25 See Motirized

Albania

Yugoslashyvia

North Africa

Decerribe~

20 1941 December 20 1941

June 4 1942

December 20 1941

May 4 1942

August 7 1943

Yugoslav- December via 12 1941

Russia May 30 -~

1942 Yugoslav- August 7~

via 1942 Montene August 15

gro 1942 Macedon- July 10 is Greece 1942

25 Volturna 26 Assieta

27 Brescia

28 Aosta

29 Piemonte

30 Sabauda

31 Calabria

32 Marche

33 Acqui

34 shy35 shy36 Forli

37 Modena

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51stamp52nd

47th amp48th

13th amp14th

217th amp218th August 7 29th amp30th

1942 May 30 19thamp2Oth

1942 December 5th amp6th

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1942 December 45th amp46th

20 1941 December 59th amp60th 20 1941

November 55th amp 56th 12 1

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23rd

6th

4th

26th 2nd Gen Levis

19th

35th

13th

1st

14th

18th

205th 25th

55th Gen Levi (Aug 2240)

22nd Gen Malotti

24th

16th

40th

32nd

33rd

36th

29th

15

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41 Firenze Montene- Decembert27th amp 128th 41st gro 20 1941

42 43 44 Cremona Italy December 21st amp22nd 7th

20 1941 46 Udine Italy November 95th amp 96th

12 1941 47 Bari Italy November 140th amp139th 47th

12 1941 48 Taro Greece December 207th amp 208th 48th

20 1941 49 Parma Albania December 49th amp 50th 49th

20 1941

50 Regina Rhodes April 28 9th amp10th 50th Dodeshy 1942 canese

51 Siena Naupli July 10 31st amp32nd 51st Greece 1942

52 See Motorized - 52nd 53 Arezzo Albania May 4 225th 226th 53rd

(Koritza)middot 1942 54 Napoli Sicily May 4 75th amp 76th 54th

Italy 1942 55 Savona North June 4 15th amp 16th 12th

Africa 1942 56 Cassale Agrinon July 10 11th amp12th 56th

Greece 1942 57 Lombardia Italy November 73rd amp74th 57th

12 1941 58 Legnano Italy December 67th amp68th 58th

20 1941 59 Cagliari Tripolis July 10 63rd amp 64th 59th

Greece 1942 60 Sabrata North Augu$t 25 42nd

Africa 1942 (1) 61 Sirte North November 69th amp 70th 43rd

Africa 12 1941 (1) 62 Marmarica North NOY~rnbe~ ~h5t~_~

Africa 12194Ih ( - (1) 63 Cirene North Novemb~H157thamp

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64 Catanzara North November 141stamp Africa 12 1941

16

den Grattashyrolo (Aug 22 1940)

Gen Caligion (Aug 22 1940)

Gen Levi (Aug 22 1940)

Gen Tracchia (Aug 22 1940) Gen Zaglio (Aug 22 1940) Gen Zaglio (Aug 22 1940)

Gen Nasi (Nov 14 1941 at Gondar)IflD113ili

113th

121st amp 122nd

-

Gen Zanini (June 4 1942) Gen Zanini (June 4 1942) Gen Zanini (June 4 1942)

37th

Gen Spattoco (Aug 22 1940)

104 Mantova

151 Perugia

152 shy153 Macerata

154 Murge

155 Imilia

156 Vicenza

157 Navaro

158 shy159 Veneto

162 shy

164 shy

COASTAL

211 shy

212 shy

INFANTRY

230 shy

231 shy

232 shy

Piacenza

LIBYAN

1 shy

Italy August 7 1942

Italy December 20 1941

Yugosla August 7 via 1942

France amp April 1 Frontier 1942 Yugosla- June 10

via 1942 Italy June 10

1942 Italy June 10

1942

Italy June 10 1942

Greece May 4 1942

Greece November (Salonika) 19 1941

Italy April 28 (Catanzara) 1942

Italy April 28 (Catanzara) 1942

Crete June 4 Greece 1942 Crete June 4 Greece 1942 Crete June 4 Greece 19421 ItaL C~ u ~

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North August 22 Africa 1940

17

0

(Continued) 2 North

Africa Gen Spattoco (Aug 22 1940)

(1) Being reconstituted April 1 1942

(2) Independent Armed Forces

(a) Carabinieri

1 SuperiOr Command in Italy 1 Superior Command in Albania Carabinieri Bns in Russia Carabinieri Bns in Greece (Athens) Carabinieri Bns in Yugoslavia Carabinieri Bns in North Africa

Note In addition to the Command jn Albania and L1 Italy there are 3 Carabinieri Divisions and 7 Brigades The Bns of these units are assigned to the theaters of war as necessity arises The Carabinieri function as Military Police

(b) Frontier Guards

32 Regiments - On Italian Borders

18

Army shyLocation

I - Turin

Corps shyLocation

I - Turin

II - Alessanshydria

II-Padua v - Trieste

vI - Bologna

XI - Udine

XIV - Treviso

Division - Number of Location Regiments

1 Superga - 91st and 92nd Inf 5th Art Turin

26 Assieta - 29th amp 30th Inf 25th Art Asti

59 Cagliari - 63rd amp 64th Inf 59th Art Vercelli

3 Ravenna - 37th amp 38th Inf 11th Art Alessandria

4 Livorno -Cuneo 33rd amp 34th Inf 28th Art

36 Forli -Saluzzo 43rd amp 44th Inf shy

12 Sassari - 151st amp 152nd Inf 23rd Art Trieste

15 Bergamo Abbazia 25th amp 26th Inf 4th Art

57 Lombardia -73rd amp 74th Inf 57th Art Pola

16 Pistoia - Bologna

18 Messina -Ancona

56 Casale -Forli

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93rd amp 94th Inf 2nd Art

11th amp 12th Inf 56th Art

13 Re - Udine 14 Isonzo -

Gorizia

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32 Marche -nezia lie -

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71st amp 72nd Inf 15th Art egliano

1 Granat~eri - 1st 2nd and 3rd 13th Art Roma Gran

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I

Number of Regiments

52 Torin~gt~CiVita-~ vecchia 81st amp 82nd Inf 52nd Art

IX - Bari 24 Pinerola - 13th amp 14th Inf 18th Art qhieti

47 Bari - Bari 139th amp 140th In1 49 Parma- 49th amp 50th Inf

Macerata

xvn - Naples 48 Taro - 207th amp 208th Inf Salerno

51 Siena - 31st amp 32nd Inf Napolo

IV - Milan or ill - Milan 2 Sforzesca - 53rd amp 54th Inf 17th Art Verona Novara

6 Cuneo- 7th amp 8th Inf 27th Art Milan

7 Lupi di 77th amp 78tli Inf 30th Art Tosca ~

Brescia 58 Legnano - 67th amp 68th Inf 58th Art

Milan

IV - Bol2al1o 11 Breruiero - 231 amp 232 Inf 9th Art Balzano

33 Acqui - 17th amp 18th Inf Merano

V - Libya x - Libya 25 Bologna - 39th amp 40th Inf 10th Art (Tripoli) Libya

27 Brescia - 19th amp 20th Inf Libya

55 Savona - 15th amp 16th Inf 12th Art Libya

xx Tripoli 17 Pavia - 27th amp 28th Inf 26th Art Libya

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Corazzata shyMantova

Autotransshyportabile Corps shyCremona

VII Naples VI - Florence

ivision shy Number of middotocation Regiments

1 Black Shirt 2 Black Shirt

1 Eugenia di 11 Bers Regt - Piemonte Savoia-Udine Cavalry Regiment - 1st Art

Regt - Saluzzo Cavalry Regt-- 6 Bers Regiment

2 Emanuel Fili- Firenze Cavalry Regt berto - Ferrara Vittorio Emanuel Cav Regt

3 Duca di Aosta shyVerona

132 Ariete shyVerona 133 Littorio shyParma

9 Pasubio shyVerona

10 Piave shyPadova 102 Trento shyTrento 101 Trieste shyPiacenza

20 Friuli - Livshyorno 41 Firenzi shyFirenze 44 CremonashyPisa 46 Udine ~ Siena

41

2 Artillery Regiments 3 Bers Regts Novara Cavalry Regt -shySavoia Cavalry Regiment and 3 Artillery Regiments

8 Bers Regt - 32nd Tank Regt - 132 Art 12 Bers Regt - 33 Tank Regt 133 Art Regt

79th amp 80th Info 8th Art

57th amp 58th Inf 20th Art

7 Berso Regt 61st amp 62nd MotInf 46th Art 9th Bers Regiment 65th amp 66th Mot Inf - 21st Art

87th amp 88th Inf

127th amp 128th Info 44th Art

21st amp 22nd Info 7th P_rt

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21

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umber of~~~Ji~n i~~i~n ililt~t~~ giments ~

VIII - Russia Home station not known

IX - Montenegro Home Station See Montenegro not known and Albania

X - Bengazi XXI - Bengazi 62 Marmarica - 115th amp 116th Inf 44th Art Derna 63 Cirene - 157th amp 158th Inf 45th Art Bengazi

XXII - Derna 3 Black Shirt shy4 Black Shirt shy

XI - Yugoslavia See Yugoslavia

~marks

XIII Corps-Sardinia

XV Corps shyGenoa

TOTAL -- 4 Armies (5) Corps

No Location Date Composition

I Turin May 7 1940

XII Sicily Palermo

July 15 54 - Napoli 1941 May 4 1942

XLII Sardinia Cagliari

July 15 30 Sabauda 1941 31 - Calabria

XV Genoa May 7 1940

XXXI Catanzara April 28 211 and 212 1942

TOTAL -- 5 Corps

(6) Divisions

No and Location DateName

AHMORED 134 Freccia Rome April 171 1942 131 Centauro Udine Oct 1941

ALPINE Cuneo Aug 7 1942 4 Cuneense

MOlORIZED 10 Piave Genoa Aug 7 1942

PARACHUTE 0 45 Spezia Pisamiddot MJy~5

j iINFANTRY k~t )17-7 Lupi di Sicily~ -Augf-7

Toscana (Calabria 12 Sassari Italy Nov 12 1941

25 Volturna Italy

Commander

Commander

Remarks

All divisions abroad

All divisio~

abroad

Remarks

Bis - It is believed that two of these exist

2

(Continued) No and Name

28 Aosta 30 Sabauda 31 Calabria 32 Marche 44 Cremona 46 Udine A7 Bari 54 Napoli 57 Lombardia 58 Legnano 104 Mantova 105 Rovigo 151 Perugia 154 Murge 156 Vicenza Piaceriza 157 Novaro 159 Veneto

COASTAL 211 212

Italy Italy Italy Italy Italy Italy Italy Sicily Italy Italy Italy Italy Italy Italy Italy Fossano Fossano Fossano

CataIZara Catanzara

Dec 20 1941 Dec 20 1941 Dec 20 1941 Nov 12 1941 Dec 20 1941 Nov 12 1941 Nov 12 1941 May 4 1942 Nov 1 1941 Dec 20 1941 Aug 7 1942 June 10 1942 Dec 20 1941 April 11 1942_ June 10 1942 Aug 1 1942 June 10 1942 June 10 1942

April 28 1942 April 28 1942

TOTAL -- 28Divisions

(B) North Africa shy

(1) High Command

Location Date C inmiddot Chief

Toera - shy April 27 1942 Gen Bastico North of Gen Barbasetti Bengazi Chief of Staff

(2) Army Groups - Unknown

Remarks

On French -frontier

Remarks

Gen Maceratina and Cerutti also ill Libyan Theater

(3) Armies

No Location Date Composition Commander Remarksrgtbull~i~acciolo Apr 2342

i~di9f Gen S rileiso

3

V

x Apr 27 1942

TOTAL -- 5 Corps n~r~~i~t~~g~

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TOTAL - - 2 Armies

(4)- Corps

No Location

X Gadd e1 Almur

xx E1 Adem

XXI North Africa

XXII North Africa

xxm North Africa

Motor- North ized Africa Corps

Armored North Corps Africa

Libyan North Corps Africa

Date

April 27 1942

April 27 1942

Aug 22 1940

Aug 22 1940

Aug 31 1942

Aug 31 1942

Aug 22 1940

Commander

Gen Guido

Composition

25 Bo16gna shy27 Brescia shy55 Savona shyAug 1942

17 Pavia shy60 Sabrata shy61 Sirte (1)

62 Marmarica(l) 63 Cirene (1)

3 BS Div (1) 4 BS Div (1)

1st BS Di1J (1) 2nd BS Div (1)

101 Trento 102 Trieste

132 Ariete 133 Littorio

1st Libyan Div Gen Spattaco Status unknown 2nd Libyan Div

(Aug 22 1940

Commander

Gen Nicco1osi Aug 22 1940

Gen Cone Aug 22 1940

(1) Destroyed

(1) Destroyed

Remarks

(1) XX Corps was at El Adem April 27 1942

Remarks

(1) Destroyed shybeing reconshystructed Apr 1 1942

(1) Destroyed shybeing reconshystituted April 1 1942

4

ARMORED 132 Arietemiddotmiddot Cyrenaica 133 Littorio Cyrenaica

MOTORIZED 101 Triestemiddot Cyrenaica 102 Trento 4 Cyrenaica 17 Paviamiddot Cyrenaica 25 Bolognashy Cyrenaica 16Pistoia

Cyrenaica

PARACfIUTE Folgore Cyrenaica

INFANTJtY-f 1 Superga Cyrenaica 4Llvorna North Africa llBrennero North Afrlca _20 Friuli North Africa 26 Assieta North Africa 27 Brescia North Africa 55 Savonamiddot North Africa

60 Sabrata North Africa

61 Sirte (1) North Africa

62 Marmarica~North Africa (1)

63 Cirene -- North Africa

64 Catanzata North Africa (2)

NATIVE 1 Libyan (3) ~ North Africa

2 Libyan (3) ~ North Africa

JEIED Commander

August 30 1942~ August 30 1942

August 30 1942 August 30middot1942 August 30 J942 August 30 1942 August 24 1942

August 31 1942

August 7 1942 August 71942 August 26 1942 August 7 1942 August 7 1942 May 30 1942 June 4middot1942 Gen Levideg

Aug 2240 Aug 25 1942 Gen Zaglio

bull o Aug2240 Nov 12 1941

Nov 12 1941

Nov 12 1941

Nov 12 1941

Nov 12 1941 Gen Spattoco Aug 2240

n Spattoco ug 2240

Remarks

(1) Being reconshystituted

(1) Being reconshystituted

(1) Being reconshystituted

(2) Reconstituted

(3) status unknown

(3) Status unknown

5

in 1941

(D) Yugoslavia

(1) High Command

Location Date C in Chief Remarks

Susak April 22 1942 General Roatta Croatia

(2) Army Groups

Name Location Date Composition Commander Remarks

Group of the April 22 TIArmy Gener~ Roatta East 1942 VI Army

(3) Armies

No Location Date Composition Commander Remarks

TI Susak April 22 Dalmatian Corps Gen Delmazzo 1942 XXI Croatiashy April 22 1942

Lubiana

VI Dubrovnik April 12 Gen Rosi 1942 May 21 1942

IX Serbia Aug 27 Gen Pirzio shy Part of this is 1942 Biroli Montenegro

TOTAL -- 3 Armies

(4) Corns

No Location Date Composition Commander Remarks

TI April 22 1942

M ~)i ~

Dalmatian Dalm~tia

XI CroatiashyLubiana

TOTAL -- 3 Corps

6

(5) WiLA IFiED No and

Location Date Commanrler RemarksName

ALPINE 1 Taurineense Yugoslavia April 28 1942

CELERE 1 Eugenio di Yugoslavia May 17 1942

Savoia

INFANTRY 13 Re Yugoslavia Dec 20 1941 14Isonzo Yugoslavia Dec 20 1941 15 Bergamo Yugoslavia June 4 1942 19 Venezia Yugoslavia May 41942 21 Granatieri Yugoslavia Dec 12 1941

di Sardegna 23 Ferraro Yugoslavia Aug 7 1942 153 Macerata Yugoslavia Aug 7 1942 155 Imilia Yugoslavia June 10 1942

TOTAL -- 10 Divisions

Note In addition there are 2 Black Shirt Bns and 1 Carabinieri Bn -shyApril 22 1942

(E) Albania amp Montenegro

(1) High Command

Location Date C in Chief Remarks

Montenegro August 27 1941 Gen Pirzio-Biroli

(2) Army Groups

Name Location Date Composition Commander Remarks

Group of East

Augusl 27 1941

IX Army Gen PirzioshyBiroli

(3) Armies

No Commander Remarks

IX Monten Gen Pirzio-Biro(Aug 27 1941)

li

7

No sition Command Remarks

IV Albania Gen Mercalli

XVII Albania

(5) Divisions

No and Location Date Commander RemarksName

ALPINE 5 Pusteria Montenegro July 15 1941shy6 Reserve Montenegro May 16 1942

INFANTRY 18 Messina Albania May 16 1942 38 Puglie Albania Dec 20 1941shy41 Firenze Montenegro Dec 20 1941 4-9 Parma Albania Dec 20 1941 Gen Grattarolo

(Aug 221940) 53 Arezzo Koritza May 4 1942

Albania

TOTAL - 7 Divisions

(F) Greece and Islands shy

(1) High Command

Location Date C in Chief Remarks

Larissa July 27 1942 Gen Geloso Gen Bocai C of Carabinieri (Aug 341) Athens March 30 1942

(2) Army Groups

Name Location Date Composition Commander Remarks yenf~i

Group of Peloponnesus Mqh 30 the East (Kiato) Ui942i

~4centX~t

(3) Armies No Location Date ComRosition Commander Remarks

XI Larissa July 27 vm Corps Gen Geloso 1942 XIV Corps (July 15 1941)

8

No Location Date Composition

ill Athens July 1042

V Peloponnesus July 1042 VI Greece July 1042 VII Cyclades July 1042 vm Volos July 2942 IX Jamna July 1942 XIV Janina shyXXVI Corfu July 1042 Acqui

TOTAL -- 8 Corps

(5) Divisions

No and Location pateName

ALPINE 3Julia Livadia July10 1942

INFANTRY 5 Cosseria Samos Aug 9 1942 6 Cuneo Samos July 10 1942 24 Pinerolo Macedonia July 10 1942 29 Piemonte Patras July 10 1942 33 Acqui Corfu July 10 1942 36 Forli Larissa July 10 1942 37 Modena Janitza July 10 1942 48 Taro Greece Dec 20 1941shy51 Siena Naupli July 10 1942

56 Casale Agrinon July 10 1942 58 Cagliari Tripolis July 10 1942 162 - Greece May 4 1942 164 - Salonika Nov 19 1941shy230 - Crete June 4 1942 231 - Crete June 4 1942 232 ~ Crete June 4 1942

TOTAL -- 17 Divisions

Commander Remarks

Gen Gianini (Oct 2041)

-Gen Vecchi

Commander Remarks

Gen Caliglion (Aug 2240)

Gen Zanini Gen Zanini Gen Zanini

9

(G) Russiashy

(1) High Command

Location Date C in Chief Remarks

June 4 1942 General Gariboldi (June 4 1942)

(2) Army Groups - Not Known

(3) Armies

No Location Date Composition Command Remarks

VIII May 29 1942 One Corps Gen Gariboldi One Corps 1 light Corps 1 Inf Corps

(4) Corps

No Location Date Composition Command Remarks

Alpine May 2942 (2 Tridentina Gen Macarlo May 2942 (3 Julia May 2942 (4 Cuneense

Motorized May 2942 (9 Pasubio Gen Messe May 2942 (52 Torino -April 342 (101 Trieste

Celere April 342 (1 Celere April 342 (2 Celere April 342 (3 Celere

Not Known Aug 742 (2 Sforzeca Gen Gambara It is believed Aug 742 (3 Ravenna that an Inshy

(22 Caeciatore fantry Corps May 3042 Delle Alpi must exist

for these Divisions

TOTAL -- 4 Corps (5) Divisionshy

No and Name Locati0n Date Commander Remarks

MOTORIZED 101 Trieste

IfIED (Continued)

No and Location Date Commander Remarks Name

9 Pasubio April 3 1942 52 Torino August 30 1942

ALPINE 2 Tridentina August 7 1942 3 Julia August 7 1942 4 Cuneense August 7 1942

CELERE 1 Eugenio di April 3 1942

Savoia 2 Emanuel IvIay 30 1942

Filiberto 3 Duca di Aosta April 28 1942

illFANTRY 2 Sforzesca August 7 1942 3middot Ravenno August 7 1942 22 Cacciatore May 30 1942

Delle Alpi

TOTAL -- 12 Divisions

Note In addition to the above there are a number of Black Shirt and Carabinieri Bns I

(H) Dodecanese Islands shy

(5) Divisions

No and Location Date Commander Remarks Name

50 Regina Rhodes April 28 1942

TOTAL -- 1 Division --Other smaller units

11

2

(1) Armies Corps and Divisions

Theater Armies Corps Divisions

Italy 4 5 28 North Africa 2 5 17 Yugoslavia 2 3 10 Albania and Montenegro 1 2 (1) 7 Greece and Islands 1 8 (2) 17 Russia 1 4 12 Dodecanese 1 - shy

TOTAL 11 27 92

Notes (1) The only elements of the IV Corps in Albania at present are the

4th Auto Center 4th Engineers Regiment Part of 91st Regiment of Black Shirts (2)

The only elements remaining are 1 Bn 9th Auto Center 1 Deshytachment Engineers (of the 9th Corps)

ARMY An Italian Army is not necessarily very formidable A captured docushyment shows that the composition of the VI Arrny early in 1941 consisted of but 1 Corps with 2 Divisions At the present time Corps from the Army are scattered in various theaters of war The Army of the Po is an illustration Units of this Army are in Russia Yugoslavia North Africa and Italy This was first stationed at Verona Italy and was comshyposed of

1 Meet -Lized Corps of 3 Divisions 1 Celere Corps of 3 Divisions 1 Motorized Corps of 2 Motorized Divisions

CORPS The Corps is elastic and like the Army it may be assigned to different theaters accordiIlg to existing conditions It may have or 3 Divisir or more Present indications in Africa are that more than 3 Divisi exist in some areas

DIVISIONS The composition of the Italian Division has been subject to seve changes since World War 1 The older form of the Ternary Division replaced by the modern Binary Division with 3 regiments 2 Infantry 1 Artillery This was organized to meet requirements of modern wearshyas welf as mobility and fire power There is no Cavalry Division CavshyalryRegiments are assignedto the Cel~reX)iyi~iopsect~rrheTrento and Trieste are the old oP6 ltlVJ6torized B~yf~lq~~n~ew Nodh African types have been organizeq~So~e qftpesect(al~ir R1lpsia Armored or Corazzata Divisions hayebe~Emiddot-or~~f~~q~r~hl~eiifPf8~orazzata

12

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So far they have been

3 DETAILED ORDER OF BATTLE

(1) Divisions and Regiments

Type Number COIJlposition Regts Commander and Name Location Date Infantry Art

ARMORED 131 Centauro Udine October Armd 131

Italy 1941 132 Ariete North August 7 Armd 132

Africa 1942 133 Littorio North August 7 Armd 133

Africa 1942 134 Freccia Rome April 17

Italy 1942

MOTORIZED Bis - 101 Trieste Russia A~il 3 65th amp66th 21st

1942 101 Trieste North August 30 65th amp66th 21st

Africa 1942 102 Trento North August 30 61stamp 62nd 46th

middot7~rmiddotAfrica 1942 9 Pasubio Russia August 20 79th amp80th 8th

1942 52 Torino Russia August 20 81stamp82nd 52nd

1942 17 Pavia North August 31 27th amp28th 26th Gen Zaglio

Africa 1942 (Aug 22 1940) 25 Bologna North August 31 39th amp 40th 205th Gen Levi

Africa 1942 (Aug 22 1940) 10 Piave Genao August 7 57th amp 58th 10th

Italy 1942 16th Pistoia North August 24 35th amp36th 36thamp3rd

Africa 1942 PARACHUTE

45 Spezia Pisa May 25 Italy 1942

Folgore North Augu~t3k 2 regts of

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13

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3 Julia

3 Julia

4 Cuneense

5 Pusteria

6 Reserve

CELERE

Bis - 1 Eugenio di Savoia

1 Eugenio di Savoia

2 Emanuel Filiberto

3 Duca di Aosta

INFANTRY

1 Superga

2 Sforzesca

3 Ravenna

4 Livorna

5 Cosseria

6 Cuneo

7 Lupi di Toscana

8

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1942 Montene- December 20

gro 1941 Montene- May 16

gro 1942

Yugoslav- May 17 ia 1942

Russia April 3 1942

Russia May 30

Russia

North Africa Russia

Russia

North Africa Samos Greece Samos Greece Calabria Italy

9 See Motorized 10 See Motorized shy11 Brennero North

Africa 12 Sassari Italy

1942 April 28

1942

August 7 1942

August 7 1942

August 7 1942

August 7 1942

August 7 1942

July 10 1942

August 7 1942

91stamp92nd 5th

53rd amp54th 17th

37th amp38th 11th

33rd amp34th 28th

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14Izonzo

15 Bergamo

Yugoslashyvia

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Yugoslashyvia

16 See Motorized shy17 See Motorized shy18 Messina

19 Venezia

20 Friuli

21 Granatieri di Sardegna

22 Caccatiori Delle Alpi

23 Ferrara

24 Pinerolo

25 See Motirized

Albania

Yugoslashyvia

North Africa

Decerribe~

20 1941 December 20 1941

June 4 1942

December 20 1941

May 4 1942

August 7 1943

Yugoslav- December via 12 1941

Russia May 30 -~

1942 Yugoslav- August 7~

via 1942 Montene August 15

gro 1942 Macedon- July 10 is Greece 1942

25 Volturna 26 Assieta

27 Brescia

28 Aosta

29 Piemonte

30 Sabauda

31 Calabria

32 Marche

33 Acqui

34 shy35 shy36 Forli

37 Modena

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Patras Greece Italy

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83rd amp84th

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51stamp52nd

47th amp48th

13th amp14th

217th amp218th August 7 29th amp30th

1942 May 30 19thamp2Oth

1942 December 5th amp6th

201941 July 10 3rdamp4th

1942 December 45th amp46th

20 1941 December 59th amp60th 20 1941

November 55th amp 56th 12 1

July 10 43th amp44th 1942

July 10 41stamp 42nd 1942

23rd

6th

4th

26th 2nd Gen Levis

19th

35th

13th

1st

14th

18th

205th 25th

55th Gen Levi (Aug 2240)

22nd Gen Malotti

24th

16th

40th

32nd

33rd

36th

29th

15

(Continued) 38 Puglie 15th

40 -39 shy

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41 Firenze Montene- Decembert27th amp 128th 41st gro 20 1941

42 43 44 Cremona Italy December 21st amp22nd 7th

20 1941 46 Udine Italy November 95th amp 96th

12 1941 47 Bari Italy November 140th amp139th 47th

12 1941 48 Taro Greece December 207th amp 208th 48th

20 1941 49 Parma Albania December 49th amp 50th 49th

20 1941

50 Regina Rhodes April 28 9th amp10th 50th Dodeshy 1942 canese

51 Siena Naupli July 10 31st amp32nd 51st Greece 1942

52 See Motorized - 52nd 53 Arezzo Albania May 4 225th 226th 53rd

(Koritza)middot 1942 54 Napoli Sicily May 4 75th amp 76th 54th

Italy 1942 55 Savona North June 4 15th amp 16th 12th

Africa 1942 56 Cassale Agrinon July 10 11th amp12th 56th

Greece 1942 57 Lombardia Italy November 73rd amp74th 57th

12 1941 58 Legnano Italy December 67th amp68th 58th

20 1941 59 Cagliari Tripolis July 10 63rd amp 64th 59th

Greece 1942 60 Sabrata North Augu$t 25 42nd

Africa 1942 (1) 61 Sirte North November 69th amp 70th 43rd

Africa 12 1941 (1) 62 Marmarica North NOY~rnbe~ ~h5t~_~

Africa 12194Ih ( - (1) 63 Cirene North Novemb~H157thamp

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64 Catanzara North November 141stamp Africa 12 1941

16

den Grattashyrolo (Aug 22 1940)

Gen Caligion (Aug 22 1940)

Gen Levi (Aug 22 1940)

Gen Tracchia (Aug 22 1940) Gen Zaglio (Aug 22 1940) Gen Zaglio (Aug 22 1940)

Gen Nasi (Nov 14 1941 at Gondar)IflD113ili

113th

121st amp 122nd

-

Gen Zanini (June 4 1942) Gen Zanini (June 4 1942) Gen Zanini (June 4 1942)

37th

Gen Spattoco (Aug 22 1940)

104 Mantova

151 Perugia

152 shy153 Macerata

154 Murge

155 Imilia

156 Vicenza

157 Navaro

158 shy159 Veneto

162 shy

164 shy

COASTAL

211 shy

212 shy

INFANTRY

230 shy

231 shy

232 shy

Piacenza

LIBYAN

1 shy

Italy August 7 1942

Italy December 20 1941

Yugosla August 7 via 1942

France amp April 1 Frontier 1942 Yugosla- June 10

via 1942 Italy June 10

1942 Italy June 10

1942

Italy June 10 1942

Greece May 4 1942

Greece November (Salonika) 19 1941

Italy April 28 (Catanzara) 1942

Italy April 28 (Catanzara) 1942

Crete June 4 Greece 1942 Crete June 4 Greece 1942 Crete June 4 Greece 19421 ItaL C~ u ~

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North August 22 Africa 1940

17

0

(Continued) 2 North

Africa Gen Spattoco (Aug 22 1940)

(1) Being reconstituted April 1 1942

(2) Independent Armed Forces

(a) Carabinieri

1 SuperiOr Command in Italy 1 Superior Command in Albania Carabinieri Bns in Russia Carabinieri Bns in Greece (Athens) Carabinieri Bns in Yugoslavia Carabinieri Bns in North Africa

Note In addition to the Command jn Albania and L1 Italy there are 3 Carabinieri Divisions and 7 Brigades The Bns of these units are assigned to the theaters of war as necessity arises The Carabinieri function as Military Police

(b) Frontier Guards

32 Regiments - On Italian Borders

18

Army shyLocation

I - Turin

Corps shyLocation

I - Turin

II - Alessanshydria

II-Padua v - Trieste

vI - Bologna

XI - Udine

XIV - Treviso

Division - Number of Location Regiments

1 Superga - 91st and 92nd Inf 5th Art Turin

26 Assieta - 29th amp 30th Inf 25th Art Asti

59 Cagliari - 63rd amp 64th Inf 59th Art Vercelli

3 Ravenna - 37th amp 38th Inf 11th Art Alessandria

4 Livorno -Cuneo 33rd amp 34th Inf 28th Art

36 Forli -Saluzzo 43rd amp 44th Inf shy

12 Sassari - 151st amp 152nd Inf 23rd Art Trieste

15 Bergamo Abbazia 25th amp 26th Inf 4th Art

57 Lombardia -73rd amp 74th Inf 57th Art Pola

16 Pistoia - Bologna

18 Messina -Ancona

56 Casale -Forli

35th amp 36th Inf 3rd Art

93rd amp 94th Inf 2nd Art

11th amp 12th Inf 56th Art

13 Re - Udine 14 Isonzo -

Gorizia

1st amp 2nd 1nf 34th Art

23rd amp 24th Inf 6th Art

32 Marche -nezia lie -

55th amp 56th Inf 32nd Art

71st amp 72nd Inf 15th Art egliano

1 Granat~eri - 1st 2nd and 3rd 13th Art Roma Gran

22 Cacatiore 51st amp 52nd Inf 1st Art Delle Alpi shyPerugia

ArmyshyLocation

Corps shyLocation

I

Number of Regiments

52 Torin~gt~CiVita-~ vecchia 81st amp 82nd Inf 52nd Art

IX - Bari 24 Pinerola - 13th amp 14th Inf 18th Art qhieti

47 Bari - Bari 139th amp 140th In1 49 Parma- 49th amp 50th Inf

Macerata

xvn - Naples 48 Taro - 207th amp 208th Inf Salerno

51 Siena - 31st amp 32nd Inf Napolo

IV - Milan or ill - Milan 2 Sforzesca - 53rd amp 54th Inf 17th Art Verona Novara

6 Cuneo- 7th amp 8th Inf 27th Art Milan

7 Lupi di 77th amp 78tli Inf 30th Art Tosca ~

Brescia 58 Legnano - 67th amp 68th Inf 58th Art

Milan

IV - Bol2al1o 11 Breruiero - 231 amp 232 Inf 9th Art Balzano

33 Acqui - 17th amp 18th Inf Merano

V - Libya x - Libya 25 Bologna - 39th amp 40th Inf 10th Art (Tripoli) Libya

27 Brescia - 19th amp 20th Inf Libya

55 Savona - 15th amp 16th Inf 12th Art Libya

xx Tripoli 17 Pavia - 27th amp 28th Inf 26th Art Libya

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Celere shyPadua

Corazzata shyMantova

Autotransshyportabile Corps shyCremona

VII Naples VI - Florence

ivision shy Number of middotocation Regiments

1 Black Shirt 2 Black Shirt

1 Eugenia di 11 Bers Regt - Piemonte Savoia-Udine Cavalry Regiment - 1st Art

Regt - Saluzzo Cavalry Regt-- 6 Bers Regiment

2 Emanuel Fili- Firenze Cavalry Regt berto - Ferrara Vittorio Emanuel Cav Regt

3 Duca di Aosta shyVerona

132 Ariete shyVerona 133 Littorio shyParma

9 Pasubio shyVerona

10 Piave shyPadova 102 Trento shyTrento 101 Trieste shyPiacenza

20 Friuli - Livshyorno 41 Firenzi shyFirenze 44 CremonashyPisa 46 Udine ~ Siena

41

2 Artillery Regiments 3 Bers Regts Novara Cavalry Regt -shySavoia Cavalry Regiment and 3 Artillery Regiments

8 Bers Regt - 32nd Tank Regt - 132 Art 12 Bers Regt - 33 Tank Regt 133 Art Regt

79th amp 80th Info 8th Art

57th amp 58th Inf 20th Art

7 Berso Regt 61st amp 62nd MotInf 46th Art 9th Bers Regiment 65th amp 66th Mot Inf - 21st Art

87th amp 88th Inf

127th amp 128th Info 44th Art

21st amp 22nd Info 7th P_rt

95th amp B6thJnf

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41st amp 42nd In( 29th Art

21

Army - Corp - D~ytsipnl-Regiment Contd

umber of~~~Ji~n i~~i~n ililt~t~~ giments ~

VIII - Russia Home station not known

IX - Montenegro Home Station See Montenegro not known and Albania

X - Bengazi XXI - Bengazi 62 Marmarica - 115th amp 116th Inf 44th Art Derna 63 Cirene - 157th amp 158th Inf 45th Art Bengazi

XXII - Derna 3 Black Shirt shy4 Black Shirt shy

XI - Yugoslavia See Yugoslavia

(Continued) No and Name

28 Aosta 30 Sabauda 31 Calabria 32 Marche 44 Cremona 46 Udine A7 Bari 54 Napoli 57 Lombardia 58 Legnano 104 Mantova 105 Rovigo 151 Perugia 154 Murge 156 Vicenza Piaceriza 157 Novaro 159 Veneto

COASTAL 211 212

Italy Italy Italy Italy Italy Italy Italy Sicily Italy Italy Italy Italy Italy Italy Italy Fossano Fossano Fossano

CataIZara Catanzara

Dec 20 1941 Dec 20 1941 Dec 20 1941 Nov 12 1941 Dec 20 1941 Nov 12 1941 Nov 12 1941 May 4 1942 Nov 1 1941 Dec 20 1941 Aug 7 1942 June 10 1942 Dec 20 1941 April 11 1942_ June 10 1942 Aug 1 1942 June 10 1942 June 10 1942

April 28 1942 April 28 1942

TOTAL -- 28Divisions

(B) North Africa shy

(1) High Command

Location Date C inmiddot Chief

Toera - shy April 27 1942 Gen Bastico North of Gen Barbasetti Bengazi Chief of Staff

(2) Army Groups - Unknown

Remarks

On French -frontier

Remarks

Gen Maceratina and Cerutti also ill Libyan Theater

(3) Armies

No Location Date Composition Commander Remarksrgtbull~i~acciolo Apr 2342

i~di9f Gen S rileiso

3

V

x Apr 27 1942

TOTAL -- 5 Corps n~r~~i~t~~g~

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d middotJmiddotiU j]) ljc+CJJ1

TOTAL - - 2 Armies

(4)- Corps

No Location

X Gadd e1 Almur

xx E1 Adem

XXI North Africa

XXII North Africa

xxm North Africa

Motor- North ized Africa Corps

Armored North Corps Africa

Libyan North Corps Africa

Date

April 27 1942

April 27 1942

Aug 22 1940

Aug 22 1940

Aug 31 1942

Aug 31 1942

Aug 22 1940

Commander

Gen Guido

Composition

25 Bo16gna shy27 Brescia shy55 Savona shyAug 1942

17 Pavia shy60 Sabrata shy61 Sirte (1)

62 Marmarica(l) 63 Cirene (1)

3 BS Div (1) 4 BS Div (1)

1st BS Di1J (1) 2nd BS Div (1)

101 Trento 102 Trieste

132 Ariete 133 Littorio

1st Libyan Div Gen Spattaco Status unknown 2nd Libyan Div

(Aug 22 1940

Commander

Gen Nicco1osi Aug 22 1940

Gen Cone Aug 22 1940

(1) Destroyed

(1) Destroyed

Remarks

(1) XX Corps was at El Adem April 27 1942

Remarks

(1) Destroyed shybeing reconshystructed Apr 1 1942

(1) Destroyed shybeing reconshystituted April 1 1942

4

ARMORED 132 Arietemiddotmiddot Cyrenaica 133 Littorio Cyrenaica

MOTORIZED 101 Triestemiddot Cyrenaica 102 Trento 4 Cyrenaica 17 Paviamiddot Cyrenaica 25 Bolognashy Cyrenaica 16Pistoia

Cyrenaica

PARACfIUTE Folgore Cyrenaica

INFANTJtY-f 1 Superga Cyrenaica 4Llvorna North Africa llBrennero North Afrlca _20 Friuli North Africa 26 Assieta North Africa 27 Brescia North Africa 55 Savonamiddot North Africa

60 Sabrata North Africa

61 Sirte (1) North Africa

62 Marmarica~North Africa (1)

63 Cirene -- North Africa

64 Catanzata North Africa (2)

NATIVE 1 Libyan (3) ~ North Africa

2 Libyan (3) ~ North Africa

JEIED Commander

August 30 1942~ August 30 1942

August 30 1942 August 30middot1942 August 30 J942 August 30 1942 August 24 1942

August 31 1942

August 7 1942 August 71942 August 26 1942 August 7 1942 August 7 1942 May 30 1942 June 4middot1942 Gen Levideg

Aug 2240 Aug 25 1942 Gen Zaglio

bull o Aug2240 Nov 12 1941

Nov 12 1941

Nov 12 1941

Nov 12 1941

Nov 12 1941 Gen Spattoco Aug 2240

n Spattoco ug 2240

Remarks

(1) Being reconshystituted

(1) Being reconshystituted

(1) Being reconshystituted

(2) Reconstituted

(3) status unknown

(3) Status unknown

5

in 1941

(D) Yugoslavia

(1) High Command

Location Date C in Chief Remarks

Susak April 22 1942 General Roatta Croatia

(2) Army Groups

Name Location Date Composition Commander Remarks

Group of the April 22 TIArmy Gener~ Roatta East 1942 VI Army

(3) Armies

No Location Date Composition Commander Remarks

TI Susak April 22 Dalmatian Corps Gen Delmazzo 1942 XXI Croatiashy April 22 1942

Lubiana

VI Dubrovnik April 12 Gen Rosi 1942 May 21 1942

IX Serbia Aug 27 Gen Pirzio shy Part of this is 1942 Biroli Montenegro

TOTAL -- 3 Armies

(4) Corns

No Location Date Composition Commander Remarks

TI April 22 1942

M ~)i ~

Dalmatian Dalm~tia

XI CroatiashyLubiana

TOTAL -- 3 Corps

6

(5) WiLA IFiED No and

Location Date Commanrler RemarksName

ALPINE 1 Taurineense Yugoslavia April 28 1942

CELERE 1 Eugenio di Yugoslavia May 17 1942

Savoia

INFANTRY 13 Re Yugoslavia Dec 20 1941 14Isonzo Yugoslavia Dec 20 1941 15 Bergamo Yugoslavia June 4 1942 19 Venezia Yugoslavia May 41942 21 Granatieri Yugoslavia Dec 12 1941

di Sardegna 23 Ferraro Yugoslavia Aug 7 1942 153 Macerata Yugoslavia Aug 7 1942 155 Imilia Yugoslavia June 10 1942

TOTAL -- 10 Divisions

Note In addition there are 2 Black Shirt Bns and 1 Carabinieri Bn -shyApril 22 1942

(E) Albania amp Montenegro

(1) High Command

Location Date C in Chief Remarks

Montenegro August 27 1941 Gen Pirzio-Biroli

(2) Army Groups

Name Location Date Composition Commander Remarks

Group of East

Augusl 27 1941

IX Army Gen PirzioshyBiroli

(3) Armies

No Commander Remarks

IX Monten Gen Pirzio-Biro(Aug 27 1941)

li

7

No sition Command Remarks

IV Albania Gen Mercalli

XVII Albania

(5) Divisions

No and Location Date Commander RemarksName

ALPINE 5 Pusteria Montenegro July 15 1941shy6 Reserve Montenegro May 16 1942

INFANTRY 18 Messina Albania May 16 1942 38 Puglie Albania Dec 20 1941shy41 Firenze Montenegro Dec 20 1941 4-9 Parma Albania Dec 20 1941 Gen Grattarolo

(Aug 221940) 53 Arezzo Koritza May 4 1942

Albania

TOTAL - 7 Divisions

(F) Greece and Islands shy

(1) High Command

Location Date C in Chief Remarks

Larissa July 27 1942 Gen Geloso Gen Bocai C of Carabinieri (Aug 341) Athens March 30 1942

(2) Army Groups

Name Location Date Composition Commander Remarks yenf~i

Group of Peloponnesus Mqh 30 the East (Kiato) Ui942i

~4centX~t

(3) Armies No Location Date ComRosition Commander Remarks

XI Larissa July 27 vm Corps Gen Geloso 1942 XIV Corps (July 15 1941)

8

No Location Date Composition

ill Athens July 1042

V Peloponnesus July 1042 VI Greece July 1042 VII Cyclades July 1042 vm Volos July 2942 IX Jamna July 1942 XIV Janina shyXXVI Corfu July 1042 Acqui

TOTAL -- 8 Corps

(5) Divisions

No and Location pateName

ALPINE 3Julia Livadia July10 1942

INFANTRY 5 Cosseria Samos Aug 9 1942 6 Cuneo Samos July 10 1942 24 Pinerolo Macedonia July 10 1942 29 Piemonte Patras July 10 1942 33 Acqui Corfu July 10 1942 36 Forli Larissa July 10 1942 37 Modena Janitza July 10 1942 48 Taro Greece Dec 20 1941shy51 Siena Naupli July 10 1942

56 Casale Agrinon July 10 1942 58 Cagliari Tripolis July 10 1942 162 - Greece May 4 1942 164 - Salonika Nov 19 1941shy230 - Crete June 4 1942 231 - Crete June 4 1942 232 ~ Crete June 4 1942

TOTAL -- 17 Divisions

Commander Remarks

Gen Gianini (Oct 2041)

-Gen Vecchi

Commander Remarks

Gen Caliglion (Aug 2240)

Gen Zanini Gen Zanini Gen Zanini

9

(G) Russiashy

(1) High Command

Location Date C in Chief Remarks

June 4 1942 General Gariboldi (June 4 1942)

(2) Army Groups - Not Known

(3) Armies

No Location Date Composition Command Remarks

VIII May 29 1942 One Corps Gen Gariboldi One Corps 1 light Corps 1 Inf Corps

(4) Corps

No Location Date Composition Command Remarks

Alpine May 2942 (2 Tridentina Gen Macarlo May 2942 (3 Julia May 2942 (4 Cuneense

Motorized May 2942 (9 Pasubio Gen Messe May 2942 (52 Torino -April 342 (101 Trieste

Celere April 342 (1 Celere April 342 (2 Celere April 342 (3 Celere

Not Known Aug 742 (2 Sforzeca Gen Gambara It is believed Aug 742 (3 Ravenna that an Inshy

(22 Caeciatore fantry Corps May 3042 Delle Alpi must exist

for these Divisions

TOTAL -- 4 Corps (5) Divisionshy

No and Name Locati0n Date Commander Remarks

MOTORIZED 101 Trieste

IfIED (Continued)

No and Location Date Commander Remarks Name

9 Pasubio April 3 1942 52 Torino August 30 1942

ALPINE 2 Tridentina August 7 1942 3 Julia August 7 1942 4 Cuneense August 7 1942

CELERE 1 Eugenio di April 3 1942

Savoia 2 Emanuel IvIay 30 1942

Filiberto 3 Duca di Aosta April 28 1942

illFANTRY 2 Sforzesca August 7 1942 3middot Ravenno August 7 1942 22 Cacciatore May 30 1942

Delle Alpi

TOTAL -- 12 Divisions

Note In addition to the above there are a number of Black Shirt and Carabinieri Bns I

(H) Dodecanese Islands shy

(5) Divisions

No and Location Date Commander Remarks Name

50 Regina Rhodes April 28 1942

TOTAL -- 1 Division --Other smaller units

11

2

(1) Armies Corps and Divisions

Theater Armies Corps Divisions

Italy 4 5 28 North Africa 2 5 17 Yugoslavia 2 3 10 Albania and Montenegro 1 2 (1) 7 Greece and Islands 1 8 (2) 17 Russia 1 4 12 Dodecanese 1 - shy

TOTAL 11 27 92

Notes (1) The only elements of the IV Corps in Albania at present are the

4th Auto Center 4th Engineers Regiment Part of 91st Regiment of Black Shirts (2)

The only elements remaining are 1 Bn 9th Auto Center 1 Deshytachment Engineers (of the 9th Corps)

ARMY An Italian Army is not necessarily very formidable A captured docushyment shows that the composition of the VI Arrny early in 1941 consisted of but 1 Corps with 2 Divisions At the present time Corps from the Army are scattered in various theaters of war The Army of the Po is an illustration Units of this Army are in Russia Yugoslavia North Africa and Italy This was first stationed at Verona Italy and was comshyposed of

1 Meet -Lized Corps of 3 Divisions 1 Celere Corps of 3 Divisions 1 Motorized Corps of 2 Motorized Divisions

CORPS The Corps is elastic and like the Army it may be assigned to different theaters accordiIlg to existing conditions It may have or 3 Divisir or more Present indications in Africa are that more than 3 Divisi exist in some areas

DIVISIONS The composition of the Italian Division has been subject to seve changes since World War 1 The older form of the Ternary Division replaced by the modern Binary Division with 3 regiments 2 Infantry 1 Artillery This was organized to meet requirements of modern wearshyas welf as mobility and fire power There is no Cavalry Division CavshyalryRegiments are assignedto the Cel~reX)iyi~iopsect~rrheTrento and Trieste are the old oP6 ltlVJ6torized B~yf~lq~~n~ew Nodh African types have been organizeq~So~e qftpesect(al~ir R1lpsia Armored or Corazzata Divisions hayebe~Emiddot-or~~f~~q~r~hl~eiifPf8~orazzata

12

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rmedof Regiments and smaller

So far they have been

3 DETAILED ORDER OF BATTLE

(1) Divisions and Regiments

Type Number COIJlposition Regts Commander and Name Location Date Infantry Art

ARMORED 131 Centauro Udine October Armd 131

Italy 1941 132 Ariete North August 7 Armd 132

Africa 1942 133 Littorio North August 7 Armd 133

Africa 1942 134 Freccia Rome April 17

Italy 1942

MOTORIZED Bis - 101 Trieste Russia A~il 3 65th amp66th 21st

1942 101 Trieste North August 30 65th amp66th 21st

Africa 1942 102 Trento North August 30 61stamp 62nd 46th

middot7~rmiddotAfrica 1942 9 Pasubio Russia August 20 79th amp80th 8th

1942 52 Torino Russia August 20 81stamp82nd 52nd

1942 17 Pavia North August 31 27th amp28th 26th Gen Zaglio

Africa 1942 (Aug 22 1940) 25 Bologna North August 31 39th amp 40th 205th Gen Levi

Africa 1942 (Aug 22 1940) 10 Piave Genao August 7 57th amp 58th 10th

Italy 1942 16th Pistoia North August 24 35th amp36th 36thamp3rd

Africa 1942 PARACHUTE

45 Spezia Pisa May 25 Italy 1942

Folgore North Augu~t3k 2 regts of

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13

125th amp126th

(Continued) 1 Taurineense

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1 Tridentilialt)lgt~l

3 Julia

3 Julia

4 Cuneense

5 Pusteria

6 Reserve

CELERE

Bis - 1 Eugenio di Savoia

1 Eugenio di Savoia

2 Emanuel Filiberto

3 Duca di Aosta

INFANTRY

1 Superga

2 Sforzesca

3 Ravenna

4 Livorna

5 Cosseria

6 Cuneo

7 Lupi di Toscana

8

Yugoslav- Aptll 28 ia 19~2-

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1942 Montene- December 20

gro 1941 Montene- May 16

gro 1942

Yugoslav- May 17 ia 1942

Russia April 3 1942

Russia May 30

Russia

North Africa Russia

Russia

North Africa Samos Greece Samos Greece Calabria Italy

9 See Motorized 10 See Motorized shy11 Brennero North

Africa 12 Sassari Italy

1942 April 28

1942

August 7 1942

August 7 1942

August 7 1942

August 7 1942

August 7 1942

July 10 1942

August 7 1942

91stamp92nd 5th

53rd amp54th 17th

37th amp38th 11th

33rd amp34th 28th

89th amp90th 37th amplOath Mot Arty

7th amp8th 27th

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14Izonzo

15 Bergamo

Yugoslashyvia

Yugoslashyvia

Yugoslashyvia

16 See Motorized shy17 See Motorized shy18 Messina

19 Venezia

20 Friuli

21 Granatieri di Sardegna

22 Caccatiori Delle Alpi

23 Ferrara

24 Pinerolo

25 See Motirized

Albania

Yugoslashyvia

North Africa

Decerribe~

20 1941 December 20 1941

June 4 1942

December 20 1941

May 4 1942

August 7 1943

Yugoslav- December via 12 1941

Russia May 30 -~

1942 Yugoslav- August 7~

via 1942 Montene August 15

gro 1942 Macedon- July 10 is Greece 1942

25 Volturna 26 Assieta

27 Brescia

28 Aosta

29 Piemonte

30 Sabauda

31 Calabria

32 Marche

33 Acqui

34 shy35 shy36 Forli

37 Modena

Italy North Africa North Africa Italy

Patras Greece Italy

Italy

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Greece Janitza Greece

1st amp2rid

23rdamp24th

25th amp26th

27th amp 28th 93rd amp94th

83rd amp84th

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1st amp2nd

51stamp52nd

47th amp48th

13th amp14th

217th amp218th August 7 29th amp30th

1942 May 30 19thamp2Oth

1942 December 5th amp6th

201941 July 10 3rdamp4th

1942 December 45th amp46th

20 1941 December 59th amp60th 20 1941

November 55th amp 56th 12 1

July 10 43th amp44th 1942

July 10 41stamp 42nd 1942

23rd

6th

4th

26th 2nd Gen Levis

19th

35th

13th

1st

14th

18th

205th 25th

55th Gen Levi (Aug 2240)

22nd Gen Malotti

24th

16th

40th

32nd

33rd

36th

29th

15

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40 -39 shy

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41 Firenze Montene- Decembert27th amp 128th 41st gro 20 1941

42 43 44 Cremona Italy December 21st amp22nd 7th

20 1941 46 Udine Italy November 95th amp 96th

12 1941 47 Bari Italy November 140th amp139th 47th

12 1941 48 Taro Greece December 207th amp 208th 48th

20 1941 49 Parma Albania December 49th amp 50th 49th

20 1941

50 Regina Rhodes April 28 9th amp10th 50th Dodeshy 1942 canese

51 Siena Naupli July 10 31st amp32nd 51st Greece 1942

52 See Motorized - 52nd 53 Arezzo Albania May 4 225th 226th 53rd

(Koritza)middot 1942 54 Napoli Sicily May 4 75th amp 76th 54th

Italy 1942 55 Savona North June 4 15th amp 16th 12th

Africa 1942 56 Cassale Agrinon July 10 11th amp12th 56th

Greece 1942 57 Lombardia Italy November 73rd amp74th 57th

12 1941 58 Legnano Italy December 67th amp68th 58th

20 1941 59 Cagliari Tripolis July 10 63rd amp 64th 59th

Greece 1942 60 Sabrata North Augu$t 25 42nd

Africa 1942 (1) 61 Sirte North November 69th amp 70th 43rd

Africa 12 1941 (1) 62 Marmarica North NOY~rnbe~ ~h5t~_~

Africa 12194Ih ( - (1) 63 Cirene North Novemb~H157thamp

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64 Catanzara North November 141stamp Africa 12 1941

16

den Grattashyrolo (Aug 22 1940)

Gen Caligion (Aug 22 1940)

Gen Levi (Aug 22 1940)

Gen Tracchia (Aug 22 1940) Gen Zaglio (Aug 22 1940) Gen Zaglio (Aug 22 1940)

Gen Nasi (Nov 14 1941 at Gondar)IflD113ili

113th

121st amp 122nd

-

Gen Zanini (June 4 1942) Gen Zanini (June 4 1942) Gen Zanini (June 4 1942)

37th

Gen Spattoco (Aug 22 1940)

104 Mantova

151 Perugia

152 shy153 Macerata

154 Murge

155 Imilia

156 Vicenza

157 Navaro

158 shy159 Veneto

162 shy

164 shy

COASTAL

211 shy

212 shy

INFANTRY

230 shy

231 shy

232 shy

Piacenza

LIBYAN

1 shy

Italy August 7 1942

Italy December 20 1941

Yugosla August 7 via 1942

France amp April 1 Frontier 1942 Yugosla- June 10

via 1942 Italy June 10

1942 Italy June 10

1942

Italy June 10 1942

Greece May 4 1942

Greece November (Salonika) 19 1941

Italy April 28 (Catanzara) 1942

Italy April 28 (Catanzara) 1942

Crete June 4 Greece 1942 Crete June 4 Greece 1942 Crete June 4 Greece 19421 ItaL C~ u ~

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North August 22 Africa 1940

17

0

(Continued) 2 North

Africa Gen Spattoco (Aug 22 1940)

(1) Being reconstituted April 1 1942

(2) Independent Armed Forces

(a) Carabinieri

1 SuperiOr Command in Italy 1 Superior Command in Albania Carabinieri Bns in Russia Carabinieri Bns in Greece (Athens) Carabinieri Bns in Yugoslavia Carabinieri Bns in North Africa

Note In addition to the Command jn Albania and L1 Italy there are 3 Carabinieri Divisions and 7 Brigades The Bns of these units are assigned to the theaters of war as necessity arises The Carabinieri function as Military Police

(b) Frontier Guards

32 Regiments - On Italian Borders

18

Army shyLocation

I - Turin

Corps shyLocation

I - Turin

II - Alessanshydria

II-Padua v - Trieste

vI - Bologna

XI - Udine

XIV - Treviso

Division - Number of Location Regiments

1 Superga - 91st and 92nd Inf 5th Art Turin

26 Assieta - 29th amp 30th Inf 25th Art Asti

59 Cagliari - 63rd amp 64th Inf 59th Art Vercelli

3 Ravenna - 37th amp 38th Inf 11th Art Alessandria

4 Livorno -Cuneo 33rd amp 34th Inf 28th Art

36 Forli -Saluzzo 43rd amp 44th Inf shy

12 Sassari - 151st amp 152nd Inf 23rd Art Trieste

15 Bergamo Abbazia 25th amp 26th Inf 4th Art

57 Lombardia -73rd amp 74th Inf 57th Art Pola

16 Pistoia - Bologna

18 Messina -Ancona

56 Casale -Forli

35th amp 36th Inf 3rd Art

93rd amp 94th Inf 2nd Art

11th amp 12th Inf 56th Art

13 Re - Udine 14 Isonzo -

Gorizia

1st amp 2nd 1nf 34th Art

23rd amp 24th Inf 6th Art

32 Marche -nezia lie -

55th amp 56th Inf 32nd Art

71st amp 72nd Inf 15th Art egliano

1 Granat~eri - 1st 2nd and 3rd 13th Art Roma Gran

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ArmyshyLocation

Corps shyLocation

I

Number of Regiments

52 Torin~gt~CiVita-~ vecchia 81st amp 82nd Inf 52nd Art

IX - Bari 24 Pinerola - 13th amp 14th Inf 18th Art qhieti

47 Bari - Bari 139th amp 140th In1 49 Parma- 49th amp 50th Inf

Macerata

xvn - Naples 48 Taro - 207th amp 208th Inf Salerno

51 Siena - 31st amp 32nd Inf Napolo

IV - Milan or ill - Milan 2 Sforzesca - 53rd amp 54th Inf 17th Art Verona Novara

6 Cuneo- 7th amp 8th Inf 27th Art Milan

7 Lupi di 77th amp 78tli Inf 30th Art Tosca ~

Brescia 58 Legnano - 67th amp 68th Inf 58th Art

Milan

IV - Bol2al1o 11 Breruiero - 231 amp 232 Inf 9th Art Balzano

33 Acqui - 17th amp 18th Inf Merano

V - Libya x - Libya 25 Bologna - 39th amp 40th Inf 10th Art (Tripoli) Libya

27 Brescia - 19th amp 20th Inf Libya

55 Savona - 15th amp 16th Inf 12th Art Libya

xx Tripoli 17 Pavia - 27th amp 28th Inf 26th Art Libya

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Celere shyPadua

Corazzata shyMantova

Autotransshyportabile Corps shyCremona

VII Naples VI - Florence

ivision shy Number of middotocation Regiments

1 Black Shirt 2 Black Shirt

1 Eugenia di 11 Bers Regt - Piemonte Savoia-Udine Cavalry Regiment - 1st Art

Regt - Saluzzo Cavalry Regt-- 6 Bers Regiment

2 Emanuel Fili- Firenze Cavalry Regt berto - Ferrara Vittorio Emanuel Cav Regt

3 Duca di Aosta shyVerona

132 Ariete shyVerona 133 Littorio shyParma

9 Pasubio shyVerona

10 Piave shyPadova 102 Trento shyTrento 101 Trieste shyPiacenza

20 Friuli - Livshyorno 41 Firenzi shyFirenze 44 CremonashyPisa 46 Udine ~ Siena

41

2 Artillery Regiments 3 Bers Regts Novara Cavalry Regt -shySavoia Cavalry Regiment and 3 Artillery Regiments

8 Bers Regt - 32nd Tank Regt - 132 Art 12 Bers Regt - 33 Tank Regt 133 Art Regt

79th amp 80th Info 8th Art

57th amp 58th Inf 20th Art

7 Berso Regt 61st amp 62nd MotInf 46th Art 9th Bers Regiment 65th amp 66th Mot Inf - 21st Art

87th amp 88th Inf

127th amp 128th Info 44th Art

21st amp 22nd Info 7th P_rt

95th amp B6thJnf

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41st amp 42nd In( 29th Art

21

Army - Corp - D~ytsipnl-Regiment Contd

umber of~~~Ji~n i~~i~n ililt~t~~ giments ~

VIII - Russia Home station not known

IX - Montenegro Home Station See Montenegro not known and Albania

X - Bengazi XXI - Bengazi 62 Marmarica - 115th amp 116th Inf 44th Art Derna 63 Cirene - 157th amp 158th Inf 45th Art Bengazi

XXII - Derna 3 Black Shirt shy4 Black Shirt shy

XI - Yugoslavia See Yugoslavia

x Apr 27 1942

TOTAL -- 5 Corps n~r~~i~t~~g~

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TOTAL - - 2 Armies

(4)- Corps

No Location

X Gadd e1 Almur

xx E1 Adem

XXI North Africa

XXII North Africa

xxm North Africa

Motor- North ized Africa Corps

Armored North Corps Africa

Libyan North Corps Africa

Date

April 27 1942

April 27 1942

Aug 22 1940

Aug 22 1940

Aug 31 1942

Aug 31 1942

Aug 22 1940

Commander

Gen Guido

Composition

25 Bo16gna shy27 Brescia shy55 Savona shyAug 1942

17 Pavia shy60 Sabrata shy61 Sirte (1)

62 Marmarica(l) 63 Cirene (1)

3 BS Div (1) 4 BS Div (1)

1st BS Di1J (1) 2nd BS Div (1)

101 Trento 102 Trieste

132 Ariete 133 Littorio

1st Libyan Div Gen Spattaco Status unknown 2nd Libyan Div

(Aug 22 1940

Commander

Gen Nicco1osi Aug 22 1940

Gen Cone Aug 22 1940

(1) Destroyed

(1) Destroyed

Remarks

(1) XX Corps was at El Adem April 27 1942

Remarks

(1) Destroyed shybeing reconshystructed Apr 1 1942

(1) Destroyed shybeing reconshystituted April 1 1942

4

ARMORED 132 Arietemiddotmiddot Cyrenaica 133 Littorio Cyrenaica

MOTORIZED 101 Triestemiddot Cyrenaica 102 Trento 4 Cyrenaica 17 Paviamiddot Cyrenaica 25 Bolognashy Cyrenaica 16Pistoia

Cyrenaica

PARACfIUTE Folgore Cyrenaica

INFANTJtY-f 1 Superga Cyrenaica 4Llvorna North Africa llBrennero North Afrlca _20 Friuli North Africa 26 Assieta North Africa 27 Brescia North Africa 55 Savonamiddot North Africa

60 Sabrata North Africa

61 Sirte (1) North Africa

62 Marmarica~North Africa (1)

63 Cirene -- North Africa

64 Catanzata North Africa (2)

NATIVE 1 Libyan (3) ~ North Africa

2 Libyan (3) ~ North Africa

JEIED Commander

August 30 1942~ August 30 1942

August 30 1942 August 30middot1942 August 30 J942 August 30 1942 August 24 1942

August 31 1942

August 7 1942 August 71942 August 26 1942 August 7 1942 August 7 1942 May 30 1942 June 4middot1942 Gen Levideg

Aug 2240 Aug 25 1942 Gen Zaglio

bull o Aug2240 Nov 12 1941

Nov 12 1941

Nov 12 1941

Nov 12 1941

Nov 12 1941 Gen Spattoco Aug 2240

n Spattoco ug 2240

Remarks

(1) Being reconshystituted

(1) Being reconshystituted

(1) Being reconshystituted

(2) Reconstituted

(3) status unknown

(3) Status unknown

5

in 1941

(D) Yugoslavia

(1) High Command

Location Date C in Chief Remarks

Susak April 22 1942 General Roatta Croatia

(2) Army Groups

Name Location Date Composition Commander Remarks

Group of the April 22 TIArmy Gener~ Roatta East 1942 VI Army

(3) Armies

No Location Date Composition Commander Remarks

TI Susak April 22 Dalmatian Corps Gen Delmazzo 1942 XXI Croatiashy April 22 1942

Lubiana

VI Dubrovnik April 12 Gen Rosi 1942 May 21 1942

IX Serbia Aug 27 Gen Pirzio shy Part of this is 1942 Biroli Montenegro

TOTAL -- 3 Armies

(4) Corns

No Location Date Composition Commander Remarks

TI April 22 1942

M ~)i ~

Dalmatian Dalm~tia

XI CroatiashyLubiana

TOTAL -- 3 Corps

6

(5) WiLA IFiED No and

Location Date Commanrler RemarksName

ALPINE 1 Taurineense Yugoslavia April 28 1942

CELERE 1 Eugenio di Yugoslavia May 17 1942

Savoia

INFANTRY 13 Re Yugoslavia Dec 20 1941 14Isonzo Yugoslavia Dec 20 1941 15 Bergamo Yugoslavia June 4 1942 19 Venezia Yugoslavia May 41942 21 Granatieri Yugoslavia Dec 12 1941

di Sardegna 23 Ferraro Yugoslavia Aug 7 1942 153 Macerata Yugoslavia Aug 7 1942 155 Imilia Yugoslavia June 10 1942

TOTAL -- 10 Divisions

Note In addition there are 2 Black Shirt Bns and 1 Carabinieri Bn -shyApril 22 1942

(E) Albania amp Montenegro

(1) High Command

Location Date C in Chief Remarks

Montenegro August 27 1941 Gen Pirzio-Biroli

(2) Army Groups

Name Location Date Composition Commander Remarks

Group of East

Augusl 27 1941

IX Army Gen PirzioshyBiroli

(3) Armies

No Commander Remarks

IX Monten Gen Pirzio-Biro(Aug 27 1941)

li

7

No sition Command Remarks

IV Albania Gen Mercalli

XVII Albania

(5) Divisions

No and Location Date Commander RemarksName

ALPINE 5 Pusteria Montenegro July 15 1941shy6 Reserve Montenegro May 16 1942

INFANTRY 18 Messina Albania May 16 1942 38 Puglie Albania Dec 20 1941shy41 Firenze Montenegro Dec 20 1941 4-9 Parma Albania Dec 20 1941 Gen Grattarolo

(Aug 221940) 53 Arezzo Koritza May 4 1942

Albania

TOTAL - 7 Divisions

(F) Greece and Islands shy

(1) High Command

Location Date C in Chief Remarks

Larissa July 27 1942 Gen Geloso Gen Bocai C of Carabinieri (Aug 341) Athens March 30 1942

(2) Army Groups

Name Location Date Composition Commander Remarks yenf~i

Group of Peloponnesus Mqh 30 the East (Kiato) Ui942i

~4centX~t

(3) Armies No Location Date ComRosition Commander Remarks

XI Larissa July 27 vm Corps Gen Geloso 1942 XIV Corps (July 15 1941)

8

No Location Date Composition

ill Athens July 1042

V Peloponnesus July 1042 VI Greece July 1042 VII Cyclades July 1042 vm Volos July 2942 IX Jamna July 1942 XIV Janina shyXXVI Corfu July 1042 Acqui

TOTAL -- 8 Corps

(5) Divisions

No and Location pateName

ALPINE 3Julia Livadia July10 1942

INFANTRY 5 Cosseria Samos Aug 9 1942 6 Cuneo Samos July 10 1942 24 Pinerolo Macedonia July 10 1942 29 Piemonte Patras July 10 1942 33 Acqui Corfu July 10 1942 36 Forli Larissa July 10 1942 37 Modena Janitza July 10 1942 48 Taro Greece Dec 20 1941shy51 Siena Naupli July 10 1942

56 Casale Agrinon July 10 1942 58 Cagliari Tripolis July 10 1942 162 - Greece May 4 1942 164 - Salonika Nov 19 1941shy230 - Crete June 4 1942 231 - Crete June 4 1942 232 ~ Crete June 4 1942

TOTAL -- 17 Divisions

Commander Remarks

Gen Gianini (Oct 2041)

-Gen Vecchi

Commander Remarks

Gen Caliglion (Aug 2240)

Gen Zanini Gen Zanini Gen Zanini

9

(G) Russiashy

(1) High Command

Location Date C in Chief Remarks

June 4 1942 General Gariboldi (June 4 1942)

(2) Army Groups - Not Known

(3) Armies

No Location Date Composition Command Remarks

VIII May 29 1942 One Corps Gen Gariboldi One Corps 1 light Corps 1 Inf Corps

(4) Corps

No Location Date Composition Command Remarks

Alpine May 2942 (2 Tridentina Gen Macarlo May 2942 (3 Julia May 2942 (4 Cuneense

Motorized May 2942 (9 Pasubio Gen Messe May 2942 (52 Torino -April 342 (101 Trieste

Celere April 342 (1 Celere April 342 (2 Celere April 342 (3 Celere

Not Known Aug 742 (2 Sforzeca Gen Gambara It is believed Aug 742 (3 Ravenna that an Inshy

(22 Caeciatore fantry Corps May 3042 Delle Alpi must exist

for these Divisions

TOTAL -- 4 Corps (5) Divisionshy

No and Name Locati0n Date Commander Remarks

MOTORIZED 101 Trieste

IfIED (Continued)

No and Location Date Commander Remarks Name

9 Pasubio April 3 1942 52 Torino August 30 1942

ALPINE 2 Tridentina August 7 1942 3 Julia August 7 1942 4 Cuneense August 7 1942

CELERE 1 Eugenio di April 3 1942

Savoia 2 Emanuel IvIay 30 1942

Filiberto 3 Duca di Aosta April 28 1942

illFANTRY 2 Sforzesca August 7 1942 3middot Ravenno August 7 1942 22 Cacciatore May 30 1942

Delle Alpi

TOTAL -- 12 Divisions

Note In addition to the above there are a number of Black Shirt and Carabinieri Bns I

(H) Dodecanese Islands shy

(5) Divisions

No and Location Date Commander Remarks Name

50 Regina Rhodes April 28 1942

TOTAL -- 1 Division --Other smaller units

11

2

(1) Armies Corps and Divisions

Theater Armies Corps Divisions

Italy 4 5 28 North Africa 2 5 17 Yugoslavia 2 3 10 Albania and Montenegro 1 2 (1) 7 Greece and Islands 1 8 (2) 17 Russia 1 4 12 Dodecanese 1 - shy

TOTAL 11 27 92

Notes (1) The only elements of the IV Corps in Albania at present are the

4th Auto Center 4th Engineers Regiment Part of 91st Regiment of Black Shirts (2)

The only elements remaining are 1 Bn 9th Auto Center 1 Deshytachment Engineers (of the 9th Corps)

ARMY An Italian Army is not necessarily very formidable A captured docushyment shows that the composition of the VI Arrny early in 1941 consisted of but 1 Corps with 2 Divisions At the present time Corps from the Army are scattered in various theaters of war The Army of the Po is an illustration Units of this Army are in Russia Yugoslavia North Africa and Italy This was first stationed at Verona Italy and was comshyposed of

1 Meet -Lized Corps of 3 Divisions 1 Celere Corps of 3 Divisions 1 Motorized Corps of 2 Motorized Divisions

CORPS The Corps is elastic and like the Army it may be assigned to different theaters accordiIlg to existing conditions It may have or 3 Divisir or more Present indications in Africa are that more than 3 Divisi exist in some areas

DIVISIONS The composition of the Italian Division has been subject to seve changes since World War 1 The older form of the Ternary Division replaced by the modern Binary Division with 3 regiments 2 Infantry 1 Artillery This was organized to meet requirements of modern wearshyas welf as mobility and fire power There is no Cavalry Division CavshyalryRegiments are assignedto the Cel~reX)iyi~iopsect~rrheTrento and Trieste are the old oP6 ltlVJ6torized B~yf~lq~~n~ew Nodh African types have been organizeq~So~e qftpesect(al~ir R1lpsia Armored or Corazzata Divisions hayebe~Emiddot-or~~f~~q~r~hl~eiifPf8~orazzata

12

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So far they have been

3 DETAILED ORDER OF BATTLE

(1) Divisions and Regiments

Type Number COIJlposition Regts Commander and Name Location Date Infantry Art

ARMORED 131 Centauro Udine October Armd 131

Italy 1941 132 Ariete North August 7 Armd 132

Africa 1942 133 Littorio North August 7 Armd 133

Africa 1942 134 Freccia Rome April 17

Italy 1942

MOTORIZED Bis - 101 Trieste Russia A~il 3 65th amp66th 21st

1942 101 Trieste North August 30 65th amp66th 21st

Africa 1942 102 Trento North August 30 61stamp 62nd 46th

middot7~rmiddotAfrica 1942 9 Pasubio Russia August 20 79th amp80th 8th

1942 52 Torino Russia August 20 81stamp82nd 52nd

1942 17 Pavia North August 31 27th amp28th 26th Gen Zaglio

Africa 1942 (Aug 22 1940) 25 Bologna North August 31 39th amp 40th 205th Gen Levi

Africa 1942 (Aug 22 1940) 10 Piave Genao August 7 57th amp 58th 10th

Italy 1942 16th Pistoia North August 24 35th amp36th 36thamp3rd

Africa 1942 PARACHUTE

45 Spezia Pisa May 25 Italy 1942

Folgore North Augu~t3k 2 regts of

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-(

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3 Julia

3 Julia

4 Cuneense

5 Pusteria

6 Reserve

CELERE

Bis - 1 Eugenio di Savoia

1 Eugenio di Savoia

2 Emanuel Filiberto

3 Duca di Aosta

INFANTRY

1 Superga

2 Sforzesca

3 Ravenna

4 Livorna

5 Cosseria

6 Cuneo

7 Lupi di Toscana

8

Yugoslav- Aptll 28 ia 19~2-

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1942bull Greece July 10 (Livadia) 1942 Russia August 7

1942 Montene- December 20

gro 1941 Montene- May 16

gro 1942

Yugoslav- May 17 ia 1942

Russia April 3 1942

Russia May 30

Russia

North Africa Russia

Russia

North Africa Samos Greece Samos Greece Calabria Italy

9 See Motorized 10 See Motorized shy11 Brennero North

Africa 12 Sassari Italy

1942 April 28

1942

August 7 1942

August 7 1942

August 7 1942

August 7 1942

August 7 1942

July 10 1942

August 7 1942

91stamp92nd 5th

53rd amp54th 17th

37th amp38th 11th

33rd amp34th 28th

89th amp90th 37th amplOath Mot Arty

7th amp8th 27th

77th amp78th 30th

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14Izonzo

15 Bergamo

Yugoslashyvia

Yugoslashyvia

Yugoslashyvia

16 See Motorized shy17 See Motorized shy18 Messina

19 Venezia

20 Friuli

21 Granatieri di Sardegna

22 Caccatiori Delle Alpi

23 Ferrara

24 Pinerolo

25 See Motirized

Albania

Yugoslashyvia

North Africa

Decerribe~

20 1941 December 20 1941

June 4 1942

December 20 1941

May 4 1942

August 7 1943

Yugoslav- December via 12 1941

Russia May 30 -~

1942 Yugoslav- August 7~

via 1942 Montene August 15

gro 1942 Macedon- July 10 is Greece 1942

25 Volturna 26 Assieta

27 Brescia

28 Aosta

29 Piemonte

30 Sabauda

31 Calabria

32 Marche

33 Acqui

34 shy35 shy36 Forli

37 Modena

Italy North Africa North Africa Italy

Patras Greece Italy

Italy

Italy

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Greece Janitza Greece

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23rdamp24th

25th amp26th

27th amp 28th 93rd amp94th

83rd amp84th

87fuamp88th

1st amp2nd

51stamp52nd

47th amp48th

13th amp14th

217th amp218th August 7 29th amp30th

1942 May 30 19thamp2Oth

1942 December 5th amp6th

201941 July 10 3rdamp4th

1942 December 45th amp46th

20 1941 December 59th amp60th 20 1941

November 55th amp 56th 12 1

July 10 43th amp44th 1942

July 10 41stamp 42nd 1942

23rd

6th

4th

26th 2nd Gen Levis

19th

35th

13th

1st

14th

18th

205th 25th

55th Gen Levi (Aug 2240)

22nd Gen Malotti

24th

16th

40th

32nd

33rd

36th

29th

15

(Continued) 38 Puglie 15th

40 -39 shy

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41 Firenze Montene- Decembert27th amp 128th 41st gro 20 1941

42 43 44 Cremona Italy December 21st amp22nd 7th

20 1941 46 Udine Italy November 95th amp 96th

12 1941 47 Bari Italy November 140th amp139th 47th

12 1941 48 Taro Greece December 207th amp 208th 48th

20 1941 49 Parma Albania December 49th amp 50th 49th

20 1941

50 Regina Rhodes April 28 9th amp10th 50th Dodeshy 1942 canese

51 Siena Naupli July 10 31st amp32nd 51st Greece 1942

52 See Motorized - 52nd 53 Arezzo Albania May 4 225th 226th 53rd

(Koritza)middot 1942 54 Napoli Sicily May 4 75th amp 76th 54th

Italy 1942 55 Savona North June 4 15th amp 16th 12th

Africa 1942 56 Cassale Agrinon July 10 11th amp12th 56th

Greece 1942 57 Lombardia Italy November 73rd amp74th 57th

12 1941 58 Legnano Italy December 67th amp68th 58th

20 1941 59 Cagliari Tripolis July 10 63rd amp 64th 59th

Greece 1942 60 Sabrata North Augu$t 25 42nd

Africa 1942 (1) 61 Sirte North November 69th amp 70th 43rd

Africa 12 1941 (1) 62 Marmarica North NOY~rnbe~ ~h5t~_~

Africa 12194Ih ( - (1) 63 Cirene North Novemb~H157thamp

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64 Catanzara North November 141stamp Africa 12 1941

16

den Grattashyrolo (Aug 22 1940)

Gen Caligion (Aug 22 1940)

Gen Levi (Aug 22 1940)

Gen Tracchia (Aug 22 1940) Gen Zaglio (Aug 22 1940) Gen Zaglio (Aug 22 1940)

Gen Nasi (Nov 14 1941 at Gondar)IflD113ili

113th

121st amp 122nd

-

Gen Zanini (June 4 1942) Gen Zanini (June 4 1942) Gen Zanini (June 4 1942)

37th

Gen Spattoco (Aug 22 1940)

104 Mantova

151 Perugia

152 shy153 Macerata

154 Murge

155 Imilia

156 Vicenza

157 Navaro

158 shy159 Veneto

162 shy

164 shy

COASTAL

211 shy

212 shy

INFANTRY

230 shy

231 shy

232 shy

Piacenza

LIBYAN

1 shy

Italy August 7 1942

Italy December 20 1941

Yugosla August 7 via 1942

France amp April 1 Frontier 1942 Yugosla- June 10

via 1942 Italy June 10

1942 Italy June 10

1942

Italy June 10 1942

Greece May 4 1942

Greece November (Salonika) 19 1941

Italy April 28 (Catanzara) 1942

Italy April 28 (Catanzara) 1942

Crete June 4 Greece 1942 Crete June 4 Greece 1942 Crete June 4 Greece 19421 ItaL C~ u ~

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North August 22 Africa 1940

17

0

(Continued) 2 North

Africa Gen Spattoco (Aug 22 1940)

(1) Being reconstituted April 1 1942

(2) Independent Armed Forces

(a) Carabinieri

1 SuperiOr Command in Italy 1 Superior Command in Albania Carabinieri Bns in Russia Carabinieri Bns in Greece (Athens) Carabinieri Bns in Yugoslavia Carabinieri Bns in North Africa

Note In addition to the Command jn Albania and L1 Italy there are 3 Carabinieri Divisions and 7 Brigades The Bns of these units are assigned to the theaters of war as necessity arises The Carabinieri function as Military Police

(b) Frontier Guards

32 Regiments - On Italian Borders

18

Army shyLocation

I - Turin

Corps shyLocation

I - Turin

II - Alessanshydria

II-Padua v - Trieste

vI - Bologna

XI - Udine

XIV - Treviso

Division - Number of Location Regiments

1 Superga - 91st and 92nd Inf 5th Art Turin

26 Assieta - 29th amp 30th Inf 25th Art Asti

59 Cagliari - 63rd amp 64th Inf 59th Art Vercelli

3 Ravenna - 37th amp 38th Inf 11th Art Alessandria

4 Livorno -Cuneo 33rd amp 34th Inf 28th Art

36 Forli -Saluzzo 43rd amp 44th Inf shy

12 Sassari - 151st amp 152nd Inf 23rd Art Trieste

15 Bergamo Abbazia 25th amp 26th Inf 4th Art

57 Lombardia -73rd amp 74th Inf 57th Art Pola

16 Pistoia - Bologna

18 Messina -Ancona

56 Casale -Forli

35th amp 36th Inf 3rd Art

93rd amp 94th Inf 2nd Art

11th amp 12th Inf 56th Art

13 Re - Udine 14 Isonzo -

Gorizia

1st amp 2nd 1nf 34th Art

23rd amp 24th Inf 6th Art

32 Marche -nezia lie -

55th amp 56th Inf 32nd Art

71st amp 72nd Inf 15th Art egliano

1 Granat~eri - 1st 2nd and 3rd 13th Art Roma Gran

22 Cacatiore 51st amp 52nd Inf 1st Art Delle Alpi shyPerugia

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I

Number of Regiments

52 Torin~gt~CiVita-~ vecchia 81st amp 82nd Inf 52nd Art

IX - Bari 24 Pinerola - 13th amp 14th Inf 18th Art qhieti

47 Bari - Bari 139th amp 140th In1 49 Parma- 49th amp 50th Inf

Macerata

xvn - Naples 48 Taro - 207th amp 208th Inf Salerno

51 Siena - 31st amp 32nd Inf Napolo

IV - Milan or ill - Milan 2 Sforzesca - 53rd amp 54th Inf 17th Art Verona Novara

6 Cuneo- 7th amp 8th Inf 27th Art Milan

7 Lupi di 77th amp 78tli Inf 30th Art Tosca ~

Brescia 58 Legnano - 67th amp 68th Inf 58th Art

Milan

IV - Bol2al1o 11 Breruiero - 231 amp 232 Inf 9th Art Balzano

33 Acqui - 17th amp 18th Inf Merano

V - Libya x - Libya 25 Bologna - 39th amp 40th Inf 10th Art (Tripoli) Libya

27 Brescia - 19th amp 20th Inf Libya

55 Savona - 15th amp 16th Inf 12th Art Libya

xx Tripoli 17 Pavia - 27th amp 28th Inf 26th Art Libya

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Corazzata shyMantova

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VII Naples VI - Florence

ivision shy Number of middotocation Regiments

1 Black Shirt 2 Black Shirt

1 Eugenia di 11 Bers Regt - Piemonte Savoia-Udine Cavalry Regiment - 1st Art

Regt - Saluzzo Cavalry Regt-- 6 Bers Regiment

2 Emanuel Fili- Firenze Cavalry Regt berto - Ferrara Vittorio Emanuel Cav Regt

3 Duca di Aosta shyVerona

132 Ariete shyVerona 133 Littorio shyParma

9 Pasubio shyVerona

10 Piave shyPadova 102 Trento shyTrento 101 Trieste shyPiacenza

20 Friuli - Livshyorno 41 Firenzi shyFirenze 44 CremonashyPisa 46 Udine ~ Siena

41

2 Artillery Regiments 3 Bers Regts Novara Cavalry Regt -shySavoia Cavalry Regiment and 3 Artillery Regiments

8 Bers Regt - 32nd Tank Regt - 132 Art 12 Bers Regt - 33 Tank Regt 133 Art Regt

79th amp 80th Info 8th Art

57th amp 58th Inf 20th Art

7 Berso Regt 61st amp 62nd MotInf 46th Art 9th Bers Regiment 65th amp 66th Mot Inf - 21st Art

87th amp 88th Inf

127th amp 128th Info 44th Art

21st amp 22nd Info 7th P_rt

95th amp B6thJnf

89th amp 90th Inf 37th Art

41st amp 42nd In( 29th Art

21

Army - Corp - D~ytsipnl-Regiment Contd

umber of~~~Ji~n i~~i~n ililt~t~~ giments ~

VIII - Russia Home station not known

IX - Montenegro Home Station See Montenegro not known and Albania

X - Bengazi XXI - Bengazi 62 Marmarica - 115th amp 116th Inf 44th Art Derna 63 Cirene - 157th amp 158th Inf 45th Art Bengazi

XXII - Derna 3 Black Shirt shy4 Black Shirt shy

XI - Yugoslavia See Yugoslavia

ARMORED 132 Arietemiddotmiddot Cyrenaica 133 Littorio Cyrenaica

MOTORIZED 101 Triestemiddot Cyrenaica 102 Trento 4 Cyrenaica 17 Paviamiddot Cyrenaica 25 Bolognashy Cyrenaica 16Pistoia

Cyrenaica

PARACfIUTE Folgore Cyrenaica

INFANTJtY-f 1 Superga Cyrenaica 4Llvorna North Africa llBrennero North Afrlca _20 Friuli North Africa 26 Assieta North Africa 27 Brescia North Africa 55 Savonamiddot North Africa

60 Sabrata North Africa

61 Sirte (1) North Africa

62 Marmarica~North Africa (1)

63 Cirene -- North Africa

64 Catanzata North Africa (2)

NATIVE 1 Libyan (3) ~ North Africa

2 Libyan (3) ~ North Africa

JEIED Commander

August 30 1942~ August 30 1942

August 30 1942 August 30middot1942 August 30 J942 August 30 1942 August 24 1942

August 31 1942

August 7 1942 August 71942 August 26 1942 August 7 1942 August 7 1942 May 30 1942 June 4middot1942 Gen Levideg

Aug 2240 Aug 25 1942 Gen Zaglio

bull o Aug2240 Nov 12 1941

Nov 12 1941

Nov 12 1941

Nov 12 1941

Nov 12 1941 Gen Spattoco Aug 2240

n Spattoco ug 2240

Remarks

(1) Being reconshystituted

(1) Being reconshystituted

(1) Being reconshystituted

(2) Reconstituted

(3) status unknown

(3) Status unknown

5

in 1941

(D) Yugoslavia

(1) High Command

Location Date C in Chief Remarks

Susak April 22 1942 General Roatta Croatia

(2) Army Groups

Name Location Date Composition Commander Remarks

Group of the April 22 TIArmy Gener~ Roatta East 1942 VI Army

(3) Armies

No Location Date Composition Commander Remarks

TI Susak April 22 Dalmatian Corps Gen Delmazzo 1942 XXI Croatiashy April 22 1942

Lubiana

VI Dubrovnik April 12 Gen Rosi 1942 May 21 1942

IX Serbia Aug 27 Gen Pirzio shy Part of this is 1942 Biroli Montenegro

TOTAL -- 3 Armies

(4) Corns

No Location Date Composition Commander Remarks

TI April 22 1942

M ~)i ~

Dalmatian Dalm~tia

XI CroatiashyLubiana

TOTAL -- 3 Corps

6

(5) WiLA IFiED No and

Location Date Commanrler RemarksName

ALPINE 1 Taurineense Yugoslavia April 28 1942

CELERE 1 Eugenio di Yugoslavia May 17 1942

Savoia

INFANTRY 13 Re Yugoslavia Dec 20 1941 14Isonzo Yugoslavia Dec 20 1941 15 Bergamo Yugoslavia June 4 1942 19 Venezia Yugoslavia May 41942 21 Granatieri Yugoslavia Dec 12 1941

di Sardegna 23 Ferraro Yugoslavia Aug 7 1942 153 Macerata Yugoslavia Aug 7 1942 155 Imilia Yugoslavia June 10 1942

TOTAL -- 10 Divisions

Note In addition there are 2 Black Shirt Bns and 1 Carabinieri Bn -shyApril 22 1942

(E) Albania amp Montenegro

(1) High Command

Location Date C in Chief Remarks

Montenegro August 27 1941 Gen Pirzio-Biroli

(2) Army Groups

Name Location Date Composition Commander Remarks

Group of East

Augusl 27 1941

IX Army Gen PirzioshyBiroli

(3) Armies

No Commander Remarks

IX Monten Gen Pirzio-Biro(Aug 27 1941)

li

7

No sition Command Remarks

IV Albania Gen Mercalli

XVII Albania

(5) Divisions

No and Location Date Commander RemarksName

ALPINE 5 Pusteria Montenegro July 15 1941shy6 Reserve Montenegro May 16 1942

INFANTRY 18 Messina Albania May 16 1942 38 Puglie Albania Dec 20 1941shy41 Firenze Montenegro Dec 20 1941 4-9 Parma Albania Dec 20 1941 Gen Grattarolo

(Aug 221940) 53 Arezzo Koritza May 4 1942

Albania

TOTAL - 7 Divisions

(F) Greece and Islands shy

(1) High Command

Location Date C in Chief Remarks

Larissa July 27 1942 Gen Geloso Gen Bocai C of Carabinieri (Aug 341) Athens March 30 1942

(2) Army Groups

Name Location Date Composition Commander Remarks yenf~i

Group of Peloponnesus Mqh 30 the East (Kiato) Ui942i

~4centX~t

(3) Armies No Location Date ComRosition Commander Remarks

XI Larissa July 27 vm Corps Gen Geloso 1942 XIV Corps (July 15 1941)

8

No Location Date Composition

ill Athens July 1042

V Peloponnesus July 1042 VI Greece July 1042 VII Cyclades July 1042 vm Volos July 2942 IX Jamna July 1942 XIV Janina shyXXVI Corfu July 1042 Acqui

TOTAL -- 8 Corps

(5) Divisions

No and Location pateName

ALPINE 3Julia Livadia July10 1942

INFANTRY 5 Cosseria Samos Aug 9 1942 6 Cuneo Samos July 10 1942 24 Pinerolo Macedonia July 10 1942 29 Piemonte Patras July 10 1942 33 Acqui Corfu July 10 1942 36 Forli Larissa July 10 1942 37 Modena Janitza July 10 1942 48 Taro Greece Dec 20 1941shy51 Siena Naupli July 10 1942

56 Casale Agrinon July 10 1942 58 Cagliari Tripolis July 10 1942 162 - Greece May 4 1942 164 - Salonika Nov 19 1941shy230 - Crete June 4 1942 231 - Crete June 4 1942 232 ~ Crete June 4 1942

TOTAL -- 17 Divisions

Commander Remarks

Gen Gianini (Oct 2041)

-Gen Vecchi

Commander Remarks

Gen Caliglion (Aug 2240)

Gen Zanini Gen Zanini Gen Zanini

9

(G) Russiashy

(1) High Command

Location Date C in Chief Remarks

June 4 1942 General Gariboldi (June 4 1942)

(2) Army Groups - Not Known

(3) Armies

No Location Date Composition Command Remarks

VIII May 29 1942 One Corps Gen Gariboldi One Corps 1 light Corps 1 Inf Corps

(4) Corps

No Location Date Composition Command Remarks

Alpine May 2942 (2 Tridentina Gen Macarlo May 2942 (3 Julia May 2942 (4 Cuneense

Motorized May 2942 (9 Pasubio Gen Messe May 2942 (52 Torino -April 342 (101 Trieste

Celere April 342 (1 Celere April 342 (2 Celere April 342 (3 Celere

Not Known Aug 742 (2 Sforzeca Gen Gambara It is believed Aug 742 (3 Ravenna that an Inshy

(22 Caeciatore fantry Corps May 3042 Delle Alpi must exist

for these Divisions

TOTAL -- 4 Corps (5) Divisionshy

No and Name Locati0n Date Commander Remarks

MOTORIZED 101 Trieste

IfIED (Continued)

No and Location Date Commander Remarks Name

9 Pasubio April 3 1942 52 Torino August 30 1942

ALPINE 2 Tridentina August 7 1942 3 Julia August 7 1942 4 Cuneense August 7 1942

CELERE 1 Eugenio di April 3 1942

Savoia 2 Emanuel IvIay 30 1942

Filiberto 3 Duca di Aosta April 28 1942

illFANTRY 2 Sforzesca August 7 1942 3middot Ravenno August 7 1942 22 Cacciatore May 30 1942

Delle Alpi

TOTAL -- 12 Divisions

Note In addition to the above there are a number of Black Shirt and Carabinieri Bns I

(H) Dodecanese Islands shy

(5) Divisions

No and Location Date Commander Remarks Name

50 Regina Rhodes April 28 1942

TOTAL -- 1 Division --Other smaller units

11

2

(1) Armies Corps and Divisions

Theater Armies Corps Divisions

Italy 4 5 28 North Africa 2 5 17 Yugoslavia 2 3 10 Albania and Montenegro 1 2 (1) 7 Greece and Islands 1 8 (2) 17 Russia 1 4 12 Dodecanese 1 - shy

TOTAL 11 27 92

Notes (1) The only elements of the IV Corps in Albania at present are the

4th Auto Center 4th Engineers Regiment Part of 91st Regiment of Black Shirts (2)

The only elements remaining are 1 Bn 9th Auto Center 1 Deshytachment Engineers (of the 9th Corps)

ARMY An Italian Army is not necessarily very formidable A captured docushyment shows that the composition of the VI Arrny early in 1941 consisted of but 1 Corps with 2 Divisions At the present time Corps from the Army are scattered in various theaters of war The Army of the Po is an illustration Units of this Army are in Russia Yugoslavia North Africa and Italy This was first stationed at Verona Italy and was comshyposed of

1 Meet -Lized Corps of 3 Divisions 1 Celere Corps of 3 Divisions 1 Motorized Corps of 2 Motorized Divisions

CORPS The Corps is elastic and like the Army it may be assigned to different theaters accordiIlg to existing conditions It may have or 3 Divisir or more Present indications in Africa are that more than 3 Divisi exist in some areas

DIVISIONS The composition of the Italian Division has been subject to seve changes since World War 1 The older form of the Ternary Division replaced by the modern Binary Division with 3 regiments 2 Infantry 1 Artillery This was organized to meet requirements of modern wearshyas welf as mobility and fire power There is no Cavalry Division CavshyalryRegiments are assignedto the Cel~reX)iyi~iopsect~rrheTrento and Trieste are the old oP6 ltlVJ6torized B~yf~lq~~n~ew Nodh African types have been organizeq~So~e qftpesect(al~ir R1lpsia Armored or Corazzata Divisions hayebe~Emiddot-or~~f~~q~r~hl~eiifPf8~orazzata

12

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So far they have been

3 DETAILED ORDER OF BATTLE

(1) Divisions and Regiments

Type Number COIJlposition Regts Commander and Name Location Date Infantry Art

ARMORED 131 Centauro Udine October Armd 131

Italy 1941 132 Ariete North August 7 Armd 132

Africa 1942 133 Littorio North August 7 Armd 133

Africa 1942 134 Freccia Rome April 17

Italy 1942

MOTORIZED Bis - 101 Trieste Russia A~il 3 65th amp66th 21st

1942 101 Trieste North August 30 65th amp66th 21st

Africa 1942 102 Trento North August 30 61stamp 62nd 46th

middot7~rmiddotAfrica 1942 9 Pasubio Russia August 20 79th amp80th 8th

1942 52 Torino Russia August 20 81stamp82nd 52nd

1942 17 Pavia North August 31 27th amp28th 26th Gen Zaglio

Africa 1942 (Aug 22 1940) 25 Bologna North August 31 39th amp 40th 205th Gen Levi

Africa 1942 (Aug 22 1940) 10 Piave Genao August 7 57th amp 58th 10th

Italy 1942 16th Pistoia North August 24 35th amp36th 36thamp3rd

Africa 1942 PARACHUTE

45 Spezia Pisa May 25 Italy 1942

Folgore North Augu~t3k 2 regts of

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Africa h 912 ~~~ paratroops

185th amp186th l~i-gt- Inf

13

125th amp126th

(Continued) 1 Taurineense

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1 Tridentilialt)lgt~l

3 Julia

3 Julia

4 Cuneense

5 Pusteria

6 Reserve

CELERE

Bis - 1 Eugenio di Savoia

1 Eugenio di Savoia

2 Emanuel Filiberto

3 Duca di Aosta

INFANTRY

1 Superga

2 Sforzesca

3 Ravenna

4 Livorna

5 Cosseria

6 Cuneo

7 Lupi di Toscana

8

Yugoslav- Aptll 28 ia 19~2-

Russia Ali tL7l7 poundI

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1942bull Greece July 10 (Livadia) 1942 Russia August 7

1942 Montene- December 20

gro 1941 Montene- May 16

gro 1942

Yugoslav- May 17 ia 1942

Russia April 3 1942

Russia May 30

Russia

North Africa Russia

Russia

North Africa Samos Greece Samos Greece Calabria Italy

9 See Motorized 10 See Motorized shy11 Brennero North

Africa 12 Sassari Italy

1942 April 28

1942

August 7 1942

August 7 1942

August 7 1942

August 7 1942

August 7 1942

July 10 1942

August 7 1942

91stamp92nd 5th

53rd amp54th 17th

37th amp38th 11th

33rd amp34th 28th

89th amp90th 37th amplOath Mot Arty

7th amp8th 27th

77th amp78th 30th

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14Izonzo

15 Bergamo

Yugoslashyvia

Yugoslashyvia

Yugoslashyvia

16 See Motorized shy17 See Motorized shy18 Messina

19 Venezia

20 Friuli

21 Granatieri di Sardegna

22 Caccatiori Delle Alpi

23 Ferrara

24 Pinerolo

25 See Motirized

Albania

Yugoslashyvia

North Africa

Decerribe~

20 1941 December 20 1941

June 4 1942

December 20 1941

May 4 1942

August 7 1943

Yugoslav- December via 12 1941

Russia May 30 -~

1942 Yugoslav- August 7~

via 1942 Montene August 15

gro 1942 Macedon- July 10 is Greece 1942

25 Volturna 26 Assieta

27 Brescia

28 Aosta

29 Piemonte

30 Sabauda

31 Calabria

32 Marche

33 Acqui

34 shy35 shy36 Forli

37 Modena

Italy North Africa North Africa Italy

Patras Greece Italy

Italy

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Greece Janitza Greece

1st amp2rid

23rdamp24th

25th amp26th

27th amp 28th 93rd amp94th

83rd amp84th

87fuamp88th

1st amp2nd

51stamp52nd

47th amp48th

13th amp14th

217th amp218th August 7 29th amp30th

1942 May 30 19thamp2Oth

1942 December 5th amp6th

201941 July 10 3rdamp4th

1942 December 45th amp46th

20 1941 December 59th amp60th 20 1941

November 55th amp 56th 12 1

July 10 43th amp44th 1942

July 10 41stamp 42nd 1942

23rd

6th

4th

26th 2nd Gen Levis

19th

35th

13th

1st

14th

18th

205th 25th

55th Gen Levi (Aug 2240)

22nd Gen Malotti

24th

16th

40th

32nd

33rd

36th

29th

15

(Continued) 38 Puglie 15th

40 -39 shy

~

41 Firenze Montene- Decembert27th amp 128th 41st gro 20 1941

42 43 44 Cremona Italy December 21st amp22nd 7th

20 1941 46 Udine Italy November 95th amp 96th

12 1941 47 Bari Italy November 140th amp139th 47th

12 1941 48 Taro Greece December 207th amp 208th 48th

20 1941 49 Parma Albania December 49th amp 50th 49th

20 1941

50 Regina Rhodes April 28 9th amp10th 50th Dodeshy 1942 canese

51 Siena Naupli July 10 31st amp32nd 51st Greece 1942

52 See Motorized - 52nd 53 Arezzo Albania May 4 225th 226th 53rd

(Koritza)middot 1942 54 Napoli Sicily May 4 75th amp 76th 54th

Italy 1942 55 Savona North June 4 15th amp 16th 12th

Africa 1942 56 Cassale Agrinon July 10 11th amp12th 56th

Greece 1942 57 Lombardia Italy November 73rd amp74th 57th

12 1941 58 Legnano Italy December 67th amp68th 58th

20 1941 59 Cagliari Tripolis July 10 63rd amp 64th 59th

Greece 1942 60 Sabrata North Augu$t 25 42nd

Africa 1942 (1) 61 Sirte North November 69th amp 70th 43rd

Africa 12 1941 (1) 62 Marmarica North NOY~rnbe~ ~h5t~_~

Africa 12194Ih ( - (1) 63 Cirene North Novemb~H157thamp

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64 Catanzara North November 141stamp Africa 12 1941

16

den Grattashyrolo (Aug 22 1940)

Gen Caligion (Aug 22 1940)

Gen Levi (Aug 22 1940)

Gen Tracchia (Aug 22 1940) Gen Zaglio (Aug 22 1940) Gen Zaglio (Aug 22 1940)

Gen Nasi (Nov 14 1941 at Gondar)IflD113ili

113th

121st amp 122nd

-

Gen Zanini (June 4 1942) Gen Zanini (June 4 1942) Gen Zanini (June 4 1942)

37th

Gen Spattoco (Aug 22 1940)

104 Mantova

151 Perugia

152 shy153 Macerata

154 Murge

155 Imilia

156 Vicenza

157 Navaro

158 shy159 Veneto

162 shy

164 shy

COASTAL

211 shy

212 shy

INFANTRY

230 shy

231 shy

232 shy

Piacenza

LIBYAN

1 shy

Italy August 7 1942

Italy December 20 1941

Yugosla August 7 via 1942

France amp April 1 Frontier 1942 Yugosla- June 10

via 1942 Italy June 10

1942 Italy June 10

1942

Italy June 10 1942

Greece May 4 1942

Greece November (Salonika) 19 1941

Italy April 28 (Catanzara) 1942

Italy April 28 (Catanzara) 1942

Crete June 4 Greece 1942 Crete June 4 Greece 1942 Crete June 4 Greece 19421 ItaL C~ u ~

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North August 22 Africa 1940

17

0

(Continued) 2 North

Africa Gen Spattoco (Aug 22 1940)

(1) Being reconstituted April 1 1942

(2) Independent Armed Forces

(a) Carabinieri

1 SuperiOr Command in Italy 1 Superior Command in Albania Carabinieri Bns in Russia Carabinieri Bns in Greece (Athens) Carabinieri Bns in Yugoslavia Carabinieri Bns in North Africa

Note In addition to the Command jn Albania and L1 Italy there are 3 Carabinieri Divisions and 7 Brigades The Bns of these units are assigned to the theaters of war as necessity arises The Carabinieri function as Military Police

(b) Frontier Guards

32 Regiments - On Italian Borders

18

Army shyLocation

I - Turin

Corps shyLocation

I - Turin

II - Alessanshydria

II-Padua v - Trieste

vI - Bologna

XI - Udine

XIV - Treviso

Division - Number of Location Regiments

1 Superga - 91st and 92nd Inf 5th Art Turin

26 Assieta - 29th amp 30th Inf 25th Art Asti

59 Cagliari - 63rd amp 64th Inf 59th Art Vercelli

3 Ravenna - 37th amp 38th Inf 11th Art Alessandria

4 Livorno -Cuneo 33rd amp 34th Inf 28th Art

36 Forli -Saluzzo 43rd amp 44th Inf shy

12 Sassari - 151st amp 152nd Inf 23rd Art Trieste

15 Bergamo Abbazia 25th amp 26th Inf 4th Art

57 Lombardia -73rd amp 74th Inf 57th Art Pola

16 Pistoia - Bologna

18 Messina -Ancona

56 Casale -Forli

35th amp 36th Inf 3rd Art

93rd amp 94th Inf 2nd Art

11th amp 12th Inf 56th Art

13 Re - Udine 14 Isonzo -

Gorizia

1st amp 2nd 1nf 34th Art

23rd amp 24th Inf 6th Art

32 Marche -nezia lie -

55th amp 56th Inf 32nd Art

71st amp 72nd Inf 15th Art egliano

1 Granat~eri - 1st 2nd and 3rd 13th Art Roma Gran

22 Cacatiore 51st amp 52nd Inf 1st Art Delle Alpi shyPerugia

ArmyshyLocation

Corps shyLocation

I

Number of Regiments

52 Torin~gt~CiVita-~ vecchia 81st amp 82nd Inf 52nd Art

IX - Bari 24 Pinerola - 13th amp 14th Inf 18th Art qhieti

47 Bari - Bari 139th amp 140th In1 49 Parma- 49th amp 50th Inf

Macerata

xvn - Naples 48 Taro - 207th amp 208th Inf Salerno

51 Siena - 31st amp 32nd Inf Napolo

IV - Milan or ill - Milan 2 Sforzesca - 53rd amp 54th Inf 17th Art Verona Novara

6 Cuneo- 7th amp 8th Inf 27th Art Milan

7 Lupi di 77th amp 78tli Inf 30th Art Tosca ~

Brescia 58 Legnano - 67th amp 68th Inf 58th Art

Milan

IV - Bol2al1o 11 Breruiero - 231 amp 232 Inf 9th Art Balzano

33 Acqui - 17th amp 18th Inf Merano

V - Libya x - Libya 25 Bologna - 39th amp 40th Inf 10th Art (Tripoli) Libya

27 Brescia - 19th amp 20th Inf Libya

55 Savona - 15th amp 16th Inf 12th Art Libya

xx Tripoli 17 Pavia - 27th amp 28th Inf 26th Art Libya

bull QSabIj~ta- 85th amp BqthInf 42nd Art

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VI - Verona or Gorizia

Celere shyPadua

Corazzata shyMantova

Autotransshyportabile Corps shyCremona

VII Naples VI - Florence

ivision shy Number of middotocation Regiments

1 Black Shirt 2 Black Shirt

1 Eugenia di 11 Bers Regt - Piemonte Savoia-Udine Cavalry Regiment - 1st Art

Regt - Saluzzo Cavalry Regt-- 6 Bers Regiment

2 Emanuel Fili- Firenze Cavalry Regt berto - Ferrara Vittorio Emanuel Cav Regt

3 Duca di Aosta shyVerona

132 Ariete shyVerona 133 Littorio shyParma

9 Pasubio shyVerona

10 Piave shyPadova 102 Trento shyTrento 101 Trieste shyPiacenza

20 Friuli - Livshyorno 41 Firenzi shyFirenze 44 CremonashyPisa 46 Udine ~ Siena

41

2 Artillery Regiments 3 Bers Regts Novara Cavalry Regt -shySavoia Cavalry Regiment and 3 Artillery Regiments

8 Bers Regt - 32nd Tank Regt - 132 Art 12 Bers Regt - 33 Tank Regt 133 Art Regt

79th amp 80th Info 8th Art

57th amp 58th Inf 20th Art

7 Berso Regt 61st amp 62nd MotInf 46th Art 9th Bers Regiment 65th amp 66th Mot Inf - 21st Art

87th amp 88th Inf

127th amp 128th Info 44th Art

21st amp 22nd Info 7th P_rt

95th amp B6thJnf

89th amp 90th Inf 37th Art

41st amp 42nd In( 29th Art

21

Army - Corp - D~ytsipnl-Regiment Contd

umber of~~~Ji~n i~~i~n ililt~t~~ giments ~

VIII - Russia Home station not known

IX - Montenegro Home Station See Montenegro not known and Albania

X - Bengazi XXI - Bengazi 62 Marmarica - 115th amp 116th Inf 44th Art Derna 63 Cirene - 157th amp 158th Inf 45th Art Bengazi

XXII - Derna 3 Black Shirt shy4 Black Shirt shy

XI - Yugoslavia See Yugoslavia

in 1941

(D) Yugoslavia

(1) High Command

Location Date C in Chief Remarks

Susak April 22 1942 General Roatta Croatia

(2) Army Groups

Name Location Date Composition Commander Remarks

Group of the April 22 TIArmy Gener~ Roatta East 1942 VI Army

(3) Armies

No Location Date Composition Commander Remarks

TI Susak April 22 Dalmatian Corps Gen Delmazzo 1942 XXI Croatiashy April 22 1942

Lubiana

VI Dubrovnik April 12 Gen Rosi 1942 May 21 1942

IX Serbia Aug 27 Gen Pirzio shy Part of this is 1942 Biroli Montenegro

TOTAL -- 3 Armies

(4) Corns

No Location Date Composition Commander Remarks

TI April 22 1942

M ~)i ~

Dalmatian Dalm~tia

XI CroatiashyLubiana

TOTAL -- 3 Corps

6

(5) WiLA IFiED No and

Location Date Commanrler RemarksName

ALPINE 1 Taurineense Yugoslavia April 28 1942

CELERE 1 Eugenio di Yugoslavia May 17 1942

Savoia

INFANTRY 13 Re Yugoslavia Dec 20 1941 14Isonzo Yugoslavia Dec 20 1941 15 Bergamo Yugoslavia June 4 1942 19 Venezia Yugoslavia May 41942 21 Granatieri Yugoslavia Dec 12 1941

di Sardegna 23 Ferraro Yugoslavia Aug 7 1942 153 Macerata Yugoslavia Aug 7 1942 155 Imilia Yugoslavia June 10 1942

TOTAL -- 10 Divisions

Note In addition there are 2 Black Shirt Bns and 1 Carabinieri Bn -shyApril 22 1942

(E) Albania amp Montenegro

(1) High Command

Location Date C in Chief Remarks

Montenegro August 27 1941 Gen Pirzio-Biroli

(2) Army Groups

Name Location Date Composition Commander Remarks

Group of East

Augusl 27 1941

IX Army Gen PirzioshyBiroli

(3) Armies

No Commander Remarks

IX Monten Gen Pirzio-Biro(Aug 27 1941)

li

7

No sition Command Remarks

IV Albania Gen Mercalli

XVII Albania

(5) Divisions

No and Location Date Commander RemarksName

ALPINE 5 Pusteria Montenegro July 15 1941shy6 Reserve Montenegro May 16 1942

INFANTRY 18 Messina Albania May 16 1942 38 Puglie Albania Dec 20 1941shy41 Firenze Montenegro Dec 20 1941 4-9 Parma Albania Dec 20 1941 Gen Grattarolo

(Aug 221940) 53 Arezzo Koritza May 4 1942

Albania

TOTAL - 7 Divisions

(F) Greece and Islands shy

(1) High Command

Location Date C in Chief Remarks

Larissa July 27 1942 Gen Geloso Gen Bocai C of Carabinieri (Aug 341) Athens March 30 1942

(2) Army Groups

Name Location Date Composition Commander Remarks yenf~i

Group of Peloponnesus Mqh 30 the East (Kiato) Ui942i

~4centX~t

(3) Armies No Location Date ComRosition Commander Remarks

XI Larissa July 27 vm Corps Gen Geloso 1942 XIV Corps (July 15 1941)

8

No Location Date Composition

ill Athens July 1042

V Peloponnesus July 1042 VI Greece July 1042 VII Cyclades July 1042 vm Volos July 2942 IX Jamna July 1942 XIV Janina shyXXVI Corfu July 1042 Acqui

TOTAL -- 8 Corps

(5) Divisions

No and Location pateName

ALPINE 3Julia Livadia July10 1942

INFANTRY 5 Cosseria Samos Aug 9 1942 6 Cuneo Samos July 10 1942 24 Pinerolo Macedonia July 10 1942 29 Piemonte Patras July 10 1942 33 Acqui Corfu July 10 1942 36 Forli Larissa July 10 1942 37 Modena Janitza July 10 1942 48 Taro Greece Dec 20 1941shy51 Siena Naupli July 10 1942

56 Casale Agrinon July 10 1942 58 Cagliari Tripolis July 10 1942 162 - Greece May 4 1942 164 - Salonika Nov 19 1941shy230 - Crete June 4 1942 231 - Crete June 4 1942 232 ~ Crete June 4 1942

TOTAL -- 17 Divisions

Commander Remarks

Gen Gianini (Oct 2041)

-Gen Vecchi

Commander Remarks

Gen Caliglion (Aug 2240)

Gen Zanini Gen Zanini Gen Zanini

9

(G) Russiashy

(1) High Command

Location Date C in Chief Remarks

June 4 1942 General Gariboldi (June 4 1942)

(2) Army Groups - Not Known

(3) Armies

No Location Date Composition Command Remarks

VIII May 29 1942 One Corps Gen Gariboldi One Corps 1 light Corps 1 Inf Corps

(4) Corps

No Location Date Composition Command Remarks

Alpine May 2942 (2 Tridentina Gen Macarlo May 2942 (3 Julia May 2942 (4 Cuneense

Motorized May 2942 (9 Pasubio Gen Messe May 2942 (52 Torino -April 342 (101 Trieste

Celere April 342 (1 Celere April 342 (2 Celere April 342 (3 Celere

Not Known Aug 742 (2 Sforzeca Gen Gambara It is believed Aug 742 (3 Ravenna that an Inshy

(22 Caeciatore fantry Corps May 3042 Delle Alpi must exist

for these Divisions

TOTAL -- 4 Corps (5) Divisionshy

No and Name Locati0n Date Commander Remarks

MOTORIZED 101 Trieste

IfIED (Continued)

No and Location Date Commander Remarks Name

9 Pasubio April 3 1942 52 Torino August 30 1942

ALPINE 2 Tridentina August 7 1942 3 Julia August 7 1942 4 Cuneense August 7 1942

CELERE 1 Eugenio di April 3 1942

Savoia 2 Emanuel IvIay 30 1942

Filiberto 3 Duca di Aosta April 28 1942

illFANTRY 2 Sforzesca August 7 1942 3middot Ravenno August 7 1942 22 Cacciatore May 30 1942

Delle Alpi

TOTAL -- 12 Divisions

Note In addition to the above there are a number of Black Shirt and Carabinieri Bns I

(H) Dodecanese Islands shy

(5) Divisions

No and Location Date Commander Remarks Name

50 Regina Rhodes April 28 1942

TOTAL -- 1 Division --Other smaller units

11

2

(1) Armies Corps and Divisions

Theater Armies Corps Divisions

Italy 4 5 28 North Africa 2 5 17 Yugoslavia 2 3 10 Albania and Montenegro 1 2 (1) 7 Greece and Islands 1 8 (2) 17 Russia 1 4 12 Dodecanese 1 - shy

TOTAL 11 27 92

Notes (1) The only elements of the IV Corps in Albania at present are the

4th Auto Center 4th Engineers Regiment Part of 91st Regiment of Black Shirts (2)

The only elements remaining are 1 Bn 9th Auto Center 1 Deshytachment Engineers (of the 9th Corps)

ARMY An Italian Army is not necessarily very formidable A captured docushyment shows that the composition of the VI Arrny early in 1941 consisted of but 1 Corps with 2 Divisions At the present time Corps from the Army are scattered in various theaters of war The Army of the Po is an illustration Units of this Army are in Russia Yugoslavia North Africa and Italy This was first stationed at Verona Italy and was comshyposed of

1 Meet -Lized Corps of 3 Divisions 1 Celere Corps of 3 Divisions 1 Motorized Corps of 2 Motorized Divisions

CORPS The Corps is elastic and like the Army it may be assigned to different theaters accordiIlg to existing conditions It may have or 3 Divisir or more Present indications in Africa are that more than 3 Divisi exist in some areas

DIVISIONS The composition of the Italian Division has been subject to seve changes since World War 1 The older form of the Ternary Division replaced by the modern Binary Division with 3 regiments 2 Infantry 1 Artillery This was organized to meet requirements of modern wearshyas welf as mobility and fire power There is no Cavalry Division CavshyalryRegiments are assignedto the Cel~reX)iyi~iopsect~rrheTrento and Trieste are the old oP6 ltlVJ6torized B~yf~lq~~n~ew Nodh African types have been organizeq~So~e qftpesect(al~ir R1lpsia Armored or Corazzata Divisions hayebe~Emiddot-or~~f~~q~r~hl~eiifPf8~orazzata

12

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3 DETAILED ORDER OF BATTLE

(1) Divisions and Regiments

Type Number COIJlposition Regts Commander and Name Location Date Infantry Art

ARMORED 131 Centauro Udine October Armd 131

Italy 1941 132 Ariete North August 7 Armd 132

Africa 1942 133 Littorio North August 7 Armd 133

Africa 1942 134 Freccia Rome April 17

Italy 1942

MOTORIZED Bis - 101 Trieste Russia A~il 3 65th amp66th 21st

1942 101 Trieste North August 30 65th amp66th 21st

Africa 1942 102 Trento North August 30 61stamp 62nd 46th

middot7~rmiddotAfrica 1942 9 Pasubio Russia August 20 79th amp80th 8th

1942 52 Torino Russia August 20 81stamp82nd 52nd

1942 17 Pavia North August 31 27th amp28th 26th Gen Zaglio

Africa 1942 (Aug 22 1940) 25 Bologna North August 31 39th amp 40th 205th Gen Levi

Africa 1942 (Aug 22 1940) 10 Piave Genao August 7 57th amp 58th 10th

Italy 1942 16th Pistoia North August 24 35th amp36th 36thamp3rd

Africa 1942 PARACHUTE

45 Spezia Pisa May 25 Italy 1942

Folgore North Augu~t3k 2 regts of

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13

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1 Tridentilialt)lgt~l

3 Julia

3 Julia

4 Cuneense

5 Pusteria

6 Reserve

CELERE

Bis - 1 Eugenio di Savoia

1 Eugenio di Savoia

2 Emanuel Filiberto

3 Duca di Aosta

INFANTRY

1 Superga

2 Sforzesca

3 Ravenna

4 Livorna

5 Cosseria

6 Cuneo

7 Lupi di Toscana

8

Yugoslav- Aptll 28 ia 19~2-

Russia Ali tL7l7 poundI

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1942bull Greece July 10 (Livadia) 1942 Russia August 7

1942 Montene- December 20

gro 1941 Montene- May 16

gro 1942

Yugoslav- May 17 ia 1942

Russia April 3 1942

Russia May 30

Russia

North Africa Russia

Russia

North Africa Samos Greece Samos Greece Calabria Italy

9 See Motorized 10 See Motorized shy11 Brennero North

Africa 12 Sassari Italy

1942 April 28

1942

August 7 1942

August 7 1942

August 7 1942

August 7 1942

August 7 1942

July 10 1942

August 7 1942

91stamp92nd 5th

53rd amp54th 17th

37th amp38th 11th

33rd amp34th 28th

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14Izonzo

15 Bergamo

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16 See Motorized shy17 See Motorized shy18 Messina

19 Venezia

20 Friuli

21 Granatieri di Sardegna

22 Caccatiori Delle Alpi

23 Ferrara

24 Pinerolo

25 See Motirized

Albania

Yugoslashyvia

North Africa

Decerribe~

20 1941 December 20 1941

June 4 1942

December 20 1941

May 4 1942

August 7 1943

Yugoslav- December via 12 1941

Russia May 30 -~

1942 Yugoslav- August 7~

via 1942 Montene August 15

gro 1942 Macedon- July 10 is Greece 1942

25 Volturna 26 Assieta

27 Brescia

28 Aosta

29 Piemonte

30 Sabauda

31 Calabria

32 Marche

33 Acqui

34 shy35 shy36 Forli

37 Modena

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83rd amp84th

87fuamp88th

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51stamp52nd

47th amp48th

13th amp14th

217th amp218th August 7 29th amp30th

1942 May 30 19thamp2Oth

1942 December 5th amp6th

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1942 December 45th amp46th

20 1941 December 59th amp60th 20 1941

November 55th amp 56th 12 1

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23rd

6th

4th

26th 2nd Gen Levis

19th

35th

13th

1st

14th

18th

205th 25th

55th Gen Levi (Aug 2240)

22nd Gen Malotti

24th

16th

40th

32nd

33rd

36th

29th

15

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41 Firenze Montene- Decembert27th amp 128th 41st gro 20 1941

42 43 44 Cremona Italy December 21st amp22nd 7th

20 1941 46 Udine Italy November 95th amp 96th

12 1941 47 Bari Italy November 140th amp139th 47th

12 1941 48 Taro Greece December 207th amp 208th 48th

20 1941 49 Parma Albania December 49th amp 50th 49th

20 1941

50 Regina Rhodes April 28 9th amp10th 50th Dodeshy 1942 canese

51 Siena Naupli July 10 31st amp32nd 51st Greece 1942

52 See Motorized - 52nd 53 Arezzo Albania May 4 225th 226th 53rd

(Koritza)middot 1942 54 Napoli Sicily May 4 75th amp 76th 54th

Italy 1942 55 Savona North June 4 15th amp 16th 12th

Africa 1942 56 Cassale Agrinon July 10 11th amp12th 56th

Greece 1942 57 Lombardia Italy November 73rd amp74th 57th

12 1941 58 Legnano Italy December 67th amp68th 58th

20 1941 59 Cagliari Tripolis July 10 63rd amp 64th 59th

Greece 1942 60 Sabrata North Augu$t 25 42nd

Africa 1942 (1) 61 Sirte North November 69th amp 70th 43rd

Africa 12 1941 (1) 62 Marmarica North NOY~rnbe~ ~h5t~_~

Africa 12194Ih ( - (1) 63 Cirene North Novemb~H157thamp

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64 Catanzara North November 141stamp Africa 12 1941

16

den Grattashyrolo (Aug 22 1940)

Gen Caligion (Aug 22 1940)

Gen Levi (Aug 22 1940)

Gen Tracchia (Aug 22 1940) Gen Zaglio (Aug 22 1940) Gen Zaglio (Aug 22 1940)

Gen Nasi (Nov 14 1941 at Gondar)IflD113ili

113th

121st amp 122nd

-

Gen Zanini (June 4 1942) Gen Zanini (June 4 1942) Gen Zanini (June 4 1942)

37th

Gen Spattoco (Aug 22 1940)

104 Mantova

151 Perugia

152 shy153 Macerata

154 Murge

155 Imilia

156 Vicenza

157 Navaro

158 shy159 Veneto

162 shy

164 shy

COASTAL

211 shy

212 shy

INFANTRY

230 shy

231 shy

232 shy

Piacenza

LIBYAN

1 shy

Italy August 7 1942

Italy December 20 1941

Yugosla August 7 via 1942

France amp April 1 Frontier 1942 Yugosla- June 10

via 1942 Italy June 10

1942 Italy June 10

1942

Italy June 10 1942

Greece May 4 1942

Greece November (Salonika) 19 1941

Italy April 28 (Catanzara) 1942

Italy April 28 (Catanzara) 1942

Crete June 4 Greece 1942 Crete June 4 Greece 1942 Crete June 4 Greece 19421 ItaL C~ u ~

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North August 22 Africa 1940

17

0

(Continued) 2 North

Africa Gen Spattoco (Aug 22 1940)

(1) Being reconstituted April 1 1942

(2) Independent Armed Forces

(a) Carabinieri

1 SuperiOr Command in Italy 1 Superior Command in Albania Carabinieri Bns in Russia Carabinieri Bns in Greece (Athens) Carabinieri Bns in Yugoslavia Carabinieri Bns in North Africa

Note In addition to the Command jn Albania and L1 Italy there are 3 Carabinieri Divisions and 7 Brigades The Bns of these units are assigned to the theaters of war as necessity arises The Carabinieri function as Military Police

(b) Frontier Guards

32 Regiments - On Italian Borders

18

Army shyLocation

I - Turin

Corps shyLocation

I - Turin

II - Alessanshydria

II-Padua v - Trieste

vI - Bologna

XI - Udine

XIV - Treviso

Division - Number of Location Regiments

1 Superga - 91st and 92nd Inf 5th Art Turin

26 Assieta - 29th amp 30th Inf 25th Art Asti

59 Cagliari - 63rd amp 64th Inf 59th Art Vercelli

3 Ravenna - 37th amp 38th Inf 11th Art Alessandria

4 Livorno -Cuneo 33rd amp 34th Inf 28th Art

36 Forli -Saluzzo 43rd amp 44th Inf shy

12 Sassari - 151st amp 152nd Inf 23rd Art Trieste

15 Bergamo Abbazia 25th amp 26th Inf 4th Art

57 Lombardia -73rd amp 74th Inf 57th Art Pola

16 Pistoia - Bologna

18 Messina -Ancona

56 Casale -Forli

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93rd amp 94th Inf 2nd Art

11th amp 12th Inf 56th Art

13 Re - Udine 14 Isonzo -

Gorizia

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23rd amp 24th Inf 6th Art

32 Marche -nezia lie -

55th amp 56th Inf 32nd Art

71st amp 72nd Inf 15th Art egliano

1 Granat~eri - 1st 2nd and 3rd 13th Art Roma Gran

22 Cacatiore 51st amp 52nd Inf 1st Art Delle Alpi shyPerugia

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I

Number of Regiments

52 Torin~gt~CiVita-~ vecchia 81st amp 82nd Inf 52nd Art

IX - Bari 24 Pinerola - 13th amp 14th Inf 18th Art qhieti

47 Bari - Bari 139th amp 140th In1 49 Parma- 49th amp 50th Inf

Macerata

xvn - Naples 48 Taro - 207th amp 208th Inf Salerno

51 Siena - 31st amp 32nd Inf Napolo

IV - Milan or ill - Milan 2 Sforzesca - 53rd amp 54th Inf 17th Art Verona Novara

6 Cuneo- 7th amp 8th Inf 27th Art Milan

7 Lupi di 77th amp 78tli Inf 30th Art Tosca ~

Brescia 58 Legnano - 67th amp 68th Inf 58th Art

Milan

IV - Bol2al1o 11 Breruiero - 231 amp 232 Inf 9th Art Balzano

33 Acqui - 17th amp 18th Inf Merano

V - Libya x - Libya 25 Bologna - 39th amp 40th Inf 10th Art (Tripoli) Libya

27 Brescia - 19th amp 20th Inf Libya

55 Savona - 15th amp 16th Inf 12th Art Libya

xx Tripoli 17 Pavia - 27th amp 28th Inf 26th Art Libya

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VI - Verona or Gorizia

Celere shyPadua

Corazzata shyMantova

Autotransshyportabile Corps shyCremona

VII Naples VI - Florence

ivision shy Number of middotocation Regiments

1 Black Shirt 2 Black Shirt

1 Eugenia di 11 Bers Regt - Piemonte Savoia-Udine Cavalry Regiment - 1st Art

Regt - Saluzzo Cavalry Regt-- 6 Bers Regiment

2 Emanuel Fili- Firenze Cavalry Regt berto - Ferrara Vittorio Emanuel Cav Regt

3 Duca di Aosta shyVerona

132 Ariete shyVerona 133 Littorio shyParma

9 Pasubio shyVerona

10 Piave shyPadova 102 Trento shyTrento 101 Trieste shyPiacenza

20 Friuli - Livshyorno 41 Firenzi shyFirenze 44 CremonashyPisa 46 Udine ~ Siena

41

2 Artillery Regiments 3 Bers Regts Novara Cavalry Regt -shySavoia Cavalry Regiment and 3 Artillery Regiments

8 Bers Regt - 32nd Tank Regt - 132 Art 12 Bers Regt - 33 Tank Regt 133 Art Regt

79th amp 80th Info 8th Art

57th amp 58th Inf 20th Art

7 Berso Regt 61st amp 62nd MotInf 46th Art 9th Bers Regiment 65th amp 66th Mot Inf - 21st Art

87th amp 88th Inf

127th amp 128th Info 44th Art

21st amp 22nd Info 7th P_rt

95th amp B6thJnf

89th amp 90th Inf 37th Art

41st amp 42nd In( 29th Art

21

Army - Corp - D~ytsipnl-Regiment Contd

umber of~~~Ji~n i~~i~n ililt~t~~ giments ~

VIII - Russia Home station not known

IX - Montenegro Home Station See Montenegro not known and Albania

X - Bengazi XXI - Bengazi 62 Marmarica - 115th amp 116th Inf 44th Art Derna 63 Cirene - 157th amp 158th Inf 45th Art Bengazi

XXII - Derna 3 Black Shirt shy4 Black Shirt shy

XI - Yugoslavia See Yugoslavia

(5) WiLA IFiED No and

Location Date Commanrler RemarksName

ALPINE 1 Taurineense Yugoslavia April 28 1942

CELERE 1 Eugenio di Yugoslavia May 17 1942

Savoia

INFANTRY 13 Re Yugoslavia Dec 20 1941 14Isonzo Yugoslavia Dec 20 1941 15 Bergamo Yugoslavia June 4 1942 19 Venezia Yugoslavia May 41942 21 Granatieri Yugoslavia Dec 12 1941

di Sardegna 23 Ferraro Yugoslavia Aug 7 1942 153 Macerata Yugoslavia Aug 7 1942 155 Imilia Yugoslavia June 10 1942

TOTAL -- 10 Divisions

Note In addition there are 2 Black Shirt Bns and 1 Carabinieri Bn -shyApril 22 1942

(E) Albania amp Montenegro

(1) High Command

Location Date C in Chief Remarks

Montenegro August 27 1941 Gen Pirzio-Biroli

(2) Army Groups

Name Location Date Composition Commander Remarks

Group of East

Augusl 27 1941

IX Army Gen PirzioshyBiroli

(3) Armies

No Commander Remarks

IX Monten Gen Pirzio-Biro(Aug 27 1941)

li

7

No sition Command Remarks

IV Albania Gen Mercalli

XVII Albania

(5) Divisions

No and Location Date Commander RemarksName

ALPINE 5 Pusteria Montenegro July 15 1941shy6 Reserve Montenegro May 16 1942

INFANTRY 18 Messina Albania May 16 1942 38 Puglie Albania Dec 20 1941shy41 Firenze Montenegro Dec 20 1941 4-9 Parma Albania Dec 20 1941 Gen Grattarolo

(Aug 221940) 53 Arezzo Koritza May 4 1942

Albania

TOTAL - 7 Divisions

(F) Greece and Islands shy

(1) High Command

Location Date C in Chief Remarks

Larissa July 27 1942 Gen Geloso Gen Bocai C of Carabinieri (Aug 341) Athens March 30 1942

(2) Army Groups

Name Location Date Composition Commander Remarks yenf~i

Group of Peloponnesus Mqh 30 the East (Kiato) Ui942i

~4centX~t

(3) Armies No Location Date ComRosition Commander Remarks

XI Larissa July 27 vm Corps Gen Geloso 1942 XIV Corps (July 15 1941)

8

No Location Date Composition

ill Athens July 1042

V Peloponnesus July 1042 VI Greece July 1042 VII Cyclades July 1042 vm Volos July 2942 IX Jamna July 1942 XIV Janina shyXXVI Corfu July 1042 Acqui

TOTAL -- 8 Corps

(5) Divisions

No and Location pateName

ALPINE 3Julia Livadia July10 1942

INFANTRY 5 Cosseria Samos Aug 9 1942 6 Cuneo Samos July 10 1942 24 Pinerolo Macedonia July 10 1942 29 Piemonte Patras July 10 1942 33 Acqui Corfu July 10 1942 36 Forli Larissa July 10 1942 37 Modena Janitza July 10 1942 48 Taro Greece Dec 20 1941shy51 Siena Naupli July 10 1942

56 Casale Agrinon July 10 1942 58 Cagliari Tripolis July 10 1942 162 - Greece May 4 1942 164 - Salonika Nov 19 1941shy230 - Crete June 4 1942 231 - Crete June 4 1942 232 ~ Crete June 4 1942

TOTAL -- 17 Divisions

Commander Remarks

Gen Gianini (Oct 2041)

-Gen Vecchi

Commander Remarks

Gen Caliglion (Aug 2240)

Gen Zanini Gen Zanini Gen Zanini

9

(G) Russiashy

(1) High Command

Location Date C in Chief Remarks

June 4 1942 General Gariboldi (June 4 1942)

(2) Army Groups - Not Known

(3) Armies

No Location Date Composition Command Remarks

VIII May 29 1942 One Corps Gen Gariboldi One Corps 1 light Corps 1 Inf Corps

(4) Corps

No Location Date Composition Command Remarks

Alpine May 2942 (2 Tridentina Gen Macarlo May 2942 (3 Julia May 2942 (4 Cuneense

Motorized May 2942 (9 Pasubio Gen Messe May 2942 (52 Torino -April 342 (101 Trieste

Celere April 342 (1 Celere April 342 (2 Celere April 342 (3 Celere

Not Known Aug 742 (2 Sforzeca Gen Gambara It is believed Aug 742 (3 Ravenna that an Inshy

(22 Caeciatore fantry Corps May 3042 Delle Alpi must exist

for these Divisions

TOTAL -- 4 Corps (5) Divisionshy

No and Name Locati0n Date Commander Remarks

MOTORIZED 101 Trieste

IfIED (Continued)

No and Location Date Commander Remarks Name

9 Pasubio April 3 1942 52 Torino August 30 1942

ALPINE 2 Tridentina August 7 1942 3 Julia August 7 1942 4 Cuneense August 7 1942

CELERE 1 Eugenio di April 3 1942

Savoia 2 Emanuel IvIay 30 1942

Filiberto 3 Duca di Aosta April 28 1942

illFANTRY 2 Sforzesca August 7 1942 3middot Ravenno August 7 1942 22 Cacciatore May 30 1942

Delle Alpi

TOTAL -- 12 Divisions

Note In addition to the above there are a number of Black Shirt and Carabinieri Bns I

(H) Dodecanese Islands shy

(5) Divisions

No and Location Date Commander Remarks Name

50 Regina Rhodes April 28 1942

TOTAL -- 1 Division --Other smaller units

11

2

(1) Armies Corps and Divisions

Theater Armies Corps Divisions

Italy 4 5 28 North Africa 2 5 17 Yugoslavia 2 3 10 Albania and Montenegro 1 2 (1) 7 Greece and Islands 1 8 (2) 17 Russia 1 4 12 Dodecanese 1 - shy

TOTAL 11 27 92

Notes (1) The only elements of the IV Corps in Albania at present are the

4th Auto Center 4th Engineers Regiment Part of 91st Regiment of Black Shirts (2)

The only elements remaining are 1 Bn 9th Auto Center 1 Deshytachment Engineers (of the 9th Corps)

ARMY An Italian Army is not necessarily very formidable A captured docushyment shows that the composition of the VI Arrny early in 1941 consisted of but 1 Corps with 2 Divisions At the present time Corps from the Army are scattered in various theaters of war The Army of the Po is an illustration Units of this Army are in Russia Yugoslavia North Africa and Italy This was first stationed at Verona Italy and was comshyposed of

1 Meet -Lized Corps of 3 Divisions 1 Celere Corps of 3 Divisions 1 Motorized Corps of 2 Motorized Divisions

CORPS The Corps is elastic and like the Army it may be assigned to different theaters accordiIlg to existing conditions It may have or 3 Divisir or more Present indications in Africa are that more than 3 Divisi exist in some areas

DIVISIONS The composition of the Italian Division has been subject to seve changes since World War 1 The older form of the Ternary Division replaced by the modern Binary Division with 3 regiments 2 Infantry 1 Artillery This was organized to meet requirements of modern wearshyas welf as mobility and fire power There is no Cavalry Division CavshyalryRegiments are assignedto the Cel~reX)iyi~iopsect~rrheTrento and Trieste are the old oP6 ltlVJ6torized B~yf~lq~~n~ew Nodh African types have been organizeq~So~e qftpesect(al~ir R1lpsia Armored or Corazzata Divisions hayebe~Emiddot-or~~f~~q~r~hl~eiifPf8~orazzata

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3 DETAILED ORDER OF BATTLE

(1) Divisions and Regiments

Type Number COIJlposition Regts Commander and Name Location Date Infantry Art

ARMORED 131 Centauro Udine October Armd 131

Italy 1941 132 Ariete North August 7 Armd 132

Africa 1942 133 Littorio North August 7 Armd 133

Africa 1942 134 Freccia Rome April 17

Italy 1942

MOTORIZED Bis - 101 Trieste Russia A~il 3 65th amp66th 21st

1942 101 Trieste North August 30 65th amp66th 21st

Africa 1942 102 Trento North August 30 61stamp 62nd 46th

middot7~rmiddotAfrica 1942 9 Pasubio Russia August 20 79th amp80th 8th

1942 52 Torino Russia August 20 81stamp82nd 52nd

1942 17 Pavia North August 31 27th amp28th 26th Gen Zaglio

Africa 1942 (Aug 22 1940) 25 Bologna North August 31 39th amp 40th 205th Gen Levi

Africa 1942 (Aug 22 1940) 10 Piave Genao August 7 57th amp 58th 10th

Italy 1942 16th Pistoia North August 24 35th amp36th 36thamp3rd

Africa 1942 PARACHUTE

45 Spezia Pisa May 25 Italy 1942

Folgore North Augu~t3k 2 regts of

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13

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3 Julia

3 Julia

4 Cuneense

5 Pusteria

6 Reserve

CELERE

Bis - 1 Eugenio di Savoia

1 Eugenio di Savoia

2 Emanuel Filiberto

3 Duca di Aosta

INFANTRY

1 Superga

2 Sforzesca

3 Ravenna

4 Livorna

5 Cosseria

6 Cuneo

7 Lupi di Toscana

8

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1942 Montene- December 20

gro 1941 Montene- May 16

gro 1942

Yugoslav- May 17 ia 1942

Russia April 3 1942

Russia May 30

Russia

North Africa Russia

Russia

North Africa Samos Greece Samos Greece Calabria Italy

9 See Motorized 10 See Motorized shy11 Brennero North

Africa 12 Sassari Italy

1942 April 28

1942

August 7 1942

August 7 1942

August 7 1942

August 7 1942

August 7 1942

July 10 1942

August 7 1942

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14Izonzo

15 Bergamo

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16 See Motorized shy17 See Motorized shy18 Messina

19 Venezia

20 Friuli

21 Granatieri di Sardegna

22 Caccatiori Delle Alpi

23 Ferrara

24 Pinerolo

25 See Motirized

Albania

Yugoslashyvia

North Africa

Decerribe~

20 1941 December 20 1941

June 4 1942

December 20 1941

May 4 1942

August 7 1943

Yugoslav- December via 12 1941

Russia May 30 -~

1942 Yugoslav- August 7~

via 1942 Montene August 15

gro 1942 Macedon- July 10 is Greece 1942

25 Volturna 26 Assieta

27 Brescia

28 Aosta

29 Piemonte

30 Sabauda

31 Calabria

32 Marche

33 Acqui

34 shy35 shy36 Forli

37 Modena

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Patras Greece Italy

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Greece Janitza Greece

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13th amp14th

217th amp218th August 7 29th amp30th

1942 May 30 19thamp2Oth

1942 December 5th amp6th

201941 July 10 3rdamp4th

1942 December 45th amp46th

20 1941 December 59th amp60th 20 1941

November 55th amp 56th 12 1

July 10 43th amp44th 1942

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23rd

6th

4th

26th 2nd Gen Levis

19th

35th

13th

1st

14th

18th

205th 25th

55th Gen Levi (Aug 2240)

22nd Gen Malotti

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16th

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32nd

33rd

36th

29th

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41 Firenze Montene- Decembert27th amp 128th 41st gro 20 1941

42 43 44 Cremona Italy December 21st amp22nd 7th

20 1941 46 Udine Italy November 95th amp 96th

12 1941 47 Bari Italy November 140th amp139th 47th

12 1941 48 Taro Greece December 207th amp 208th 48th

20 1941 49 Parma Albania December 49th amp 50th 49th

20 1941

50 Regina Rhodes April 28 9th amp10th 50th Dodeshy 1942 canese

51 Siena Naupli July 10 31st amp32nd 51st Greece 1942

52 See Motorized - 52nd 53 Arezzo Albania May 4 225th 226th 53rd

(Koritza)middot 1942 54 Napoli Sicily May 4 75th amp 76th 54th

Italy 1942 55 Savona North June 4 15th amp 16th 12th

Africa 1942 56 Cassale Agrinon July 10 11th amp12th 56th

Greece 1942 57 Lombardia Italy November 73rd amp74th 57th

12 1941 58 Legnano Italy December 67th amp68th 58th

20 1941 59 Cagliari Tripolis July 10 63rd amp 64th 59th

Greece 1942 60 Sabrata North Augu$t 25 42nd

Africa 1942 (1) 61 Sirte North November 69th amp 70th 43rd

Africa 12 1941 (1) 62 Marmarica North NOY~rnbe~ ~h5t~_~

Africa 12194Ih ( - (1) 63 Cirene North Novemb~H157thamp

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64 Catanzara North November 141stamp Africa 12 1941

16

den Grattashyrolo (Aug 22 1940)

Gen Caligion (Aug 22 1940)

Gen Levi (Aug 22 1940)

Gen Tracchia (Aug 22 1940) Gen Zaglio (Aug 22 1940) Gen Zaglio (Aug 22 1940)

Gen Nasi (Nov 14 1941 at Gondar)IflD113ili

113th

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Gen Zanini (June 4 1942) Gen Zanini (June 4 1942) Gen Zanini (June 4 1942)

37th

Gen Spattoco (Aug 22 1940)

104 Mantova

151 Perugia

152 shy153 Macerata

154 Murge

155 Imilia

156 Vicenza

157 Navaro

158 shy159 Veneto

162 shy

164 shy

COASTAL

211 shy

212 shy

INFANTRY

230 shy

231 shy

232 shy

Piacenza

LIBYAN

1 shy

Italy August 7 1942

Italy December 20 1941

Yugosla August 7 via 1942

France amp April 1 Frontier 1942 Yugosla- June 10

via 1942 Italy June 10

1942 Italy June 10

1942

Italy June 10 1942

Greece May 4 1942

Greece November (Salonika) 19 1941

Italy April 28 (Catanzara) 1942

Italy April 28 (Catanzara) 1942

Crete June 4 Greece 1942 Crete June 4 Greece 1942 Crete June 4 Greece 19421 ItaL C~ u ~

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North August 22 Africa 1940

17

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Africa Gen Spattoco (Aug 22 1940)

(1) Being reconstituted April 1 1942

(2) Independent Armed Forces

(a) Carabinieri

1 SuperiOr Command in Italy 1 Superior Command in Albania Carabinieri Bns in Russia Carabinieri Bns in Greece (Athens) Carabinieri Bns in Yugoslavia Carabinieri Bns in North Africa

Note In addition to the Command jn Albania and L1 Italy there are 3 Carabinieri Divisions and 7 Brigades The Bns of these units are assigned to the theaters of war as necessity arises The Carabinieri function as Military Police

(b) Frontier Guards

32 Regiments - On Italian Borders

18

Army shyLocation

I - Turin

Corps shyLocation

I - Turin

II - Alessanshydria

II-Padua v - Trieste

vI - Bologna

XI - Udine

XIV - Treviso

Division - Number of Location Regiments

1 Superga - 91st and 92nd Inf 5th Art Turin

26 Assieta - 29th amp 30th Inf 25th Art Asti

59 Cagliari - 63rd amp 64th Inf 59th Art Vercelli

3 Ravenna - 37th amp 38th Inf 11th Art Alessandria

4 Livorno -Cuneo 33rd amp 34th Inf 28th Art

36 Forli -Saluzzo 43rd amp 44th Inf shy

12 Sassari - 151st amp 152nd Inf 23rd Art Trieste

15 Bergamo Abbazia 25th amp 26th Inf 4th Art

57 Lombardia -73rd amp 74th Inf 57th Art Pola

16 Pistoia - Bologna

18 Messina -Ancona

56 Casale -Forli

35th amp 36th Inf 3rd Art

93rd amp 94th Inf 2nd Art

11th amp 12th Inf 56th Art

13 Re - Udine 14 Isonzo -

Gorizia

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23rd amp 24th Inf 6th Art

32 Marche -nezia lie -

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71st amp 72nd Inf 15th Art egliano

1 Granat~eri - 1st 2nd and 3rd 13th Art Roma Gran

22 Cacatiore 51st amp 52nd Inf 1st Art Delle Alpi shyPerugia

ArmyshyLocation

Corps shyLocation

I

Number of Regiments

52 Torin~gt~CiVita-~ vecchia 81st amp 82nd Inf 52nd Art

IX - Bari 24 Pinerola - 13th amp 14th Inf 18th Art qhieti

47 Bari - Bari 139th amp 140th In1 49 Parma- 49th amp 50th Inf

Macerata

xvn - Naples 48 Taro - 207th amp 208th Inf Salerno

51 Siena - 31st amp 32nd Inf Napolo

IV - Milan or ill - Milan 2 Sforzesca - 53rd amp 54th Inf 17th Art Verona Novara

6 Cuneo- 7th amp 8th Inf 27th Art Milan

7 Lupi di 77th amp 78tli Inf 30th Art Tosca ~

Brescia 58 Legnano - 67th amp 68th Inf 58th Art

Milan

IV - Bol2al1o 11 Breruiero - 231 amp 232 Inf 9th Art Balzano

33 Acqui - 17th amp 18th Inf Merano

V - Libya x - Libya 25 Bologna - 39th amp 40th Inf 10th Art (Tripoli) Libya

27 Brescia - 19th amp 20th Inf Libya

55 Savona - 15th amp 16th Inf 12th Art Libya

xx Tripoli 17 Pavia - 27th amp 28th Inf 26th Art Libya

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VII Naples VI - Florence

ivision shy Number of middotocation Regiments

1 Black Shirt 2 Black Shirt

1 Eugenia di 11 Bers Regt - Piemonte Savoia-Udine Cavalry Regiment - 1st Art

Regt - Saluzzo Cavalry Regt-- 6 Bers Regiment

2 Emanuel Fili- Firenze Cavalry Regt berto - Ferrara Vittorio Emanuel Cav Regt

3 Duca di Aosta shyVerona

132 Ariete shyVerona 133 Littorio shyParma

9 Pasubio shyVerona

10 Piave shyPadova 102 Trento shyTrento 101 Trieste shyPiacenza

20 Friuli - Livshyorno 41 Firenzi shyFirenze 44 CremonashyPisa 46 Udine ~ Siena

41

2 Artillery Regiments 3 Bers Regts Novara Cavalry Regt -shySavoia Cavalry Regiment and 3 Artillery Regiments

8 Bers Regt - 32nd Tank Regt - 132 Art 12 Bers Regt - 33 Tank Regt 133 Art Regt

79th amp 80th Info 8th Art

57th amp 58th Inf 20th Art

7 Berso Regt 61st amp 62nd MotInf 46th Art 9th Bers Regiment 65th amp 66th Mot Inf - 21st Art

87th amp 88th Inf

127th amp 128th Info 44th Art

21st amp 22nd Info 7th P_rt

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41st amp 42nd In( 29th Art

21

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umber of~~~Ji~n i~~i~n ililt~t~~ giments ~

VIII - Russia Home station not known

IX - Montenegro Home Station See Montenegro not known and Albania

X - Bengazi XXI - Bengazi 62 Marmarica - 115th amp 116th Inf 44th Art Derna 63 Cirene - 157th amp 158th Inf 45th Art Bengazi

XXII - Derna 3 Black Shirt shy4 Black Shirt shy

XI - Yugoslavia See Yugoslavia

No sition Command Remarks

IV Albania Gen Mercalli

XVII Albania

(5) Divisions

No and Location Date Commander RemarksName

ALPINE 5 Pusteria Montenegro July 15 1941shy6 Reserve Montenegro May 16 1942

INFANTRY 18 Messina Albania May 16 1942 38 Puglie Albania Dec 20 1941shy41 Firenze Montenegro Dec 20 1941 4-9 Parma Albania Dec 20 1941 Gen Grattarolo

(Aug 221940) 53 Arezzo Koritza May 4 1942

Albania

TOTAL - 7 Divisions

(F) Greece and Islands shy

(1) High Command

Location Date C in Chief Remarks

Larissa July 27 1942 Gen Geloso Gen Bocai C of Carabinieri (Aug 341) Athens March 30 1942

(2) Army Groups

Name Location Date Composition Commander Remarks yenf~i

Group of Peloponnesus Mqh 30 the East (Kiato) Ui942i

~4centX~t

(3) Armies No Location Date ComRosition Commander Remarks

XI Larissa July 27 vm Corps Gen Geloso 1942 XIV Corps (July 15 1941)

8

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ill Athens July 1042

V Peloponnesus July 1042 VI Greece July 1042 VII Cyclades July 1042 vm Volos July 2942 IX Jamna July 1942 XIV Janina shyXXVI Corfu July 1042 Acqui

TOTAL -- 8 Corps

(5) Divisions

No and Location pateName

ALPINE 3Julia Livadia July10 1942

INFANTRY 5 Cosseria Samos Aug 9 1942 6 Cuneo Samos July 10 1942 24 Pinerolo Macedonia July 10 1942 29 Piemonte Patras July 10 1942 33 Acqui Corfu July 10 1942 36 Forli Larissa July 10 1942 37 Modena Janitza July 10 1942 48 Taro Greece Dec 20 1941shy51 Siena Naupli July 10 1942

56 Casale Agrinon July 10 1942 58 Cagliari Tripolis July 10 1942 162 - Greece May 4 1942 164 - Salonika Nov 19 1941shy230 - Crete June 4 1942 231 - Crete June 4 1942 232 ~ Crete June 4 1942

TOTAL -- 17 Divisions

Commander Remarks

Gen Gianini (Oct 2041)

-Gen Vecchi

Commander Remarks

Gen Caliglion (Aug 2240)

Gen Zanini Gen Zanini Gen Zanini

9

(G) Russiashy

(1) High Command

Location Date C in Chief Remarks

June 4 1942 General Gariboldi (June 4 1942)

(2) Army Groups - Not Known

(3) Armies

No Location Date Composition Command Remarks

VIII May 29 1942 One Corps Gen Gariboldi One Corps 1 light Corps 1 Inf Corps

(4) Corps

No Location Date Composition Command Remarks

Alpine May 2942 (2 Tridentina Gen Macarlo May 2942 (3 Julia May 2942 (4 Cuneense

Motorized May 2942 (9 Pasubio Gen Messe May 2942 (52 Torino -April 342 (101 Trieste

Celere April 342 (1 Celere April 342 (2 Celere April 342 (3 Celere

Not Known Aug 742 (2 Sforzeca Gen Gambara It is believed Aug 742 (3 Ravenna that an Inshy

(22 Caeciatore fantry Corps May 3042 Delle Alpi must exist

for these Divisions

TOTAL -- 4 Corps (5) Divisionshy

No and Name Locati0n Date Commander Remarks

MOTORIZED 101 Trieste

IfIED (Continued)

No and Location Date Commander Remarks Name

9 Pasubio April 3 1942 52 Torino August 30 1942

ALPINE 2 Tridentina August 7 1942 3 Julia August 7 1942 4 Cuneense August 7 1942

CELERE 1 Eugenio di April 3 1942

Savoia 2 Emanuel IvIay 30 1942

Filiberto 3 Duca di Aosta April 28 1942

illFANTRY 2 Sforzesca August 7 1942 3middot Ravenno August 7 1942 22 Cacciatore May 30 1942

Delle Alpi

TOTAL -- 12 Divisions

Note In addition to the above there are a number of Black Shirt and Carabinieri Bns I

(H) Dodecanese Islands shy

(5) Divisions

No and Location Date Commander Remarks Name

50 Regina Rhodes April 28 1942

TOTAL -- 1 Division --Other smaller units

11

2

(1) Armies Corps and Divisions

Theater Armies Corps Divisions

Italy 4 5 28 North Africa 2 5 17 Yugoslavia 2 3 10 Albania and Montenegro 1 2 (1) 7 Greece and Islands 1 8 (2) 17 Russia 1 4 12 Dodecanese 1 - shy

TOTAL 11 27 92

Notes (1) The only elements of the IV Corps in Albania at present are the

4th Auto Center 4th Engineers Regiment Part of 91st Regiment of Black Shirts (2)

The only elements remaining are 1 Bn 9th Auto Center 1 Deshytachment Engineers (of the 9th Corps)

ARMY An Italian Army is not necessarily very formidable A captured docushyment shows that the composition of the VI Arrny early in 1941 consisted of but 1 Corps with 2 Divisions At the present time Corps from the Army are scattered in various theaters of war The Army of the Po is an illustration Units of this Army are in Russia Yugoslavia North Africa and Italy This was first stationed at Verona Italy and was comshyposed of

1 Meet -Lized Corps of 3 Divisions 1 Celere Corps of 3 Divisions 1 Motorized Corps of 2 Motorized Divisions

CORPS The Corps is elastic and like the Army it may be assigned to different theaters accordiIlg to existing conditions It may have or 3 Divisir or more Present indications in Africa are that more than 3 Divisi exist in some areas

DIVISIONS The composition of the Italian Division has been subject to seve changes since World War 1 The older form of the Ternary Division replaced by the modern Binary Division with 3 regiments 2 Infantry 1 Artillery This was organized to meet requirements of modern wearshyas welf as mobility and fire power There is no Cavalry Division CavshyalryRegiments are assignedto the Cel~reX)iyi~iopsect~rrheTrento and Trieste are the old oP6 ltlVJ6torized B~yf~lq~~n~ew Nodh African types have been organizeq~So~e qftpesect(al~ir R1lpsia Armored or Corazzata Divisions hayebe~Emiddot-or~~f~~q~r~hl~eiifPf8~orazzata

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So far they have been

3 DETAILED ORDER OF BATTLE

(1) Divisions and Regiments

Type Number COIJlposition Regts Commander and Name Location Date Infantry Art

ARMORED 131 Centauro Udine October Armd 131

Italy 1941 132 Ariete North August 7 Armd 132

Africa 1942 133 Littorio North August 7 Armd 133

Africa 1942 134 Freccia Rome April 17

Italy 1942

MOTORIZED Bis - 101 Trieste Russia A~il 3 65th amp66th 21st

1942 101 Trieste North August 30 65th amp66th 21st

Africa 1942 102 Trento North August 30 61stamp 62nd 46th

middot7~rmiddotAfrica 1942 9 Pasubio Russia August 20 79th amp80th 8th

1942 52 Torino Russia August 20 81stamp82nd 52nd

1942 17 Pavia North August 31 27th amp28th 26th Gen Zaglio

Africa 1942 (Aug 22 1940) 25 Bologna North August 31 39th amp 40th 205th Gen Levi

Africa 1942 (Aug 22 1940) 10 Piave Genao August 7 57th amp 58th 10th

Italy 1942 16th Pistoia North August 24 35th amp36th 36thamp3rd

Africa 1942 PARACHUTE

45 Spezia Pisa May 25 Italy 1942

Folgore North Augu~t3k 2 regts of

r4

Africa h 912 ~~~ paratroops

185th amp186th l~i-gt- Inf

13

125th amp126th

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3 Julia

3 Julia

4 Cuneense

5 Pusteria

6 Reserve

CELERE

Bis - 1 Eugenio di Savoia

1 Eugenio di Savoia

2 Emanuel Filiberto

3 Duca di Aosta

INFANTRY

1 Superga

2 Sforzesca

3 Ravenna

4 Livorna

5 Cosseria

6 Cuneo

7 Lupi di Toscana

8

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1942 Montene- December 20

gro 1941 Montene- May 16

gro 1942

Yugoslav- May 17 ia 1942

Russia April 3 1942

Russia May 30

Russia

North Africa Russia

Russia

North Africa Samos Greece Samos Greece Calabria Italy

9 See Motorized 10 See Motorized shy11 Brennero North

Africa 12 Sassari Italy

1942 April 28

1942

August 7 1942

August 7 1942

August 7 1942

August 7 1942

August 7 1942

July 10 1942

August 7 1942

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53rd amp54th 17th

37th amp38th 11th

33rd amp34th 28th

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15 Bergamo

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16 See Motorized shy17 See Motorized shy18 Messina

19 Venezia

20 Friuli

21 Granatieri di Sardegna

22 Caccatiori Delle Alpi

23 Ferrara

24 Pinerolo

25 See Motirized

Albania

Yugoslashyvia

North Africa

Decerribe~

20 1941 December 20 1941

June 4 1942

December 20 1941

May 4 1942

August 7 1943

Yugoslav- December via 12 1941

Russia May 30 -~

1942 Yugoslav- August 7~

via 1942 Montene August 15

gro 1942 Macedon- July 10 is Greece 1942

25 Volturna 26 Assieta

27 Brescia

28 Aosta

29 Piemonte

30 Sabauda

31 Calabria

32 Marche

33 Acqui

34 shy35 shy36 Forli

37 Modena

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Italy

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Greece Janitza Greece

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217th amp218th August 7 29th amp30th

1942 May 30 19thamp2Oth

1942 December 5th amp6th

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1942 December 45th amp46th

20 1941 December 59th amp60th 20 1941

November 55th amp 56th 12 1

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23rd

6th

4th

26th 2nd Gen Levis

19th

35th

13th

1st

14th

18th

205th 25th

55th Gen Levi (Aug 2240)

22nd Gen Malotti

24th

16th

40th

32nd

33rd

36th

29th

15

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41 Firenze Montene- Decembert27th amp 128th 41st gro 20 1941

42 43 44 Cremona Italy December 21st amp22nd 7th

20 1941 46 Udine Italy November 95th amp 96th

12 1941 47 Bari Italy November 140th amp139th 47th

12 1941 48 Taro Greece December 207th amp 208th 48th

20 1941 49 Parma Albania December 49th amp 50th 49th

20 1941

50 Regina Rhodes April 28 9th amp10th 50th Dodeshy 1942 canese

51 Siena Naupli July 10 31st amp32nd 51st Greece 1942

52 See Motorized - 52nd 53 Arezzo Albania May 4 225th 226th 53rd

(Koritza)middot 1942 54 Napoli Sicily May 4 75th amp 76th 54th

Italy 1942 55 Savona North June 4 15th amp 16th 12th

Africa 1942 56 Cassale Agrinon July 10 11th amp12th 56th

Greece 1942 57 Lombardia Italy November 73rd amp74th 57th

12 1941 58 Legnano Italy December 67th amp68th 58th

20 1941 59 Cagliari Tripolis July 10 63rd amp 64th 59th

Greece 1942 60 Sabrata North Augu$t 25 42nd

Africa 1942 (1) 61 Sirte North November 69th amp 70th 43rd

Africa 12 1941 (1) 62 Marmarica North NOY~rnbe~ ~h5t~_~

Africa 12194Ih ( - (1) 63 Cirene North Novemb~H157thamp

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64 Catanzara North November 141stamp Africa 12 1941

16

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Gen Caligion (Aug 22 1940)

Gen Levi (Aug 22 1940)

Gen Tracchia (Aug 22 1940) Gen Zaglio (Aug 22 1940) Gen Zaglio (Aug 22 1940)

Gen Nasi (Nov 14 1941 at Gondar)IflD113ili

113th

121st amp 122nd

-

Gen Zanini (June 4 1942) Gen Zanini (June 4 1942) Gen Zanini (June 4 1942)

37th

Gen Spattoco (Aug 22 1940)

104 Mantova

151 Perugia

152 shy153 Macerata

154 Murge

155 Imilia

156 Vicenza

157 Navaro

158 shy159 Veneto

162 shy

164 shy

COASTAL

211 shy

212 shy

INFANTRY

230 shy

231 shy

232 shy

Piacenza

LIBYAN

1 shy

Italy August 7 1942

Italy December 20 1941

Yugosla August 7 via 1942

France amp April 1 Frontier 1942 Yugosla- June 10

via 1942 Italy June 10

1942 Italy June 10

1942

Italy June 10 1942

Greece May 4 1942

Greece November (Salonika) 19 1941

Italy April 28 (Catanzara) 1942

Italy April 28 (Catanzara) 1942

Crete June 4 Greece 1942 Crete June 4 Greece 1942 Crete June 4 Greece 19421 ItaL C~ u ~

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North August 22 Africa 1940

17

0

(Continued) 2 North

Africa Gen Spattoco (Aug 22 1940)

(1) Being reconstituted April 1 1942

(2) Independent Armed Forces

(a) Carabinieri

1 SuperiOr Command in Italy 1 Superior Command in Albania Carabinieri Bns in Russia Carabinieri Bns in Greece (Athens) Carabinieri Bns in Yugoslavia Carabinieri Bns in North Africa

Note In addition to the Command jn Albania and L1 Italy there are 3 Carabinieri Divisions and 7 Brigades The Bns of these units are assigned to the theaters of war as necessity arises The Carabinieri function as Military Police

(b) Frontier Guards

32 Regiments - On Italian Borders

18

Army shyLocation

I - Turin

Corps shyLocation

I - Turin

II - Alessanshydria

II-Padua v - Trieste

vI - Bologna

XI - Udine

XIV - Treviso

Division - Number of Location Regiments

1 Superga - 91st and 92nd Inf 5th Art Turin

26 Assieta - 29th amp 30th Inf 25th Art Asti

59 Cagliari - 63rd amp 64th Inf 59th Art Vercelli

3 Ravenna - 37th amp 38th Inf 11th Art Alessandria

4 Livorno -Cuneo 33rd amp 34th Inf 28th Art

36 Forli -Saluzzo 43rd amp 44th Inf shy

12 Sassari - 151st amp 152nd Inf 23rd Art Trieste

15 Bergamo Abbazia 25th amp 26th Inf 4th Art

57 Lombardia -73rd amp 74th Inf 57th Art Pola

16 Pistoia - Bologna

18 Messina -Ancona

56 Casale -Forli

35th amp 36th Inf 3rd Art

93rd amp 94th Inf 2nd Art

11th amp 12th Inf 56th Art

13 Re - Udine 14 Isonzo -

Gorizia

1st amp 2nd 1nf 34th Art

23rd amp 24th Inf 6th Art

32 Marche -nezia lie -

55th amp 56th Inf 32nd Art

71st amp 72nd Inf 15th Art egliano

1 Granat~eri - 1st 2nd and 3rd 13th Art Roma Gran

22 Cacatiore 51st amp 52nd Inf 1st Art Delle Alpi shyPerugia

ArmyshyLocation

Corps shyLocation

I

Number of Regiments

52 Torin~gt~CiVita-~ vecchia 81st amp 82nd Inf 52nd Art

IX - Bari 24 Pinerola - 13th amp 14th Inf 18th Art qhieti

47 Bari - Bari 139th amp 140th In1 49 Parma- 49th amp 50th Inf

Macerata

xvn - Naples 48 Taro - 207th amp 208th Inf Salerno

51 Siena - 31st amp 32nd Inf Napolo

IV - Milan or ill - Milan 2 Sforzesca - 53rd amp 54th Inf 17th Art Verona Novara

6 Cuneo- 7th amp 8th Inf 27th Art Milan

7 Lupi di 77th amp 78tli Inf 30th Art Tosca ~

Brescia 58 Legnano - 67th amp 68th Inf 58th Art

Milan

IV - Bol2al1o 11 Breruiero - 231 amp 232 Inf 9th Art Balzano

33 Acqui - 17th amp 18th Inf Merano

V - Libya x - Libya 25 Bologna - 39th amp 40th Inf 10th Art (Tripoli) Libya

27 Brescia - 19th amp 20th Inf Libya

55 Savona - 15th amp 16th Inf 12th Art Libya

xx Tripoli 17 Pavia - 27th amp 28th Inf 26th Art Libya

bull QSabIj~ta- 85th amp BqthInf 42nd Art

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20

VI - Verona or Gorizia

Celere shyPadua

Corazzata shyMantova

Autotransshyportabile Corps shyCremona

VII Naples VI - Florence

ivision shy Number of middotocation Regiments

1 Black Shirt 2 Black Shirt

1 Eugenia di 11 Bers Regt - Piemonte Savoia-Udine Cavalry Regiment - 1st Art

Regt - Saluzzo Cavalry Regt-- 6 Bers Regiment

2 Emanuel Fili- Firenze Cavalry Regt berto - Ferrara Vittorio Emanuel Cav Regt

3 Duca di Aosta shyVerona

132 Ariete shyVerona 133 Littorio shyParma

9 Pasubio shyVerona

10 Piave shyPadova 102 Trento shyTrento 101 Trieste shyPiacenza

20 Friuli - Livshyorno 41 Firenzi shyFirenze 44 CremonashyPisa 46 Udine ~ Siena

41

2 Artillery Regiments 3 Bers Regts Novara Cavalry Regt -shySavoia Cavalry Regiment and 3 Artillery Regiments

8 Bers Regt - 32nd Tank Regt - 132 Art 12 Bers Regt - 33 Tank Regt 133 Art Regt

79th amp 80th Info 8th Art

57th amp 58th Inf 20th Art

7 Berso Regt 61st amp 62nd MotInf 46th Art 9th Bers Regiment 65th amp 66th Mot Inf - 21st Art

87th amp 88th Inf

127th amp 128th Info 44th Art

21st amp 22nd Info 7th P_rt

95th amp B6thJnf

89th amp 90th Inf 37th Art

41st amp 42nd In( 29th Art

21

Army - Corp - D~ytsipnl-Regiment Contd

umber of~~~Ji~n i~~i~n ililt~t~~ giments ~

VIII - Russia Home station not known

IX - Montenegro Home Station See Montenegro not known and Albania

X - Bengazi XXI - Bengazi 62 Marmarica - 115th amp 116th Inf 44th Art Derna 63 Cirene - 157th amp 158th Inf 45th Art Bengazi

XXII - Derna 3 Black Shirt shy4 Black Shirt shy

XI - Yugoslavia See Yugoslavia

No Location Date Composition

ill Athens July 1042

V Peloponnesus July 1042 VI Greece July 1042 VII Cyclades July 1042 vm Volos July 2942 IX Jamna July 1942 XIV Janina shyXXVI Corfu July 1042 Acqui

TOTAL -- 8 Corps

(5) Divisions

No and Location pateName

ALPINE 3Julia Livadia July10 1942

INFANTRY 5 Cosseria Samos Aug 9 1942 6 Cuneo Samos July 10 1942 24 Pinerolo Macedonia July 10 1942 29 Piemonte Patras July 10 1942 33 Acqui Corfu July 10 1942 36 Forli Larissa July 10 1942 37 Modena Janitza July 10 1942 48 Taro Greece Dec 20 1941shy51 Siena Naupli July 10 1942

56 Casale Agrinon July 10 1942 58 Cagliari Tripolis July 10 1942 162 - Greece May 4 1942 164 - Salonika Nov 19 1941shy230 - Crete June 4 1942 231 - Crete June 4 1942 232 ~ Crete June 4 1942

TOTAL -- 17 Divisions

Commander Remarks

Gen Gianini (Oct 2041)

-Gen Vecchi

Commander Remarks

Gen Caliglion (Aug 2240)

Gen Zanini Gen Zanini Gen Zanini

9

(G) Russiashy

(1) High Command

Location Date C in Chief Remarks

June 4 1942 General Gariboldi (June 4 1942)

(2) Army Groups - Not Known

(3) Armies

No Location Date Composition Command Remarks

VIII May 29 1942 One Corps Gen Gariboldi One Corps 1 light Corps 1 Inf Corps

(4) Corps

No Location Date Composition Command Remarks

Alpine May 2942 (2 Tridentina Gen Macarlo May 2942 (3 Julia May 2942 (4 Cuneense

Motorized May 2942 (9 Pasubio Gen Messe May 2942 (52 Torino -April 342 (101 Trieste

Celere April 342 (1 Celere April 342 (2 Celere April 342 (3 Celere

Not Known Aug 742 (2 Sforzeca Gen Gambara It is believed Aug 742 (3 Ravenna that an Inshy

(22 Caeciatore fantry Corps May 3042 Delle Alpi must exist

for these Divisions

TOTAL -- 4 Corps (5) Divisionshy

No and Name Locati0n Date Commander Remarks

MOTORIZED 101 Trieste

IfIED (Continued)

No and Location Date Commander Remarks Name

9 Pasubio April 3 1942 52 Torino August 30 1942

ALPINE 2 Tridentina August 7 1942 3 Julia August 7 1942 4 Cuneense August 7 1942

CELERE 1 Eugenio di April 3 1942

Savoia 2 Emanuel IvIay 30 1942

Filiberto 3 Duca di Aosta April 28 1942

illFANTRY 2 Sforzesca August 7 1942 3middot Ravenno August 7 1942 22 Cacciatore May 30 1942

Delle Alpi

TOTAL -- 12 Divisions

Note In addition to the above there are a number of Black Shirt and Carabinieri Bns I

(H) Dodecanese Islands shy

(5) Divisions

No and Location Date Commander Remarks Name

50 Regina Rhodes April 28 1942

TOTAL -- 1 Division --Other smaller units

11

2

(1) Armies Corps and Divisions

Theater Armies Corps Divisions

Italy 4 5 28 North Africa 2 5 17 Yugoslavia 2 3 10 Albania and Montenegro 1 2 (1) 7 Greece and Islands 1 8 (2) 17 Russia 1 4 12 Dodecanese 1 - shy

TOTAL 11 27 92

Notes (1) The only elements of the IV Corps in Albania at present are the

4th Auto Center 4th Engineers Regiment Part of 91st Regiment of Black Shirts (2)

The only elements remaining are 1 Bn 9th Auto Center 1 Deshytachment Engineers (of the 9th Corps)

ARMY An Italian Army is not necessarily very formidable A captured docushyment shows that the composition of the VI Arrny early in 1941 consisted of but 1 Corps with 2 Divisions At the present time Corps from the Army are scattered in various theaters of war The Army of the Po is an illustration Units of this Army are in Russia Yugoslavia North Africa and Italy This was first stationed at Verona Italy and was comshyposed of

1 Meet -Lized Corps of 3 Divisions 1 Celere Corps of 3 Divisions 1 Motorized Corps of 2 Motorized Divisions

CORPS The Corps is elastic and like the Army it may be assigned to different theaters accordiIlg to existing conditions It may have or 3 Divisir or more Present indications in Africa are that more than 3 Divisi exist in some areas

DIVISIONS The composition of the Italian Division has been subject to seve changes since World War 1 The older form of the Ternary Division replaced by the modern Binary Division with 3 regiments 2 Infantry 1 Artillery This was organized to meet requirements of modern wearshyas welf as mobility and fire power There is no Cavalry Division CavshyalryRegiments are assignedto the Cel~reX)iyi~iopsect~rrheTrento and Trieste are the old oP6 ltlVJ6torized B~yf~lq~~n~ew Nodh African types have been organizeq~So~e qftpesect(al~ir R1lpsia Armored or Corazzata Divisions hayebe~Emiddot-or~~f~~q~r~hl~eiifPf8~orazzata

12

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rmedof Regiments and smaller

So far they have been

3 DETAILED ORDER OF BATTLE

(1) Divisions and Regiments

Type Number COIJlposition Regts Commander and Name Location Date Infantry Art

ARMORED 131 Centauro Udine October Armd 131

Italy 1941 132 Ariete North August 7 Armd 132

Africa 1942 133 Littorio North August 7 Armd 133

Africa 1942 134 Freccia Rome April 17

Italy 1942

MOTORIZED Bis - 101 Trieste Russia A~il 3 65th amp66th 21st

1942 101 Trieste North August 30 65th amp66th 21st

Africa 1942 102 Trento North August 30 61stamp 62nd 46th

middot7~rmiddotAfrica 1942 9 Pasubio Russia August 20 79th amp80th 8th

1942 52 Torino Russia August 20 81stamp82nd 52nd

1942 17 Pavia North August 31 27th amp28th 26th Gen Zaglio

Africa 1942 (Aug 22 1940) 25 Bologna North August 31 39th amp 40th 205th Gen Levi

Africa 1942 (Aug 22 1940) 10 Piave Genao August 7 57th amp 58th 10th

Italy 1942 16th Pistoia North August 24 35th amp36th 36thamp3rd

Africa 1942 PARACHUTE

45 Spezia Pisa May 25 Italy 1942

Folgore North Augu~t3k 2 regts of

r4

Africa h 912 ~~~ paratroops

185th amp186th l~i-gt- Inf

13

125th amp126th

(Continued) 1 Taurineense

-(

1 Tridentilialt)lgt~l

3 Julia

3 Julia

4 Cuneense

5 Pusteria

6 Reserve

CELERE

Bis - 1 Eugenio di Savoia

1 Eugenio di Savoia

2 Emanuel Filiberto

3 Duca di Aosta

INFANTRY

1 Superga

2 Sforzesca

3 Ravenna

4 Livorna

5 Cosseria

6 Cuneo

7 Lupi di Toscana

8

Yugoslav- Aptll 28 ia 19~2-

Russia Ali tL7l7 poundI

LiL~lrti~~i RusSla~~jy

1942bull Greece July 10 (Livadia) 1942 Russia August 7

1942 Montene- December 20

gro 1941 Montene- May 16

gro 1942

Yugoslav- May 17 ia 1942

Russia April 3 1942

Russia May 30

Russia

North Africa Russia

Russia

North Africa Samos Greece Samos Greece Calabria Italy

9 See Motorized 10 See Motorized shy11 Brennero North

Africa 12 Sassari Italy

1942 April 28

1942

August 7 1942

August 7 1942

August 7 1942

August 7 1942

August 7 1942

July 10 1942

August 7 1942

91stamp92nd 5th

53rd amp54th 17th

37th amp38th 11th

33rd amp34th 28th

89th amp90th 37th amplOath Mot Arty

7th amp8th 27th

77th amp78th 30th

Kugust 26 231~t amp232nd i9th I 19~2 bullbull amp ~~~~trtQ~rii1i~+stamptp2hqiY ~4~ 12 1941-0 c(y ~i p~

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14Izonzo

15 Bergamo

Yugoslashyvia

Yugoslashyvia

Yugoslashyvia

16 See Motorized shy17 See Motorized shy18 Messina

19 Venezia

20 Friuli

21 Granatieri di Sardegna

22 Caccatiori Delle Alpi

23 Ferrara

24 Pinerolo

25 See Motirized

Albania

Yugoslashyvia

North Africa

Decerribe~

20 1941 December 20 1941

June 4 1942

December 20 1941

May 4 1942

August 7 1943

Yugoslav- December via 12 1941

Russia May 30 -~

1942 Yugoslav- August 7~

via 1942 Montene August 15

gro 1942 Macedon- July 10 is Greece 1942

25 Volturna 26 Assieta

27 Brescia

28 Aosta

29 Piemonte

30 Sabauda

31 Calabria

32 Marche

33 Acqui

34 shy35 shy36 Forli

37 Modena

Italy North Africa North Africa Italy

Patras Greece Italy

Italy

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f~C I l

bull ~ r

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Greece Janitza Greece

1st amp2rid

23rdamp24th

25th amp26th

27th amp 28th 93rd amp94th

83rd amp84th

87fuamp88th

1st amp2nd

51stamp52nd

47th amp48th

13th amp14th

217th amp218th August 7 29th amp30th

1942 May 30 19thamp2Oth

1942 December 5th amp6th

201941 July 10 3rdamp4th

1942 December 45th amp46th

20 1941 December 59th amp60th 20 1941

November 55th amp 56th 12 1

July 10 43th amp44th 1942

July 10 41stamp 42nd 1942

23rd

6th

4th

26th 2nd Gen Levis

19th

35th

13th

1st

14th

18th

205th 25th

55th Gen Levi (Aug 2240)

22nd Gen Malotti

24th

16th

40th

32nd

33rd

36th

29th

15

(Continued) 38 Puglie 15th

40 -39 shy

~

41 Firenze Montene- Decembert27th amp 128th 41st gro 20 1941

42 43 44 Cremona Italy December 21st amp22nd 7th

20 1941 46 Udine Italy November 95th amp 96th

12 1941 47 Bari Italy November 140th amp139th 47th

12 1941 48 Taro Greece December 207th amp 208th 48th

20 1941 49 Parma Albania December 49th amp 50th 49th

20 1941

50 Regina Rhodes April 28 9th amp10th 50th Dodeshy 1942 canese

51 Siena Naupli July 10 31st amp32nd 51st Greece 1942

52 See Motorized - 52nd 53 Arezzo Albania May 4 225th 226th 53rd

(Koritza)middot 1942 54 Napoli Sicily May 4 75th amp 76th 54th

Italy 1942 55 Savona North June 4 15th amp 16th 12th

Africa 1942 56 Cassale Agrinon July 10 11th amp12th 56th

Greece 1942 57 Lombardia Italy November 73rd amp74th 57th

12 1941 58 Legnano Italy December 67th amp68th 58th

20 1941 59 Cagliari Tripolis July 10 63rd amp 64th 59th

Greece 1942 60 Sabrata North Augu$t 25 42nd

Africa 1942 (1) 61 Sirte North November 69th amp 70th 43rd

Africa 12 1941 (1) 62 Marmarica North NOY~rnbe~ ~h5t~_~

Africa 12194Ih ( - (1) 63 Cirene North Novemb~H157thamp

~l~ ~lAfrica 12 1e941)-lt )- I

64 Catanzara North November 141stamp Africa 12 1941

16

den Grattashyrolo (Aug 22 1940)

Gen Caligion (Aug 22 1940)

Gen Levi (Aug 22 1940)

Gen Tracchia (Aug 22 1940) Gen Zaglio (Aug 22 1940) Gen Zaglio (Aug 22 1940)

Gen Nasi (Nov 14 1941 at Gondar)IflD113ili

113th

121st amp 122nd

-

Gen Zanini (June 4 1942) Gen Zanini (June 4 1942) Gen Zanini (June 4 1942)

37th

Gen Spattoco (Aug 22 1940)

104 Mantova

151 Perugia

152 shy153 Macerata

154 Murge

155 Imilia

156 Vicenza

157 Navaro

158 shy159 Veneto

162 shy

164 shy

COASTAL

211 shy

212 shy

INFANTRY

230 shy

231 shy

232 shy

Piacenza

LIBYAN

1 shy

Italy August 7 1942

Italy December 20 1941

Yugosla August 7 via 1942

France amp April 1 Frontier 1942 Yugosla- June 10

via 1942 Italy June 10

1942 Italy June 10

1942

Italy June 10 1942

Greece May 4 1942

Greece November (Salonika) 19 1941

Italy April 28 (Catanzara) 1942

Italy April 28 (Catanzara) 1942

Crete June 4 Greece 1942 Crete June 4 Greece 1942 Crete June 4 Greece 19421 ItaL C~ u ~

(t~d~~~Ep2 ~~ ~a V ~ y~ l fA U~~~~r

North August 22 Africa 1940

17

0

(Continued) 2 North

Africa Gen Spattoco (Aug 22 1940)

(1) Being reconstituted April 1 1942

(2) Independent Armed Forces

(a) Carabinieri

1 SuperiOr Command in Italy 1 Superior Command in Albania Carabinieri Bns in Russia Carabinieri Bns in Greece (Athens) Carabinieri Bns in Yugoslavia Carabinieri Bns in North Africa

Note In addition to the Command jn Albania and L1 Italy there are 3 Carabinieri Divisions and 7 Brigades The Bns of these units are assigned to the theaters of war as necessity arises The Carabinieri function as Military Police

(b) Frontier Guards

32 Regiments - On Italian Borders

18

Army shyLocation

I - Turin

Corps shyLocation

I - Turin

II - Alessanshydria

II-Padua v - Trieste

vI - Bologna

XI - Udine

XIV - Treviso

Division - Number of Location Regiments

1 Superga - 91st and 92nd Inf 5th Art Turin

26 Assieta - 29th amp 30th Inf 25th Art Asti

59 Cagliari - 63rd amp 64th Inf 59th Art Vercelli

3 Ravenna - 37th amp 38th Inf 11th Art Alessandria

4 Livorno -Cuneo 33rd amp 34th Inf 28th Art

36 Forli -Saluzzo 43rd amp 44th Inf shy

12 Sassari - 151st amp 152nd Inf 23rd Art Trieste

15 Bergamo Abbazia 25th amp 26th Inf 4th Art

57 Lombardia -73rd amp 74th Inf 57th Art Pola

16 Pistoia - Bologna

18 Messina -Ancona

56 Casale -Forli

35th amp 36th Inf 3rd Art

93rd amp 94th Inf 2nd Art

11th amp 12th Inf 56th Art

13 Re - Udine 14 Isonzo -

Gorizia

1st amp 2nd 1nf 34th Art

23rd amp 24th Inf 6th Art

32 Marche -nezia lie -

55th amp 56th Inf 32nd Art

71st amp 72nd Inf 15th Art egliano

1 Granat~eri - 1st 2nd and 3rd 13th Art Roma Gran

22 Cacatiore 51st amp 52nd Inf 1st Art Delle Alpi shyPerugia

ArmyshyLocation

Corps shyLocation

I

Number of Regiments

52 Torin~gt~CiVita-~ vecchia 81st amp 82nd Inf 52nd Art

IX - Bari 24 Pinerola - 13th amp 14th Inf 18th Art qhieti

47 Bari - Bari 139th amp 140th In1 49 Parma- 49th amp 50th Inf

Macerata

xvn - Naples 48 Taro - 207th amp 208th Inf Salerno

51 Siena - 31st amp 32nd Inf Napolo

IV - Milan or ill - Milan 2 Sforzesca - 53rd amp 54th Inf 17th Art Verona Novara

6 Cuneo- 7th amp 8th Inf 27th Art Milan

7 Lupi di 77th amp 78tli Inf 30th Art Tosca ~

Brescia 58 Legnano - 67th amp 68th Inf 58th Art

Milan

IV - Bol2al1o 11 Breruiero - 231 amp 232 Inf 9th Art Balzano

33 Acqui - 17th amp 18th Inf Merano

V - Libya x - Libya 25 Bologna - 39th amp 40th Inf 10th Art (Tripoli) Libya

27 Brescia - 19th amp 20th Inf Libya

55 Savona - 15th amp 16th Inf 12th Art Libya

xx Tripoli 17 Pavia - 27th amp 28th Inf 26th Art Libya

bull QSabIj~ta- 85th amp BqthInf 42nd Art

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20

VI - Verona or Gorizia

Celere shyPadua

Corazzata shyMantova

Autotransshyportabile Corps shyCremona

VII Naples VI - Florence

ivision shy Number of middotocation Regiments

1 Black Shirt 2 Black Shirt

1 Eugenia di 11 Bers Regt - Piemonte Savoia-Udine Cavalry Regiment - 1st Art

Regt - Saluzzo Cavalry Regt-- 6 Bers Regiment

2 Emanuel Fili- Firenze Cavalry Regt berto - Ferrara Vittorio Emanuel Cav Regt

3 Duca di Aosta shyVerona

132 Ariete shyVerona 133 Littorio shyParma

9 Pasubio shyVerona

10 Piave shyPadova 102 Trento shyTrento 101 Trieste shyPiacenza

20 Friuli - Livshyorno 41 Firenzi shyFirenze 44 CremonashyPisa 46 Udine ~ Siena

41

2 Artillery Regiments 3 Bers Regts Novara Cavalry Regt -shySavoia Cavalry Regiment and 3 Artillery Regiments

8 Bers Regt - 32nd Tank Regt - 132 Art 12 Bers Regt - 33 Tank Regt 133 Art Regt

79th amp 80th Info 8th Art

57th amp 58th Inf 20th Art

7 Berso Regt 61st amp 62nd MotInf 46th Art 9th Bers Regiment 65th amp 66th Mot Inf - 21st Art

87th amp 88th Inf

127th amp 128th Info 44th Art

21st amp 22nd Info 7th P_rt

95th amp B6thJnf

89th amp 90th Inf 37th Art

41st amp 42nd In( 29th Art

21

Army - Corp - D~ytsipnl-Regiment Contd

umber of~~~Ji~n i~~i~n ililt~t~~ giments ~

VIII - Russia Home station not known

IX - Montenegro Home Station See Montenegro not known and Albania

X - Bengazi XXI - Bengazi 62 Marmarica - 115th amp 116th Inf 44th Art Derna 63 Cirene - 157th amp 158th Inf 45th Art Bengazi

XXII - Derna 3 Black Shirt shy4 Black Shirt shy

XI - Yugoslavia See Yugoslavia

(G) Russiashy

(1) High Command

Location Date C in Chief Remarks

June 4 1942 General Gariboldi (June 4 1942)

(2) Army Groups - Not Known

(3) Armies

No Location Date Composition Command Remarks

VIII May 29 1942 One Corps Gen Gariboldi One Corps 1 light Corps 1 Inf Corps

(4) Corps

No Location Date Composition Command Remarks

Alpine May 2942 (2 Tridentina Gen Macarlo May 2942 (3 Julia May 2942 (4 Cuneense

Motorized May 2942 (9 Pasubio Gen Messe May 2942 (52 Torino -April 342 (101 Trieste

Celere April 342 (1 Celere April 342 (2 Celere April 342 (3 Celere

Not Known Aug 742 (2 Sforzeca Gen Gambara It is believed Aug 742 (3 Ravenna that an Inshy

(22 Caeciatore fantry Corps May 3042 Delle Alpi must exist

for these Divisions

TOTAL -- 4 Corps (5) Divisionshy

No and Name Locati0n Date Commander Remarks

MOTORIZED 101 Trieste

IfIED (Continued)

No and Location Date Commander Remarks Name

9 Pasubio April 3 1942 52 Torino August 30 1942

ALPINE 2 Tridentina August 7 1942 3 Julia August 7 1942 4 Cuneense August 7 1942

CELERE 1 Eugenio di April 3 1942

Savoia 2 Emanuel IvIay 30 1942

Filiberto 3 Duca di Aosta April 28 1942

illFANTRY 2 Sforzesca August 7 1942 3middot Ravenno August 7 1942 22 Cacciatore May 30 1942

Delle Alpi

TOTAL -- 12 Divisions

Note In addition to the above there are a number of Black Shirt and Carabinieri Bns I

(H) Dodecanese Islands shy

(5) Divisions

No and Location Date Commander Remarks Name

50 Regina Rhodes April 28 1942

TOTAL -- 1 Division --Other smaller units

11

2

(1) Armies Corps and Divisions

Theater Armies Corps Divisions

Italy 4 5 28 North Africa 2 5 17 Yugoslavia 2 3 10 Albania and Montenegro 1 2 (1) 7 Greece and Islands 1 8 (2) 17 Russia 1 4 12 Dodecanese 1 - shy

TOTAL 11 27 92

Notes (1) The only elements of the IV Corps in Albania at present are the

4th Auto Center 4th Engineers Regiment Part of 91st Regiment of Black Shirts (2)

The only elements remaining are 1 Bn 9th Auto Center 1 Deshytachment Engineers (of the 9th Corps)

ARMY An Italian Army is not necessarily very formidable A captured docushyment shows that the composition of the VI Arrny early in 1941 consisted of but 1 Corps with 2 Divisions At the present time Corps from the Army are scattered in various theaters of war The Army of the Po is an illustration Units of this Army are in Russia Yugoslavia North Africa and Italy This was first stationed at Verona Italy and was comshyposed of

1 Meet -Lized Corps of 3 Divisions 1 Celere Corps of 3 Divisions 1 Motorized Corps of 2 Motorized Divisions

CORPS The Corps is elastic and like the Army it may be assigned to different theaters accordiIlg to existing conditions It may have or 3 Divisir or more Present indications in Africa are that more than 3 Divisi exist in some areas

DIVISIONS The composition of the Italian Division has been subject to seve changes since World War 1 The older form of the Ternary Division replaced by the modern Binary Division with 3 regiments 2 Infantry 1 Artillery This was organized to meet requirements of modern wearshyas welf as mobility and fire power There is no Cavalry Division CavshyalryRegiments are assignedto the Cel~reX)iyi~iopsect~rrheTrento and Trieste are the old oP6 ltlVJ6torized B~yf~lq~~n~ew Nodh African types have been organizeq~So~e qftpesect(al~ir R1lpsia Armored or Corazzata Divisions hayebe~Emiddot-or~~f~~q~r~hl~eiifPf8~orazzata

12

[

rmedof Regiments and smaller

So far they have been

3 DETAILED ORDER OF BATTLE

(1) Divisions and Regiments

Type Number COIJlposition Regts Commander and Name Location Date Infantry Art

ARMORED 131 Centauro Udine October Armd 131

Italy 1941 132 Ariete North August 7 Armd 132

Africa 1942 133 Littorio North August 7 Armd 133

Africa 1942 134 Freccia Rome April 17

Italy 1942

MOTORIZED Bis - 101 Trieste Russia A~il 3 65th amp66th 21st

1942 101 Trieste North August 30 65th amp66th 21st

Africa 1942 102 Trento North August 30 61stamp 62nd 46th

middot7~rmiddotAfrica 1942 9 Pasubio Russia August 20 79th amp80th 8th

1942 52 Torino Russia August 20 81stamp82nd 52nd

1942 17 Pavia North August 31 27th amp28th 26th Gen Zaglio

Africa 1942 (Aug 22 1940) 25 Bologna North August 31 39th amp 40th 205th Gen Levi

Africa 1942 (Aug 22 1940) 10 Piave Genao August 7 57th amp 58th 10th

Italy 1942 16th Pistoia North August 24 35th amp36th 36thamp3rd

Africa 1942 PARACHUTE

45 Spezia Pisa May 25 Italy 1942

Folgore North Augu~t3k 2 regts of

r4

Africa h 912 ~~~ paratroops

185th amp186th l~i-gt- Inf

13

125th amp126th

(Continued) 1 Taurineense

-(

1 Tridentilialt)lgt~l

3 Julia

3 Julia

4 Cuneense

5 Pusteria

6 Reserve

CELERE

Bis - 1 Eugenio di Savoia

1 Eugenio di Savoia

2 Emanuel Filiberto

3 Duca di Aosta

INFANTRY

1 Superga

2 Sforzesca

3 Ravenna

4 Livorna

5 Cosseria

6 Cuneo

7 Lupi di Toscana

8

Yugoslav- Aptll 28 ia 19~2-

Russia Ali tL7l7 poundI

LiL~lrti~~i RusSla~~jy

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1942 Montene- December 20

gro 1941 Montene- May 16

gro 1942

Yugoslav- May 17 ia 1942

Russia April 3 1942

Russia May 30

Russia

North Africa Russia

Russia

North Africa Samos Greece Samos Greece Calabria Italy

9 See Motorized 10 See Motorized shy11 Brennero North

Africa 12 Sassari Italy

1942 April 28

1942

August 7 1942

August 7 1942

August 7 1942

August 7 1942

August 7 1942

July 10 1942

August 7 1942

91stamp92nd 5th

53rd amp54th 17th

37th amp38th 11th

33rd amp34th 28th

89th amp90th 37th amplOath Mot Arty

7th amp8th 27th

77th amp78th 30th

Kugust 26 231~t amp232nd i9th I 19~2 bullbull amp ~~~~trtQ~rii1i~+stamptp2hqiY ~4~ 12 1941-0 c(y ~i p~

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14Izonzo

15 Bergamo

Yugoslashyvia

Yugoslashyvia

Yugoslashyvia

16 See Motorized shy17 See Motorized shy18 Messina

19 Venezia

20 Friuli

21 Granatieri di Sardegna

22 Caccatiori Delle Alpi

23 Ferrara

24 Pinerolo

25 See Motirized

Albania

Yugoslashyvia

North Africa

Decerribe~

20 1941 December 20 1941

June 4 1942

December 20 1941

May 4 1942

August 7 1943

Yugoslav- December via 12 1941

Russia May 30 -~

1942 Yugoslav- August 7~

via 1942 Montene August 15

gro 1942 Macedon- July 10 is Greece 1942

25 Volturna 26 Assieta

27 Brescia

28 Aosta

29 Piemonte

30 Sabauda

31 Calabria

32 Marche

33 Acqui

34 shy35 shy36 Forli

37 Modena

Italy North Africa North Africa Italy

Patras Greece Italy

Italy

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Greece Janitza Greece

1st amp2rid

23rdamp24th

25th amp26th

27th amp 28th 93rd amp94th

83rd amp84th

87fuamp88th

1st amp2nd

51stamp52nd

47th amp48th

13th amp14th

217th amp218th August 7 29th amp30th

1942 May 30 19thamp2Oth

1942 December 5th amp6th

201941 July 10 3rdamp4th

1942 December 45th amp46th

20 1941 December 59th amp60th 20 1941

November 55th amp 56th 12 1

July 10 43th amp44th 1942

July 10 41stamp 42nd 1942

23rd

6th

4th

26th 2nd Gen Levis

19th

35th

13th

1st

14th

18th

205th 25th

55th Gen Levi (Aug 2240)

22nd Gen Malotti

24th

16th

40th

32nd

33rd

36th

29th

15

(Continued) 38 Puglie 15th

40 -39 shy

~

41 Firenze Montene- Decembert27th amp 128th 41st gro 20 1941

42 43 44 Cremona Italy December 21st amp22nd 7th

20 1941 46 Udine Italy November 95th amp 96th

12 1941 47 Bari Italy November 140th amp139th 47th

12 1941 48 Taro Greece December 207th amp 208th 48th

20 1941 49 Parma Albania December 49th amp 50th 49th

20 1941

50 Regina Rhodes April 28 9th amp10th 50th Dodeshy 1942 canese

51 Siena Naupli July 10 31st amp32nd 51st Greece 1942

52 See Motorized - 52nd 53 Arezzo Albania May 4 225th 226th 53rd

(Koritza)middot 1942 54 Napoli Sicily May 4 75th amp 76th 54th

Italy 1942 55 Savona North June 4 15th amp 16th 12th

Africa 1942 56 Cassale Agrinon July 10 11th amp12th 56th

Greece 1942 57 Lombardia Italy November 73rd amp74th 57th

12 1941 58 Legnano Italy December 67th amp68th 58th

20 1941 59 Cagliari Tripolis July 10 63rd amp 64th 59th

Greece 1942 60 Sabrata North Augu$t 25 42nd

Africa 1942 (1) 61 Sirte North November 69th amp 70th 43rd

Africa 12 1941 (1) 62 Marmarica North NOY~rnbe~ ~h5t~_~

Africa 12194Ih ( - (1) 63 Cirene North Novemb~H157thamp

~l~ ~lAfrica 12 1e941)-lt )- I

64 Catanzara North November 141stamp Africa 12 1941

16

den Grattashyrolo (Aug 22 1940)

Gen Caligion (Aug 22 1940)

Gen Levi (Aug 22 1940)

Gen Tracchia (Aug 22 1940) Gen Zaglio (Aug 22 1940) Gen Zaglio (Aug 22 1940)

Gen Nasi (Nov 14 1941 at Gondar)IflD113ili

113th

121st amp 122nd

-

Gen Zanini (June 4 1942) Gen Zanini (June 4 1942) Gen Zanini (June 4 1942)

37th

Gen Spattoco (Aug 22 1940)

104 Mantova

151 Perugia

152 shy153 Macerata

154 Murge

155 Imilia

156 Vicenza

157 Navaro

158 shy159 Veneto

162 shy

164 shy

COASTAL

211 shy

212 shy

INFANTRY

230 shy

231 shy

232 shy

Piacenza

LIBYAN

1 shy

Italy August 7 1942

Italy December 20 1941

Yugosla August 7 via 1942

France amp April 1 Frontier 1942 Yugosla- June 10

via 1942 Italy June 10

1942 Italy June 10

1942

Italy June 10 1942

Greece May 4 1942

Greece November (Salonika) 19 1941

Italy April 28 (Catanzara) 1942

Italy April 28 (Catanzara) 1942

Crete June 4 Greece 1942 Crete June 4 Greece 1942 Crete June 4 Greece 19421 ItaL C~ u ~

(t~d~~~Ep2 ~~ ~a V ~ y~ l fA U~~~~r

North August 22 Africa 1940

17

0

(Continued) 2 North

Africa Gen Spattoco (Aug 22 1940)

(1) Being reconstituted April 1 1942

(2) Independent Armed Forces

(a) Carabinieri

1 SuperiOr Command in Italy 1 Superior Command in Albania Carabinieri Bns in Russia Carabinieri Bns in Greece (Athens) Carabinieri Bns in Yugoslavia Carabinieri Bns in North Africa

Note In addition to the Command jn Albania and L1 Italy there are 3 Carabinieri Divisions and 7 Brigades The Bns of these units are assigned to the theaters of war as necessity arises The Carabinieri function as Military Police

(b) Frontier Guards

32 Regiments - On Italian Borders

18

Army shyLocation

I - Turin

Corps shyLocation

I - Turin

II - Alessanshydria

II-Padua v - Trieste

vI - Bologna

XI - Udine

XIV - Treviso

Division - Number of Location Regiments

1 Superga - 91st and 92nd Inf 5th Art Turin

26 Assieta - 29th amp 30th Inf 25th Art Asti

59 Cagliari - 63rd amp 64th Inf 59th Art Vercelli

3 Ravenna - 37th amp 38th Inf 11th Art Alessandria

4 Livorno -Cuneo 33rd amp 34th Inf 28th Art

36 Forli -Saluzzo 43rd amp 44th Inf shy

12 Sassari - 151st amp 152nd Inf 23rd Art Trieste

15 Bergamo Abbazia 25th amp 26th Inf 4th Art

57 Lombardia -73rd amp 74th Inf 57th Art Pola

16 Pistoia - Bologna

18 Messina -Ancona

56 Casale -Forli

35th amp 36th Inf 3rd Art

93rd amp 94th Inf 2nd Art

11th amp 12th Inf 56th Art

13 Re - Udine 14 Isonzo -

Gorizia

1st amp 2nd 1nf 34th Art

23rd amp 24th Inf 6th Art

32 Marche -nezia lie -

55th amp 56th Inf 32nd Art

71st amp 72nd Inf 15th Art egliano

1 Granat~eri - 1st 2nd and 3rd 13th Art Roma Gran

22 Cacatiore 51st amp 52nd Inf 1st Art Delle Alpi shyPerugia

ArmyshyLocation

Corps shyLocation

I

Number of Regiments

52 Torin~gt~CiVita-~ vecchia 81st amp 82nd Inf 52nd Art

IX - Bari 24 Pinerola - 13th amp 14th Inf 18th Art qhieti

47 Bari - Bari 139th amp 140th In1 49 Parma- 49th amp 50th Inf

Macerata

xvn - Naples 48 Taro - 207th amp 208th Inf Salerno

51 Siena - 31st amp 32nd Inf Napolo

IV - Milan or ill - Milan 2 Sforzesca - 53rd amp 54th Inf 17th Art Verona Novara

6 Cuneo- 7th amp 8th Inf 27th Art Milan

7 Lupi di 77th amp 78tli Inf 30th Art Tosca ~

Brescia 58 Legnano - 67th amp 68th Inf 58th Art

Milan

IV - Bol2al1o 11 Breruiero - 231 amp 232 Inf 9th Art Balzano

33 Acqui - 17th amp 18th Inf Merano

V - Libya x - Libya 25 Bologna - 39th amp 40th Inf 10th Art (Tripoli) Libya

27 Brescia - 19th amp 20th Inf Libya

55 Savona - 15th amp 16th Inf 12th Art Libya

xx Tripoli 17 Pavia - 27th amp 28th Inf 26th Art Libya

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20

VI - Verona or Gorizia

Celere shyPadua

Corazzata shyMantova

Autotransshyportabile Corps shyCremona

VII Naples VI - Florence

ivision shy Number of middotocation Regiments

1 Black Shirt 2 Black Shirt

1 Eugenia di 11 Bers Regt - Piemonte Savoia-Udine Cavalry Regiment - 1st Art

Regt - Saluzzo Cavalry Regt-- 6 Bers Regiment

2 Emanuel Fili- Firenze Cavalry Regt berto - Ferrara Vittorio Emanuel Cav Regt

3 Duca di Aosta shyVerona

132 Ariete shyVerona 133 Littorio shyParma

9 Pasubio shyVerona

10 Piave shyPadova 102 Trento shyTrento 101 Trieste shyPiacenza

20 Friuli - Livshyorno 41 Firenzi shyFirenze 44 CremonashyPisa 46 Udine ~ Siena

41

2 Artillery Regiments 3 Bers Regts Novara Cavalry Regt -shySavoia Cavalry Regiment and 3 Artillery Regiments

8 Bers Regt - 32nd Tank Regt - 132 Art 12 Bers Regt - 33 Tank Regt 133 Art Regt

79th amp 80th Info 8th Art

57th amp 58th Inf 20th Art

7 Berso Regt 61st amp 62nd MotInf 46th Art 9th Bers Regiment 65th amp 66th Mot Inf - 21st Art

87th amp 88th Inf

127th amp 128th Info 44th Art

21st amp 22nd Info 7th P_rt

95th amp B6thJnf

89th amp 90th Inf 37th Art

41st amp 42nd In( 29th Art

21

Army - Corp - D~ytsipnl-Regiment Contd

umber of~~~Ji~n i~~i~n ililt~t~~ giments ~

VIII - Russia Home station not known

IX - Montenegro Home Station See Montenegro not known and Albania

X - Bengazi XXI - Bengazi 62 Marmarica - 115th amp 116th Inf 44th Art Derna 63 Cirene - 157th amp 158th Inf 45th Art Bengazi

XXII - Derna 3 Black Shirt shy4 Black Shirt shy

XI - Yugoslavia See Yugoslavia

IfIED (Continued)

No and Location Date Commander Remarks Name

9 Pasubio April 3 1942 52 Torino August 30 1942

ALPINE 2 Tridentina August 7 1942 3 Julia August 7 1942 4 Cuneense August 7 1942

CELERE 1 Eugenio di April 3 1942

Savoia 2 Emanuel IvIay 30 1942

Filiberto 3 Duca di Aosta April 28 1942

illFANTRY 2 Sforzesca August 7 1942 3middot Ravenno August 7 1942 22 Cacciatore May 30 1942

Delle Alpi

TOTAL -- 12 Divisions

Note In addition to the above there are a number of Black Shirt and Carabinieri Bns I

(H) Dodecanese Islands shy

(5) Divisions

No and Location Date Commander Remarks Name

50 Regina Rhodes April 28 1942

TOTAL -- 1 Division --Other smaller units

11

2

(1) Armies Corps and Divisions

Theater Armies Corps Divisions

Italy 4 5 28 North Africa 2 5 17 Yugoslavia 2 3 10 Albania and Montenegro 1 2 (1) 7 Greece and Islands 1 8 (2) 17 Russia 1 4 12 Dodecanese 1 - shy

TOTAL 11 27 92

Notes (1) The only elements of the IV Corps in Albania at present are the

4th Auto Center 4th Engineers Regiment Part of 91st Regiment of Black Shirts (2)

The only elements remaining are 1 Bn 9th Auto Center 1 Deshytachment Engineers (of the 9th Corps)

ARMY An Italian Army is not necessarily very formidable A captured docushyment shows that the composition of the VI Arrny early in 1941 consisted of but 1 Corps with 2 Divisions At the present time Corps from the Army are scattered in various theaters of war The Army of the Po is an illustration Units of this Army are in Russia Yugoslavia North Africa and Italy This was first stationed at Verona Italy and was comshyposed of

1 Meet -Lized Corps of 3 Divisions 1 Celere Corps of 3 Divisions 1 Motorized Corps of 2 Motorized Divisions

CORPS The Corps is elastic and like the Army it may be assigned to different theaters accordiIlg to existing conditions It may have or 3 Divisir or more Present indications in Africa are that more than 3 Divisi exist in some areas

DIVISIONS The composition of the Italian Division has been subject to seve changes since World War 1 The older form of the Ternary Division replaced by the modern Binary Division with 3 regiments 2 Infantry 1 Artillery This was organized to meet requirements of modern wearshyas welf as mobility and fire power There is no Cavalry Division CavshyalryRegiments are assignedto the Cel~reX)iyi~iopsect~rrheTrento and Trieste are the old oP6 ltlVJ6torized B~yf~lq~~n~ew Nodh African types have been organizeq~So~e qftpesect(al~ir R1lpsia Armored or Corazzata Divisions hayebe~Emiddot-or~~f~~q~r~hl~eiifPf8~orazzata

12

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So far they have been

3 DETAILED ORDER OF BATTLE

(1) Divisions and Regiments

Type Number COIJlposition Regts Commander and Name Location Date Infantry Art

ARMORED 131 Centauro Udine October Armd 131

Italy 1941 132 Ariete North August 7 Armd 132

Africa 1942 133 Littorio North August 7 Armd 133

Africa 1942 134 Freccia Rome April 17

Italy 1942

MOTORIZED Bis - 101 Trieste Russia A~il 3 65th amp66th 21st

1942 101 Trieste North August 30 65th amp66th 21st

Africa 1942 102 Trento North August 30 61stamp 62nd 46th

middot7~rmiddotAfrica 1942 9 Pasubio Russia August 20 79th amp80th 8th

1942 52 Torino Russia August 20 81stamp82nd 52nd

1942 17 Pavia North August 31 27th amp28th 26th Gen Zaglio

Africa 1942 (Aug 22 1940) 25 Bologna North August 31 39th amp 40th 205th Gen Levi

Africa 1942 (Aug 22 1940) 10 Piave Genao August 7 57th amp 58th 10th

Italy 1942 16th Pistoia North August 24 35th amp36th 36thamp3rd

Africa 1942 PARACHUTE

45 Spezia Pisa May 25 Italy 1942

Folgore North Augu~t3k 2 regts of

r4

Africa h 912 ~~~ paratroops

185th amp186th l~i-gt- Inf

13

125th amp126th

(Continued) 1 Taurineense

-(

1 Tridentilialt)lgt~l

3 Julia

3 Julia

4 Cuneense

5 Pusteria

6 Reserve

CELERE

Bis - 1 Eugenio di Savoia

1 Eugenio di Savoia

2 Emanuel Filiberto

3 Duca di Aosta

INFANTRY

1 Superga

2 Sforzesca

3 Ravenna

4 Livorna

5 Cosseria

6 Cuneo

7 Lupi di Toscana

8

Yugoslav- Aptll 28 ia 19~2-

Russia Ali tL7l7 poundI

LiL~lrti~~i RusSla~~jy

1942bull Greece July 10 (Livadia) 1942 Russia August 7

1942 Montene- December 20

gro 1941 Montene- May 16

gro 1942

Yugoslav- May 17 ia 1942

Russia April 3 1942

Russia May 30

Russia

North Africa Russia

Russia

North Africa Samos Greece Samos Greece Calabria Italy

9 See Motorized 10 See Motorized shy11 Brennero North

Africa 12 Sassari Italy

1942 April 28

1942

August 7 1942

August 7 1942

August 7 1942

August 7 1942

August 7 1942

July 10 1942

August 7 1942

91stamp92nd 5th

53rd amp54th 17th

37th amp38th 11th

33rd amp34th 28th

89th amp90th 37th amplOath Mot Arty

7th amp8th 27th

77th amp78th 30th

Kugust 26 231~t amp232nd i9th I 19~2 bullbull amp ~~~~trtQ~rii1i~+stamptp2hqiY ~4~ 12 1941-0 c(y ~i p~

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14Izonzo

15 Bergamo

Yugoslashyvia

Yugoslashyvia

Yugoslashyvia

16 See Motorized shy17 See Motorized shy18 Messina

19 Venezia

20 Friuli

21 Granatieri di Sardegna

22 Caccatiori Delle Alpi

23 Ferrara

24 Pinerolo

25 See Motirized

Albania

Yugoslashyvia

North Africa

Decerribe~

20 1941 December 20 1941

June 4 1942

December 20 1941

May 4 1942

August 7 1943

Yugoslav- December via 12 1941

Russia May 30 -~

1942 Yugoslav- August 7~

via 1942 Montene August 15

gro 1942 Macedon- July 10 is Greece 1942

25 Volturna 26 Assieta

27 Brescia

28 Aosta

29 Piemonte

30 Sabauda

31 Calabria

32 Marche

33 Acqui

34 shy35 shy36 Forli

37 Modena

Italy North Africa North Africa Italy

Patras Greece Italy

Italy

Italy

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Greece Janitza Greece

1st amp2rid

23rdamp24th

25th amp26th

27th amp 28th 93rd amp94th

83rd amp84th

87fuamp88th

1st amp2nd

51stamp52nd

47th amp48th

13th amp14th

217th amp218th August 7 29th amp30th

1942 May 30 19thamp2Oth

1942 December 5th amp6th

201941 July 10 3rdamp4th

1942 December 45th amp46th

20 1941 December 59th amp60th 20 1941

November 55th amp 56th 12 1

July 10 43th amp44th 1942

July 10 41stamp 42nd 1942

23rd

6th

4th

26th 2nd Gen Levis

19th

35th

13th

1st

14th

18th

205th 25th

55th Gen Levi (Aug 2240)

22nd Gen Malotti

24th

16th

40th

32nd

33rd

36th

29th

15

(Continued) 38 Puglie 15th

40 -39 shy

~

41 Firenze Montene- Decembert27th amp 128th 41st gro 20 1941

42 43 44 Cremona Italy December 21st amp22nd 7th

20 1941 46 Udine Italy November 95th amp 96th

12 1941 47 Bari Italy November 140th amp139th 47th

12 1941 48 Taro Greece December 207th amp 208th 48th

20 1941 49 Parma Albania December 49th amp 50th 49th

20 1941

50 Regina Rhodes April 28 9th amp10th 50th Dodeshy 1942 canese

51 Siena Naupli July 10 31st amp32nd 51st Greece 1942

52 See Motorized - 52nd 53 Arezzo Albania May 4 225th 226th 53rd

(Koritza)middot 1942 54 Napoli Sicily May 4 75th amp 76th 54th

Italy 1942 55 Savona North June 4 15th amp 16th 12th

Africa 1942 56 Cassale Agrinon July 10 11th amp12th 56th

Greece 1942 57 Lombardia Italy November 73rd amp74th 57th

12 1941 58 Legnano Italy December 67th amp68th 58th

20 1941 59 Cagliari Tripolis July 10 63rd amp 64th 59th

Greece 1942 60 Sabrata North Augu$t 25 42nd

Africa 1942 (1) 61 Sirte North November 69th amp 70th 43rd

Africa 12 1941 (1) 62 Marmarica North NOY~rnbe~ ~h5t~_~

Africa 12194Ih ( - (1) 63 Cirene North Novemb~H157thamp

~l~ ~lAfrica 12 1e941)-lt )- I

64 Catanzara North November 141stamp Africa 12 1941

16

den Grattashyrolo (Aug 22 1940)

Gen Caligion (Aug 22 1940)

Gen Levi (Aug 22 1940)

Gen Tracchia (Aug 22 1940) Gen Zaglio (Aug 22 1940) Gen Zaglio (Aug 22 1940)

Gen Nasi (Nov 14 1941 at Gondar)IflD113ili

113th

121st amp 122nd

-

Gen Zanini (June 4 1942) Gen Zanini (June 4 1942) Gen Zanini (June 4 1942)

37th

Gen Spattoco (Aug 22 1940)

104 Mantova

151 Perugia

152 shy153 Macerata

154 Murge

155 Imilia

156 Vicenza

157 Navaro

158 shy159 Veneto

162 shy

164 shy

COASTAL

211 shy

212 shy

INFANTRY

230 shy

231 shy

232 shy

Piacenza

LIBYAN

1 shy

Italy August 7 1942

Italy December 20 1941

Yugosla August 7 via 1942

France amp April 1 Frontier 1942 Yugosla- June 10

via 1942 Italy June 10

1942 Italy June 10

1942

Italy June 10 1942

Greece May 4 1942

Greece November (Salonika) 19 1941

Italy April 28 (Catanzara) 1942

Italy April 28 (Catanzara) 1942

Crete June 4 Greece 1942 Crete June 4 Greece 1942 Crete June 4 Greece 19421 ItaL C~ u ~

(t~d~~~Ep2 ~~ ~a V ~ y~ l fA U~~~~r

North August 22 Africa 1940

17

0

(Continued) 2 North

Africa Gen Spattoco (Aug 22 1940)

(1) Being reconstituted April 1 1942

(2) Independent Armed Forces

(a) Carabinieri

1 SuperiOr Command in Italy 1 Superior Command in Albania Carabinieri Bns in Russia Carabinieri Bns in Greece (Athens) Carabinieri Bns in Yugoslavia Carabinieri Bns in North Africa

Note In addition to the Command jn Albania and L1 Italy there are 3 Carabinieri Divisions and 7 Brigades The Bns of these units are assigned to the theaters of war as necessity arises The Carabinieri function as Military Police

(b) Frontier Guards

32 Regiments - On Italian Borders

18

Army shyLocation

I - Turin

Corps shyLocation

I - Turin

II - Alessanshydria

II-Padua v - Trieste

vI - Bologna

XI - Udine

XIV - Treviso

Division - Number of Location Regiments

1 Superga - 91st and 92nd Inf 5th Art Turin

26 Assieta - 29th amp 30th Inf 25th Art Asti

59 Cagliari - 63rd amp 64th Inf 59th Art Vercelli

3 Ravenna - 37th amp 38th Inf 11th Art Alessandria

4 Livorno -Cuneo 33rd amp 34th Inf 28th Art

36 Forli -Saluzzo 43rd amp 44th Inf shy

12 Sassari - 151st amp 152nd Inf 23rd Art Trieste

15 Bergamo Abbazia 25th amp 26th Inf 4th Art

57 Lombardia -73rd amp 74th Inf 57th Art Pola

16 Pistoia - Bologna

18 Messina -Ancona

56 Casale -Forli

35th amp 36th Inf 3rd Art

93rd amp 94th Inf 2nd Art

11th amp 12th Inf 56th Art

13 Re - Udine 14 Isonzo -

Gorizia

1st amp 2nd 1nf 34th Art

23rd amp 24th Inf 6th Art

32 Marche -nezia lie -

55th amp 56th Inf 32nd Art

71st amp 72nd Inf 15th Art egliano

1 Granat~eri - 1st 2nd and 3rd 13th Art Roma Gran

22 Cacatiore 51st amp 52nd Inf 1st Art Delle Alpi shyPerugia

ArmyshyLocation

Corps shyLocation

I

Number of Regiments

52 Torin~gt~CiVita-~ vecchia 81st amp 82nd Inf 52nd Art

IX - Bari 24 Pinerola - 13th amp 14th Inf 18th Art qhieti

47 Bari - Bari 139th amp 140th In1 49 Parma- 49th amp 50th Inf

Macerata

xvn - Naples 48 Taro - 207th amp 208th Inf Salerno

51 Siena - 31st amp 32nd Inf Napolo

IV - Milan or ill - Milan 2 Sforzesca - 53rd amp 54th Inf 17th Art Verona Novara

6 Cuneo- 7th amp 8th Inf 27th Art Milan

7 Lupi di 77th amp 78tli Inf 30th Art Tosca ~

Brescia 58 Legnano - 67th amp 68th Inf 58th Art

Milan

IV - Bol2al1o 11 Breruiero - 231 amp 232 Inf 9th Art Balzano

33 Acqui - 17th amp 18th Inf Merano

V - Libya x - Libya 25 Bologna - 39th amp 40th Inf 10th Art (Tripoli) Libya

27 Brescia - 19th amp 20th Inf Libya

55 Savona - 15th amp 16th Inf 12th Art Libya

xx Tripoli 17 Pavia - 27th amp 28th Inf 26th Art Libya

bull QSabIj~ta- 85th amp BqthInf 42nd Art

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20

VI - Verona or Gorizia

Celere shyPadua

Corazzata shyMantova

Autotransshyportabile Corps shyCremona

VII Naples VI - Florence

ivision shy Number of middotocation Regiments

1 Black Shirt 2 Black Shirt

1 Eugenia di 11 Bers Regt - Piemonte Savoia-Udine Cavalry Regiment - 1st Art

Regt - Saluzzo Cavalry Regt-- 6 Bers Regiment

2 Emanuel Fili- Firenze Cavalry Regt berto - Ferrara Vittorio Emanuel Cav Regt

3 Duca di Aosta shyVerona

132 Ariete shyVerona 133 Littorio shyParma

9 Pasubio shyVerona

10 Piave shyPadova 102 Trento shyTrento 101 Trieste shyPiacenza

20 Friuli - Livshyorno 41 Firenzi shyFirenze 44 CremonashyPisa 46 Udine ~ Siena

41

2 Artillery Regiments 3 Bers Regts Novara Cavalry Regt -shySavoia Cavalry Regiment and 3 Artillery Regiments

8 Bers Regt - 32nd Tank Regt - 132 Art 12 Bers Regt - 33 Tank Regt 133 Art Regt

79th amp 80th Info 8th Art

57th amp 58th Inf 20th Art

7 Berso Regt 61st amp 62nd MotInf 46th Art 9th Bers Regiment 65th amp 66th Mot Inf - 21st Art

87th amp 88th Inf

127th amp 128th Info 44th Art

21st amp 22nd Info 7th P_rt

95th amp B6thJnf

89th amp 90th Inf 37th Art

41st amp 42nd In( 29th Art

21

Army - Corp - D~ytsipnl-Regiment Contd

umber of~~~Ji~n i~~i~n ililt~t~~ giments ~

VIII - Russia Home station not known

IX - Montenegro Home Station See Montenegro not known and Albania

X - Bengazi XXI - Bengazi 62 Marmarica - 115th amp 116th Inf 44th Art Derna 63 Cirene - 157th amp 158th Inf 45th Art Bengazi

XXII - Derna 3 Black Shirt shy4 Black Shirt shy

XI - Yugoslavia See Yugoslavia

2

(1) Armies Corps and Divisions

Theater Armies Corps Divisions

Italy 4 5 28 North Africa 2 5 17 Yugoslavia 2 3 10 Albania and Montenegro 1 2 (1) 7 Greece and Islands 1 8 (2) 17 Russia 1 4 12 Dodecanese 1 - shy

TOTAL 11 27 92

Notes (1) The only elements of the IV Corps in Albania at present are the

4th Auto Center 4th Engineers Regiment Part of 91st Regiment of Black Shirts (2)

The only elements remaining are 1 Bn 9th Auto Center 1 Deshytachment Engineers (of the 9th Corps)

ARMY An Italian Army is not necessarily very formidable A captured docushyment shows that the composition of the VI Arrny early in 1941 consisted of but 1 Corps with 2 Divisions At the present time Corps from the Army are scattered in various theaters of war The Army of the Po is an illustration Units of this Army are in Russia Yugoslavia North Africa and Italy This was first stationed at Verona Italy and was comshyposed of

1 Meet -Lized Corps of 3 Divisions 1 Celere Corps of 3 Divisions 1 Motorized Corps of 2 Motorized Divisions

CORPS The Corps is elastic and like the Army it may be assigned to different theaters accordiIlg to existing conditions It may have or 3 Divisir or more Present indications in Africa are that more than 3 Divisi exist in some areas

DIVISIONS The composition of the Italian Division has been subject to seve changes since World War 1 The older form of the Ternary Division replaced by the modern Binary Division with 3 regiments 2 Infantry 1 Artillery This was organized to meet requirements of modern wearshyas welf as mobility and fire power There is no Cavalry Division CavshyalryRegiments are assignedto the Cel~reX)iyi~iopsect~rrheTrento and Trieste are the old oP6 ltlVJ6torized B~yf~lq~~n~ew Nodh African types have been organizeq~So~e qftpesect(al~ir R1lpsia Armored or Corazzata Divisions hayebe~Emiddot-or~~f~~q~r~hl~eiifPf8~orazzata

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3 DETAILED ORDER OF BATTLE

(1) Divisions and Regiments

Type Number COIJlposition Regts Commander and Name Location Date Infantry Art

ARMORED 131 Centauro Udine October Armd 131

Italy 1941 132 Ariete North August 7 Armd 132

Africa 1942 133 Littorio North August 7 Armd 133

Africa 1942 134 Freccia Rome April 17

Italy 1942

MOTORIZED Bis - 101 Trieste Russia A~il 3 65th amp66th 21st

1942 101 Trieste North August 30 65th amp66th 21st

Africa 1942 102 Trento North August 30 61stamp 62nd 46th

middot7~rmiddotAfrica 1942 9 Pasubio Russia August 20 79th amp80th 8th

1942 52 Torino Russia August 20 81stamp82nd 52nd

1942 17 Pavia North August 31 27th amp28th 26th Gen Zaglio

Africa 1942 (Aug 22 1940) 25 Bologna North August 31 39th amp 40th 205th Gen Levi

Africa 1942 (Aug 22 1940) 10 Piave Genao August 7 57th amp 58th 10th

Italy 1942 16th Pistoia North August 24 35th amp36th 36thamp3rd

Africa 1942 PARACHUTE

45 Spezia Pisa May 25 Italy 1942

Folgore North Augu~t3k 2 regts of

r4

Africa h 912 ~~~ paratroops

185th amp186th l~i-gt- Inf

13

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3 Julia

3 Julia

4 Cuneense

5 Pusteria

6 Reserve

CELERE

Bis - 1 Eugenio di Savoia

1 Eugenio di Savoia

2 Emanuel Filiberto

3 Duca di Aosta

INFANTRY

1 Superga

2 Sforzesca

3 Ravenna

4 Livorna

5 Cosseria

6 Cuneo

7 Lupi di Toscana

8

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Russia Ali tL7l7 poundI

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1942 Montene- December 20

gro 1941 Montene- May 16

gro 1942

Yugoslav- May 17 ia 1942

Russia April 3 1942

Russia May 30

Russia

North Africa Russia

Russia

North Africa Samos Greece Samos Greece Calabria Italy

9 See Motorized 10 See Motorized shy11 Brennero North

Africa 12 Sassari Italy

1942 April 28

1942

August 7 1942

August 7 1942

August 7 1942

August 7 1942

August 7 1942

July 10 1942

August 7 1942

91stamp92nd 5th

53rd amp54th 17th

37th amp38th 11th

33rd amp34th 28th

89th amp90th 37th amplOath Mot Arty

7th amp8th 27th

77th amp78th 30th

Kugust 26 231~t amp232nd i9th I 19~2 bullbull amp ~~~~trtQ~rii1i~+stamptp2hqiY ~4~ 12 1941-0 c(y ~i p~

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15 Bergamo

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Yugoslashyvia

Yugoslashyvia

16 See Motorized shy17 See Motorized shy18 Messina

19 Venezia

20 Friuli

21 Granatieri di Sardegna

22 Caccatiori Delle Alpi

23 Ferrara

24 Pinerolo

25 See Motirized

Albania

Yugoslashyvia

North Africa

Decerribe~

20 1941 December 20 1941

June 4 1942

December 20 1941

May 4 1942

August 7 1943

Yugoslav- December via 12 1941

Russia May 30 -~

1942 Yugoslav- August 7~

via 1942 Montene August 15

gro 1942 Macedon- July 10 is Greece 1942

25 Volturna 26 Assieta

27 Brescia

28 Aosta

29 Piemonte

30 Sabauda

31 Calabria

32 Marche

33 Acqui

34 shy35 shy36 Forli

37 Modena

Italy North Africa North Africa Italy

Patras Greece Italy

Italy

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Greece Janitza Greece

1st amp2rid

23rdamp24th

25th amp26th

27th amp 28th 93rd amp94th

83rd amp84th

87fuamp88th

1st amp2nd

51stamp52nd

47th amp48th

13th amp14th

217th amp218th August 7 29th amp30th

1942 May 30 19thamp2Oth

1942 December 5th amp6th

201941 July 10 3rdamp4th

1942 December 45th amp46th

20 1941 December 59th amp60th 20 1941

November 55th amp 56th 12 1

July 10 43th amp44th 1942

July 10 41stamp 42nd 1942

23rd

6th

4th

26th 2nd Gen Levis

19th

35th

13th

1st

14th

18th

205th 25th

55th Gen Levi (Aug 2240)

22nd Gen Malotti

24th

16th

40th

32nd

33rd

36th

29th

15

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40 -39 shy

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41 Firenze Montene- Decembert27th amp 128th 41st gro 20 1941

42 43 44 Cremona Italy December 21st amp22nd 7th

20 1941 46 Udine Italy November 95th amp 96th

12 1941 47 Bari Italy November 140th amp139th 47th

12 1941 48 Taro Greece December 207th amp 208th 48th

20 1941 49 Parma Albania December 49th amp 50th 49th

20 1941

50 Regina Rhodes April 28 9th amp10th 50th Dodeshy 1942 canese

51 Siena Naupli July 10 31st amp32nd 51st Greece 1942

52 See Motorized - 52nd 53 Arezzo Albania May 4 225th 226th 53rd

(Koritza)middot 1942 54 Napoli Sicily May 4 75th amp 76th 54th

Italy 1942 55 Savona North June 4 15th amp 16th 12th

Africa 1942 56 Cassale Agrinon July 10 11th amp12th 56th

Greece 1942 57 Lombardia Italy November 73rd amp74th 57th

12 1941 58 Legnano Italy December 67th amp68th 58th

20 1941 59 Cagliari Tripolis July 10 63rd amp 64th 59th

Greece 1942 60 Sabrata North Augu$t 25 42nd

Africa 1942 (1) 61 Sirte North November 69th amp 70th 43rd

Africa 12 1941 (1) 62 Marmarica North NOY~rnbe~ ~h5t~_~

Africa 12194Ih ( - (1) 63 Cirene North Novemb~H157thamp

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64 Catanzara North November 141stamp Africa 12 1941

16

den Grattashyrolo (Aug 22 1940)

Gen Caligion (Aug 22 1940)

Gen Levi (Aug 22 1940)

Gen Tracchia (Aug 22 1940) Gen Zaglio (Aug 22 1940) Gen Zaglio (Aug 22 1940)

Gen Nasi (Nov 14 1941 at Gondar)IflD113ili

113th

121st amp 122nd

-

Gen Zanini (June 4 1942) Gen Zanini (June 4 1942) Gen Zanini (June 4 1942)

37th

Gen Spattoco (Aug 22 1940)

104 Mantova

151 Perugia

152 shy153 Macerata

154 Murge

155 Imilia

156 Vicenza

157 Navaro

158 shy159 Veneto

162 shy

164 shy

COASTAL

211 shy

212 shy

INFANTRY

230 shy

231 shy

232 shy

Piacenza

LIBYAN

1 shy

Italy August 7 1942

Italy December 20 1941

Yugosla August 7 via 1942

France amp April 1 Frontier 1942 Yugosla- June 10

via 1942 Italy June 10

1942 Italy June 10

1942

Italy June 10 1942

Greece May 4 1942

Greece November (Salonika) 19 1941

Italy April 28 (Catanzara) 1942

Italy April 28 (Catanzara) 1942

Crete June 4 Greece 1942 Crete June 4 Greece 1942 Crete June 4 Greece 19421 ItaL C~ u ~

(t~d~~~Ep2 ~~ ~a V ~ y~ l fA U~~~~r

North August 22 Africa 1940

17

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(Continued) 2 North

Africa Gen Spattoco (Aug 22 1940)

(1) Being reconstituted April 1 1942

(2) Independent Armed Forces

(a) Carabinieri

1 SuperiOr Command in Italy 1 Superior Command in Albania Carabinieri Bns in Russia Carabinieri Bns in Greece (Athens) Carabinieri Bns in Yugoslavia Carabinieri Bns in North Africa

Note In addition to the Command jn Albania and L1 Italy there are 3 Carabinieri Divisions and 7 Brigades The Bns of these units are assigned to the theaters of war as necessity arises The Carabinieri function as Military Police

(b) Frontier Guards

32 Regiments - On Italian Borders

18

Army shyLocation

I - Turin

Corps shyLocation

I - Turin

II - Alessanshydria

II-Padua v - Trieste

vI - Bologna

XI - Udine

XIV - Treviso

Division - Number of Location Regiments

1 Superga - 91st and 92nd Inf 5th Art Turin

26 Assieta - 29th amp 30th Inf 25th Art Asti

59 Cagliari - 63rd amp 64th Inf 59th Art Vercelli

3 Ravenna - 37th amp 38th Inf 11th Art Alessandria

4 Livorno -Cuneo 33rd amp 34th Inf 28th Art

36 Forli -Saluzzo 43rd amp 44th Inf shy

12 Sassari - 151st amp 152nd Inf 23rd Art Trieste

15 Bergamo Abbazia 25th amp 26th Inf 4th Art

57 Lombardia -73rd amp 74th Inf 57th Art Pola

16 Pistoia - Bologna

18 Messina -Ancona

56 Casale -Forli

35th amp 36th Inf 3rd Art

93rd amp 94th Inf 2nd Art

11th amp 12th Inf 56th Art

13 Re - Udine 14 Isonzo -

Gorizia

1st amp 2nd 1nf 34th Art

23rd amp 24th Inf 6th Art

32 Marche -nezia lie -

55th amp 56th Inf 32nd Art

71st amp 72nd Inf 15th Art egliano

1 Granat~eri - 1st 2nd and 3rd 13th Art Roma Gran

22 Cacatiore 51st amp 52nd Inf 1st Art Delle Alpi shyPerugia

ArmyshyLocation

Corps shyLocation

I

Number of Regiments

52 Torin~gt~CiVita-~ vecchia 81st amp 82nd Inf 52nd Art

IX - Bari 24 Pinerola - 13th amp 14th Inf 18th Art qhieti

47 Bari - Bari 139th amp 140th In1 49 Parma- 49th amp 50th Inf

Macerata

xvn - Naples 48 Taro - 207th amp 208th Inf Salerno

51 Siena - 31st amp 32nd Inf Napolo

IV - Milan or ill - Milan 2 Sforzesca - 53rd amp 54th Inf 17th Art Verona Novara

6 Cuneo- 7th amp 8th Inf 27th Art Milan

7 Lupi di 77th amp 78tli Inf 30th Art Tosca ~

Brescia 58 Legnano - 67th amp 68th Inf 58th Art

Milan

IV - Bol2al1o 11 Breruiero - 231 amp 232 Inf 9th Art Balzano

33 Acqui - 17th amp 18th Inf Merano

V - Libya x - Libya 25 Bologna - 39th amp 40th Inf 10th Art (Tripoli) Libya

27 Brescia - 19th amp 20th Inf Libya

55 Savona - 15th amp 16th Inf 12th Art Libya

xx Tripoli 17 Pavia - 27th amp 28th Inf 26th Art Libya

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VI - Verona or Gorizia

Celere shyPadua

Corazzata shyMantova

Autotransshyportabile Corps shyCremona

VII Naples VI - Florence

ivision shy Number of middotocation Regiments

1 Black Shirt 2 Black Shirt

1 Eugenia di 11 Bers Regt - Piemonte Savoia-Udine Cavalry Regiment - 1st Art

Regt - Saluzzo Cavalry Regt-- 6 Bers Regiment

2 Emanuel Fili- Firenze Cavalry Regt berto - Ferrara Vittorio Emanuel Cav Regt

3 Duca di Aosta shyVerona

132 Ariete shyVerona 133 Littorio shyParma

9 Pasubio shyVerona

10 Piave shyPadova 102 Trento shyTrento 101 Trieste shyPiacenza

20 Friuli - Livshyorno 41 Firenzi shyFirenze 44 CremonashyPisa 46 Udine ~ Siena

41

2 Artillery Regiments 3 Bers Regts Novara Cavalry Regt -shySavoia Cavalry Regiment and 3 Artillery Regiments

8 Bers Regt - 32nd Tank Regt - 132 Art 12 Bers Regt - 33 Tank Regt 133 Art Regt

79th amp 80th Info 8th Art

57th amp 58th Inf 20th Art

7 Berso Regt 61st amp 62nd MotInf 46th Art 9th Bers Regiment 65th amp 66th Mot Inf - 21st Art

87th amp 88th Inf

127th amp 128th Info 44th Art

21st amp 22nd Info 7th P_rt

95th amp B6thJnf

89th amp 90th Inf 37th Art

41st amp 42nd In( 29th Art

21

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umber of~~~Ji~n i~~i~n ililt~t~~ giments ~

VIII - Russia Home station not known

IX - Montenegro Home Station See Montenegro not known and Albania

X - Bengazi XXI - Bengazi 62 Marmarica - 115th amp 116th Inf 44th Art Derna 63 Cirene - 157th amp 158th Inf 45th Art Bengazi

XXII - Derna 3 Black Shirt shy4 Black Shirt shy

XI - Yugoslavia See Yugoslavia

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So far they have been

3 DETAILED ORDER OF BATTLE

(1) Divisions and Regiments

Type Number COIJlposition Regts Commander and Name Location Date Infantry Art

ARMORED 131 Centauro Udine October Armd 131

Italy 1941 132 Ariete North August 7 Armd 132

Africa 1942 133 Littorio North August 7 Armd 133

Africa 1942 134 Freccia Rome April 17

Italy 1942

MOTORIZED Bis - 101 Trieste Russia A~il 3 65th amp66th 21st

1942 101 Trieste North August 30 65th amp66th 21st

Africa 1942 102 Trento North August 30 61stamp 62nd 46th

middot7~rmiddotAfrica 1942 9 Pasubio Russia August 20 79th amp80th 8th

1942 52 Torino Russia August 20 81stamp82nd 52nd

1942 17 Pavia North August 31 27th amp28th 26th Gen Zaglio

Africa 1942 (Aug 22 1940) 25 Bologna North August 31 39th amp 40th 205th Gen Levi

Africa 1942 (Aug 22 1940) 10 Piave Genao August 7 57th amp 58th 10th

Italy 1942 16th Pistoia North August 24 35th amp36th 36thamp3rd

Africa 1942 PARACHUTE

45 Spezia Pisa May 25 Italy 1942

Folgore North Augu~t3k 2 regts of

r4

Africa h 912 ~~~ paratroops

185th amp186th l~i-gt- Inf

13

125th amp126th

(Continued) 1 Taurineense

-(

1 Tridentilialt)lgt~l

3 Julia

3 Julia

4 Cuneense

5 Pusteria

6 Reserve

CELERE

Bis - 1 Eugenio di Savoia

1 Eugenio di Savoia

2 Emanuel Filiberto

3 Duca di Aosta

INFANTRY

1 Superga

2 Sforzesca

3 Ravenna

4 Livorna

5 Cosseria

6 Cuneo

7 Lupi di Toscana

8

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Russia Ali tL7l7 poundI

LiL~lrti~~i RusSla~~jy

1942bull Greece July 10 (Livadia) 1942 Russia August 7

1942 Montene- December 20

gro 1941 Montene- May 16

gro 1942

Yugoslav- May 17 ia 1942

Russia April 3 1942

Russia May 30

Russia

North Africa Russia

Russia

North Africa Samos Greece Samos Greece Calabria Italy

9 See Motorized 10 See Motorized shy11 Brennero North

Africa 12 Sassari Italy

1942 April 28

1942

August 7 1942

August 7 1942

August 7 1942

August 7 1942

August 7 1942

July 10 1942

August 7 1942

91stamp92nd 5th

53rd amp54th 17th

37th amp38th 11th

33rd amp34th 28th

89th amp90th 37th amplOath Mot Arty

7th amp8th 27th

77th amp78th 30th

Kugust 26 231~t amp232nd i9th I 19~2 bullbull amp ~~~~trtQ~rii1i~+stamptp2hqiY ~4~ 12 1941-0 c(y ~i p~

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14Izonzo

15 Bergamo

Yugoslashyvia

Yugoslashyvia

Yugoslashyvia

16 See Motorized shy17 See Motorized shy18 Messina

19 Venezia

20 Friuli

21 Granatieri di Sardegna

22 Caccatiori Delle Alpi

23 Ferrara

24 Pinerolo

25 See Motirized

Albania

Yugoslashyvia

North Africa

Decerribe~

20 1941 December 20 1941

June 4 1942

December 20 1941

May 4 1942

August 7 1943

Yugoslav- December via 12 1941

Russia May 30 -~

1942 Yugoslav- August 7~

via 1942 Montene August 15

gro 1942 Macedon- July 10 is Greece 1942

25 Volturna 26 Assieta

27 Brescia

28 Aosta

29 Piemonte

30 Sabauda

31 Calabria

32 Marche

33 Acqui

34 shy35 shy36 Forli

37 Modena

Italy North Africa North Africa Italy

Patras Greece Italy

Italy

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Greece Janitza Greece

1st amp2rid

23rdamp24th

25th amp26th

27th amp 28th 93rd amp94th

83rd amp84th

87fuamp88th

1st amp2nd

51stamp52nd

47th amp48th

13th amp14th

217th amp218th August 7 29th amp30th

1942 May 30 19thamp2Oth

1942 December 5th amp6th

201941 July 10 3rdamp4th

1942 December 45th amp46th

20 1941 December 59th amp60th 20 1941

November 55th amp 56th 12 1

July 10 43th amp44th 1942

July 10 41stamp 42nd 1942

23rd

6th

4th

26th 2nd Gen Levis

19th

35th

13th

1st

14th

18th

205th 25th

55th Gen Levi (Aug 2240)

22nd Gen Malotti

24th

16th

40th

32nd

33rd

36th

29th

15

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40 -39 shy

~

41 Firenze Montene- Decembert27th amp 128th 41st gro 20 1941

42 43 44 Cremona Italy December 21st amp22nd 7th

20 1941 46 Udine Italy November 95th amp 96th

12 1941 47 Bari Italy November 140th amp139th 47th

12 1941 48 Taro Greece December 207th amp 208th 48th

20 1941 49 Parma Albania December 49th amp 50th 49th

20 1941

50 Regina Rhodes April 28 9th amp10th 50th Dodeshy 1942 canese

51 Siena Naupli July 10 31st amp32nd 51st Greece 1942

52 See Motorized - 52nd 53 Arezzo Albania May 4 225th 226th 53rd

(Koritza)middot 1942 54 Napoli Sicily May 4 75th amp 76th 54th

Italy 1942 55 Savona North June 4 15th amp 16th 12th

Africa 1942 56 Cassale Agrinon July 10 11th amp12th 56th

Greece 1942 57 Lombardia Italy November 73rd amp74th 57th

12 1941 58 Legnano Italy December 67th amp68th 58th

20 1941 59 Cagliari Tripolis July 10 63rd amp 64th 59th

Greece 1942 60 Sabrata North Augu$t 25 42nd

Africa 1942 (1) 61 Sirte North November 69th amp 70th 43rd

Africa 12 1941 (1) 62 Marmarica North NOY~rnbe~ ~h5t~_~

Africa 12194Ih ( - (1) 63 Cirene North Novemb~H157thamp

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64 Catanzara North November 141stamp Africa 12 1941

16

den Grattashyrolo (Aug 22 1940)

Gen Caligion (Aug 22 1940)

Gen Levi (Aug 22 1940)

Gen Tracchia (Aug 22 1940) Gen Zaglio (Aug 22 1940) Gen Zaglio (Aug 22 1940)

Gen Nasi (Nov 14 1941 at Gondar)IflD113ili

113th

121st amp 122nd

-

Gen Zanini (June 4 1942) Gen Zanini (June 4 1942) Gen Zanini (June 4 1942)

37th

Gen Spattoco (Aug 22 1940)

104 Mantova

151 Perugia

152 shy153 Macerata

154 Murge

155 Imilia

156 Vicenza

157 Navaro

158 shy159 Veneto

162 shy

164 shy

COASTAL

211 shy

212 shy

INFANTRY

230 shy

231 shy

232 shy

Piacenza

LIBYAN

1 shy

Italy August 7 1942

Italy December 20 1941

Yugosla August 7 via 1942

France amp April 1 Frontier 1942 Yugosla- June 10

via 1942 Italy June 10

1942 Italy June 10

1942

Italy June 10 1942

Greece May 4 1942

Greece November (Salonika) 19 1941

Italy April 28 (Catanzara) 1942

Italy April 28 (Catanzara) 1942

Crete June 4 Greece 1942 Crete June 4 Greece 1942 Crete June 4 Greece 19421 ItaL C~ u ~

(t~d~~~Ep2 ~~ ~a V ~ y~ l fA U~~~~r

North August 22 Africa 1940

17

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(Continued) 2 North

Africa Gen Spattoco (Aug 22 1940)

(1) Being reconstituted April 1 1942

(2) Independent Armed Forces

(a) Carabinieri

1 SuperiOr Command in Italy 1 Superior Command in Albania Carabinieri Bns in Russia Carabinieri Bns in Greece (Athens) Carabinieri Bns in Yugoslavia Carabinieri Bns in North Africa

Note In addition to the Command jn Albania and L1 Italy there are 3 Carabinieri Divisions and 7 Brigades The Bns of these units are assigned to the theaters of war as necessity arises The Carabinieri function as Military Police

(b) Frontier Guards

32 Regiments - On Italian Borders

18

Army shyLocation

I - Turin

Corps shyLocation

I - Turin

II - Alessanshydria

II-Padua v - Trieste

vI - Bologna

XI - Udine

XIV - Treviso

Division - Number of Location Regiments

1 Superga - 91st and 92nd Inf 5th Art Turin

26 Assieta - 29th amp 30th Inf 25th Art Asti

59 Cagliari - 63rd amp 64th Inf 59th Art Vercelli

3 Ravenna - 37th amp 38th Inf 11th Art Alessandria

4 Livorno -Cuneo 33rd amp 34th Inf 28th Art

36 Forli -Saluzzo 43rd amp 44th Inf shy

12 Sassari - 151st amp 152nd Inf 23rd Art Trieste

15 Bergamo Abbazia 25th amp 26th Inf 4th Art

57 Lombardia -73rd amp 74th Inf 57th Art Pola

16 Pistoia - Bologna

18 Messina -Ancona

56 Casale -Forli

35th amp 36th Inf 3rd Art

93rd amp 94th Inf 2nd Art

11th amp 12th Inf 56th Art

13 Re - Udine 14 Isonzo -

Gorizia

1st amp 2nd 1nf 34th Art

23rd amp 24th Inf 6th Art

32 Marche -nezia lie -

55th amp 56th Inf 32nd Art

71st amp 72nd Inf 15th Art egliano

1 Granat~eri - 1st 2nd and 3rd 13th Art Roma Gran

22 Cacatiore 51st amp 52nd Inf 1st Art Delle Alpi shyPerugia

ArmyshyLocation

Corps shyLocation

I

Number of Regiments

52 Torin~gt~CiVita-~ vecchia 81st amp 82nd Inf 52nd Art

IX - Bari 24 Pinerola - 13th amp 14th Inf 18th Art qhieti

47 Bari - Bari 139th amp 140th In1 49 Parma- 49th amp 50th Inf

Macerata

xvn - Naples 48 Taro - 207th amp 208th Inf Salerno

51 Siena - 31st amp 32nd Inf Napolo

IV - Milan or ill - Milan 2 Sforzesca - 53rd amp 54th Inf 17th Art Verona Novara

6 Cuneo- 7th amp 8th Inf 27th Art Milan

7 Lupi di 77th amp 78tli Inf 30th Art Tosca ~

Brescia 58 Legnano - 67th amp 68th Inf 58th Art

Milan

IV - Bol2al1o 11 Breruiero - 231 amp 232 Inf 9th Art Balzano

33 Acqui - 17th amp 18th Inf Merano

V - Libya x - Libya 25 Bologna - 39th amp 40th Inf 10th Art (Tripoli) Libya

27 Brescia - 19th amp 20th Inf Libya

55 Savona - 15th amp 16th Inf 12th Art Libya

xx Tripoli 17 Pavia - 27th amp 28th Inf 26th Art Libya

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VI - Verona or Gorizia

Celere shyPadua

Corazzata shyMantova

Autotransshyportabile Corps shyCremona

VII Naples VI - Florence

ivision shy Number of middotocation Regiments

1 Black Shirt 2 Black Shirt

1 Eugenia di 11 Bers Regt - Piemonte Savoia-Udine Cavalry Regiment - 1st Art

Regt - Saluzzo Cavalry Regt-- 6 Bers Regiment

2 Emanuel Fili- Firenze Cavalry Regt berto - Ferrara Vittorio Emanuel Cav Regt

3 Duca di Aosta shyVerona

132 Ariete shyVerona 133 Littorio shyParma

9 Pasubio shyVerona

10 Piave shyPadova 102 Trento shyTrento 101 Trieste shyPiacenza

20 Friuli - Livshyorno 41 Firenzi shyFirenze 44 CremonashyPisa 46 Udine ~ Siena

41

2 Artillery Regiments 3 Bers Regts Novara Cavalry Regt -shySavoia Cavalry Regiment and 3 Artillery Regiments

8 Bers Regt - 32nd Tank Regt - 132 Art 12 Bers Regt - 33 Tank Regt 133 Art Regt

79th amp 80th Info 8th Art

57th amp 58th Inf 20th Art

7 Berso Regt 61st amp 62nd MotInf 46th Art 9th Bers Regiment 65th amp 66th Mot Inf - 21st Art

87th amp 88th Inf

127th amp 128th Info 44th Art

21st amp 22nd Info 7th P_rt

95th amp B6thJnf

89th amp 90th Inf 37th Art

41st amp 42nd In( 29th Art

21

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umber of~~~Ji~n i~~i~n ililt~t~~ giments ~

VIII - Russia Home station not known

IX - Montenegro Home Station See Montenegro not known and Albania

X - Bengazi XXI - Bengazi 62 Marmarica - 115th amp 116th Inf 44th Art Derna 63 Cirene - 157th amp 158th Inf 45th Art Bengazi

XXII - Derna 3 Black Shirt shy4 Black Shirt shy

XI - Yugoslavia See Yugoslavia

(Continued) 1 Taurineense

-(

1 Tridentilialt)lgt~l

3 Julia

3 Julia

4 Cuneense

5 Pusteria

6 Reserve

CELERE

Bis - 1 Eugenio di Savoia

1 Eugenio di Savoia

2 Emanuel Filiberto

3 Duca di Aosta

INFANTRY

1 Superga

2 Sforzesca

3 Ravenna

4 Livorna

5 Cosseria

6 Cuneo

7 Lupi di Toscana

8

Yugoslav- Aptll 28 ia 19~2-

Russia Ali tL7l7 poundI

LiL~lrti~~i RusSla~~jy

1942bull Greece July 10 (Livadia) 1942 Russia August 7

1942 Montene- December 20

gro 1941 Montene- May 16

gro 1942

Yugoslav- May 17 ia 1942

Russia April 3 1942

Russia May 30

Russia

North Africa Russia

Russia

North Africa Samos Greece Samos Greece Calabria Italy

9 See Motorized 10 See Motorized shy11 Brennero North

Africa 12 Sassari Italy

1942 April 28

1942

August 7 1942

August 7 1942

August 7 1942

August 7 1942

August 7 1942

July 10 1942

August 7 1942

91stamp92nd 5th

53rd amp54th 17th

37th amp38th 11th

33rd amp34th 28th

89th amp90th 37th amplOath Mot Arty

7th amp8th 27th

77th amp78th 30th

Kugust 26 231~t amp232nd i9th I 19~2 bullbull amp ~~~~trtQ~rii1i~+stamptp2hqiY ~4~ 12 1941-0 c(y ~i p~

14

f~~t

(Continued) ~iti_iiI _lIIILSMliIamp-JllIil JED 13 Re

14Izonzo

15 Bergamo

Yugoslashyvia

Yugoslashyvia

Yugoslashyvia

16 See Motorized shy17 See Motorized shy18 Messina

19 Venezia

20 Friuli

21 Granatieri di Sardegna

22 Caccatiori Delle Alpi

23 Ferrara

24 Pinerolo

25 See Motirized

Albania

Yugoslashyvia

North Africa

Decerribe~

20 1941 December 20 1941

June 4 1942

December 20 1941

May 4 1942

August 7 1943

Yugoslav- December via 12 1941

Russia May 30 -~

1942 Yugoslav- August 7~

via 1942 Montene August 15

gro 1942 Macedon- July 10 is Greece 1942

25 Volturna 26 Assieta

27 Brescia

28 Aosta

29 Piemonte

30 Sabauda

31 Calabria

32 Marche

33 Acqui

34 shy35 shy36 Forli

37 Modena

Italy North Africa North Africa Italy

Patras Greece Italy

Italy

Italy

f~C I l

bull ~ r

~~~~~ ~lLarissa

Greece Janitza Greece

1st amp2rid

23rdamp24th

25th amp26th

27th amp 28th 93rd amp94th

83rd amp84th

87fuamp88th

1st amp2nd

51stamp52nd

47th amp48th

13th amp14th

217th amp218th August 7 29th amp30th

1942 May 30 19thamp2Oth

1942 December 5th amp6th

201941 July 10 3rdamp4th

1942 December 45th amp46th

20 1941 December 59th amp60th 20 1941

November 55th amp 56th 12 1

July 10 43th amp44th 1942

July 10 41stamp 42nd 1942

23rd

6th

4th

26th 2nd Gen Levis

19th

35th

13th

1st

14th

18th

205th 25th

55th Gen Levi (Aug 2240)

22nd Gen Malotti

24th

16th

40th

32nd

33rd

36th

29th

15

(Continued) 38 Puglie 15th

40 -39 shy

~

41 Firenze Montene- Decembert27th amp 128th 41st gro 20 1941

42 43 44 Cremona Italy December 21st amp22nd 7th

20 1941 46 Udine Italy November 95th amp 96th

12 1941 47 Bari Italy November 140th amp139th 47th

12 1941 48 Taro Greece December 207th amp 208th 48th

20 1941 49 Parma Albania December 49th amp 50th 49th

20 1941

50 Regina Rhodes April 28 9th amp10th 50th Dodeshy 1942 canese

51 Siena Naupli July 10 31st amp32nd 51st Greece 1942

52 See Motorized - 52nd 53 Arezzo Albania May 4 225th 226th 53rd

(Koritza)middot 1942 54 Napoli Sicily May 4 75th amp 76th 54th

Italy 1942 55 Savona North June 4 15th amp 16th 12th

Africa 1942 56 Cassale Agrinon July 10 11th amp12th 56th

Greece 1942 57 Lombardia Italy November 73rd amp74th 57th

12 1941 58 Legnano Italy December 67th amp68th 58th

20 1941 59 Cagliari Tripolis July 10 63rd amp 64th 59th

Greece 1942 60 Sabrata North Augu$t 25 42nd

Africa 1942 (1) 61 Sirte North November 69th amp 70th 43rd

Africa 12 1941 (1) 62 Marmarica North NOY~rnbe~ ~h5t~_~

Africa 12194Ih ( - (1) 63 Cirene North Novemb~H157thamp

~l~ ~lAfrica 12 1e941)-lt )- I

64 Catanzara North November 141stamp Africa 12 1941

16

den Grattashyrolo (Aug 22 1940)

Gen Caligion (Aug 22 1940)

Gen Levi (Aug 22 1940)

Gen Tracchia (Aug 22 1940) Gen Zaglio (Aug 22 1940) Gen Zaglio (Aug 22 1940)

Gen Nasi (Nov 14 1941 at Gondar)IflD113ili

113th

121st amp 122nd

-

Gen Zanini (June 4 1942) Gen Zanini (June 4 1942) Gen Zanini (June 4 1942)

37th

Gen Spattoco (Aug 22 1940)

104 Mantova

151 Perugia

152 shy153 Macerata

154 Murge

155 Imilia

156 Vicenza

157 Navaro

158 shy159 Veneto

162 shy

164 shy

COASTAL

211 shy

212 shy

INFANTRY

230 shy

231 shy

232 shy

Piacenza

LIBYAN

1 shy

Italy August 7 1942

Italy December 20 1941

Yugosla August 7 via 1942

France amp April 1 Frontier 1942 Yugosla- June 10

via 1942 Italy June 10

1942 Italy June 10

1942

Italy June 10 1942

Greece May 4 1942

Greece November (Salonika) 19 1941

Italy April 28 (Catanzara) 1942

Italy April 28 (Catanzara) 1942

Crete June 4 Greece 1942 Crete June 4 Greece 1942 Crete June 4 Greece 19421 ItaL C~ u ~

(t~d~~~Ep2 ~~ ~a V ~ y~ l fA U~~~~r

North August 22 Africa 1940

17

0

(Continued) 2 North

Africa Gen Spattoco (Aug 22 1940)

(1) Being reconstituted April 1 1942

(2) Independent Armed Forces

(a) Carabinieri

1 SuperiOr Command in Italy 1 Superior Command in Albania Carabinieri Bns in Russia Carabinieri Bns in Greece (Athens) Carabinieri Bns in Yugoslavia Carabinieri Bns in North Africa

Note In addition to the Command jn Albania and L1 Italy there are 3 Carabinieri Divisions and 7 Brigades The Bns of these units are assigned to the theaters of war as necessity arises The Carabinieri function as Military Police

(b) Frontier Guards

32 Regiments - On Italian Borders

18

Army shyLocation

I - Turin

Corps shyLocation

I - Turin

II - Alessanshydria

II-Padua v - Trieste

vI - Bologna

XI - Udine

XIV - Treviso

Division - Number of Location Regiments

1 Superga - 91st and 92nd Inf 5th Art Turin

26 Assieta - 29th amp 30th Inf 25th Art Asti

59 Cagliari - 63rd amp 64th Inf 59th Art Vercelli

3 Ravenna - 37th amp 38th Inf 11th Art Alessandria

4 Livorno -Cuneo 33rd amp 34th Inf 28th Art

36 Forli -Saluzzo 43rd amp 44th Inf shy

12 Sassari - 151st amp 152nd Inf 23rd Art Trieste

15 Bergamo Abbazia 25th amp 26th Inf 4th Art

57 Lombardia -73rd amp 74th Inf 57th Art Pola

16 Pistoia - Bologna

18 Messina -Ancona

56 Casale -Forli

35th amp 36th Inf 3rd Art

93rd amp 94th Inf 2nd Art

11th amp 12th Inf 56th Art

13 Re - Udine 14 Isonzo -

Gorizia

1st amp 2nd 1nf 34th Art

23rd amp 24th Inf 6th Art

32 Marche -nezia lie -

55th amp 56th Inf 32nd Art

71st amp 72nd Inf 15th Art egliano

1 Granat~eri - 1st 2nd and 3rd 13th Art Roma Gran

22 Cacatiore 51st amp 52nd Inf 1st Art Delle Alpi shyPerugia

ArmyshyLocation

Corps shyLocation

I

Number of Regiments

52 Torin~gt~CiVita-~ vecchia 81st amp 82nd Inf 52nd Art

IX - Bari 24 Pinerola - 13th amp 14th Inf 18th Art qhieti

47 Bari - Bari 139th amp 140th In1 49 Parma- 49th amp 50th Inf

Macerata

xvn - Naples 48 Taro - 207th amp 208th Inf Salerno

51 Siena - 31st amp 32nd Inf Napolo

IV - Milan or ill - Milan 2 Sforzesca - 53rd amp 54th Inf 17th Art Verona Novara

6 Cuneo- 7th amp 8th Inf 27th Art Milan

7 Lupi di 77th amp 78tli Inf 30th Art Tosca ~

Brescia 58 Legnano - 67th amp 68th Inf 58th Art

Milan

IV - Bol2al1o 11 Breruiero - 231 amp 232 Inf 9th Art Balzano

33 Acqui - 17th amp 18th Inf Merano

V - Libya x - Libya 25 Bologna - 39th amp 40th Inf 10th Art (Tripoli) Libya

27 Brescia - 19th amp 20th Inf Libya

55 Savona - 15th amp 16th Inf 12th Art Libya

xx Tripoli 17 Pavia - 27th amp 28th Inf 26th Art Libya

bull QSabIj~ta- 85th amp BqthInf 42nd Art

I ~~~arian laquogt 1 ~ 43rd ArtJ ~d ~~li~~~11J~~r~)t~o~ih ~ ~~1~Jnf

20

VI - Verona or Gorizia

Celere shyPadua

Corazzata shyMantova

Autotransshyportabile Corps shyCremona

VII Naples VI - Florence

ivision shy Number of middotocation Regiments

1 Black Shirt 2 Black Shirt

1 Eugenia di 11 Bers Regt - Piemonte Savoia-Udine Cavalry Regiment - 1st Art

Regt - Saluzzo Cavalry Regt-- 6 Bers Regiment

2 Emanuel Fili- Firenze Cavalry Regt berto - Ferrara Vittorio Emanuel Cav Regt

3 Duca di Aosta shyVerona

132 Ariete shyVerona 133 Littorio shyParma

9 Pasubio shyVerona

10 Piave shyPadova 102 Trento shyTrento 101 Trieste shyPiacenza

20 Friuli - Livshyorno 41 Firenzi shyFirenze 44 CremonashyPisa 46 Udine ~ Siena

41

2 Artillery Regiments 3 Bers Regts Novara Cavalry Regt -shySavoia Cavalry Regiment and 3 Artillery Regiments

8 Bers Regt - 32nd Tank Regt - 132 Art 12 Bers Regt - 33 Tank Regt 133 Art Regt

79th amp 80th Info 8th Art

57th amp 58th Inf 20th Art

7 Berso Regt 61st amp 62nd MotInf 46th Art 9th Bers Regiment 65th amp 66th Mot Inf - 21st Art

87th amp 88th Inf

127th amp 128th Info 44th Art

21st amp 22nd Info 7th P_rt

95th amp B6thJnf

89th amp 90th Inf 37th Art

41st amp 42nd In( 29th Art

21

Army - Corp - D~ytsipnl-Regiment Contd

umber of~~~Ji~n i~~i~n ililt~t~~ giments ~

VIII - Russia Home station not known

IX - Montenegro Home Station See Montenegro not known and Albania

X - Bengazi XXI - Bengazi 62 Marmarica - 115th amp 116th Inf 44th Art Derna 63 Cirene - 157th amp 158th Inf 45th Art Bengazi

XXII - Derna 3 Black Shirt shy4 Black Shirt shy

XI - Yugoslavia See Yugoslavia

f~~t

(Continued) ~iti_iiI _lIIILSMliIamp-JllIil JED 13 Re

14Izonzo

15 Bergamo

Yugoslashyvia

Yugoslashyvia

Yugoslashyvia

16 See Motorized shy17 See Motorized shy18 Messina

19 Venezia

20 Friuli

21 Granatieri di Sardegna

22 Caccatiori Delle Alpi

23 Ferrara

24 Pinerolo

25 See Motirized

Albania

Yugoslashyvia

North Africa

Decerribe~

20 1941 December 20 1941

June 4 1942

December 20 1941

May 4 1942

August 7 1943

Yugoslav- December via 12 1941

Russia May 30 -~

1942 Yugoslav- August 7~

via 1942 Montene August 15

gro 1942 Macedon- July 10 is Greece 1942

25 Volturna 26 Assieta

27 Brescia

28 Aosta

29 Piemonte

30 Sabauda

31 Calabria

32 Marche

33 Acqui

34 shy35 shy36 Forli

37 Modena

Italy North Africa North Africa Italy

Patras Greece Italy

Italy

Italy

f~C I l

bull ~ r

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Greece Janitza Greece

1st amp2rid

23rdamp24th

25th amp26th

27th amp 28th 93rd amp94th

83rd amp84th

87fuamp88th

1st amp2nd

51stamp52nd

47th amp48th

13th amp14th

217th amp218th August 7 29th amp30th

1942 May 30 19thamp2Oth

1942 December 5th amp6th

201941 July 10 3rdamp4th

1942 December 45th amp46th

20 1941 December 59th amp60th 20 1941

November 55th amp 56th 12 1

July 10 43th amp44th 1942

July 10 41stamp 42nd 1942

23rd

6th

4th

26th 2nd Gen Levis

19th

35th

13th

1st

14th

18th

205th 25th

55th Gen Levi (Aug 2240)

22nd Gen Malotti

24th

16th

40th

32nd

33rd

36th

29th

15

(Continued) 38 Puglie 15th

40 -39 shy

~

41 Firenze Montene- Decembert27th amp 128th 41st gro 20 1941

42 43 44 Cremona Italy December 21st amp22nd 7th

20 1941 46 Udine Italy November 95th amp 96th

12 1941 47 Bari Italy November 140th amp139th 47th

12 1941 48 Taro Greece December 207th amp 208th 48th

20 1941 49 Parma Albania December 49th amp 50th 49th

20 1941

50 Regina Rhodes April 28 9th amp10th 50th Dodeshy 1942 canese

51 Siena Naupli July 10 31st amp32nd 51st Greece 1942

52 See Motorized - 52nd 53 Arezzo Albania May 4 225th 226th 53rd

(Koritza)middot 1942 54 Napoli Sicily May 4 75th amp 76th 54th

Italy 1942 55 Savona North June 4 15th amp 16th 12th

Africa 1942 56 Cassale Agrinon July 10 11th amp12th 56th

Greece 1942 57 Lombardia Italy November 73rd amp74th 57th

12 1941 58 Legnano Italy December 67th amp68th 58th

20 1941 59 Cagliari Tripolis July 10 63rd amp 64th 59th

Greece 1942 60 Sabrata North Augu$t 25 42nd

Africa 1942 (1) 61 Sirte North November 69th amp 70th 43rd

Africa 12 1941 (1) 62 Marmarica North NOY~rnbe~ ~h5t~_~

Africa 12194Ih ( - (1) 63 Cirene North Novemb~H157thamp

~l~ ~lAfrica 12 1e941)-lt )- I

64 Catanzara North November 141stamp Africa 12 1941

16

den Grattashyrolo (Aug 22 1940)

Gen Caligion (Aug 22 1940)

Gen Levi (Aug 22 1940)

Gen Tracchia (Aug 22 1940) Gen Zaglio (Aug 22 1940) Gen Zaglio (Aug 22 1940)

Gen Nasi (Nov 14 1941 at Gondar)IflD113ili

113th

121st amp 122nd

-

Gen Zanini (June 4 1942) Gen Zanini (June 4 1942) Gen Zanini (June 4 1942)

37th

Gen Spattoco (Aug 22 1940)

104 Mantova

151 Perugia

152 shy153 Macerata

154 Murge

155 Imilia

156 Vicenza

157 Navaro

158 shy159 Veneto

162 shy

164 shy

COASTAL

211 shy

212 shy

INFANTRY

230 shy

231 shy

232 shy

Piacenza

LIBYAN

1 shy

Italy August 7 1942

Italy December 20 1941

Yugosla August 7 via 1942

France amp April 1 Frontier 1942 Yugosla- June 10

via 1942 Italy June 10

1942 Italy June 10

1942

Italy June 10 1942

Greece May 4 1942

Greece November (Salonika) 19 1941

Italy April 28 (Catanzara) 1942

Italy April 28 (Catanzara) 1942

Crete June 4 Greece 1942 Crete June 4 Greece 1942 Crete June 4 Greece 19421 ItaL C~ u ~

(t~d~~~Ep2 ~~ ~a V ~ y~ l fA U~~~~r

North August 22 Africa 1940

17

0

(Continued) 2 North

Africa Gen Spattoco (Aug 22 1940)

(1) Being reconstituted April 1 1942

(2) Independent Armed Forces

(a) Carabinieri

1 SuperiOr Command in Italy 1 Superior Command in Albania Carabinieri Bns in Russia Carabinieri Bns in Greece (Athens) Carabinieri Bns in Yugoslavia Carabinieri Bns in North Africa

Note In addition to the Command jn Albania and L1 Italy there are 3 Carabinieri Divisions and 7 Brigades The Bns of these units are assigned to the theaters of war as necessity arises The Carabinieri function as Military Police

(b) Frontier Guards

32 Regiments - On Italian Borders

18

Army shyLocation

I - Turin

Corps shyLocation

I - Turin

II - Alessanshydria

II-Padua v - Trieste

vI - Bologna

XI - Udine

XIV - Treviso

Division - Number of Location Regiments

1 Superga - 91st and 92nd Inf 5th Art Turin

26 Assieta - 29th amp 30th Inf 25th Art Asti

59 Cagliari - 63rd amp 64th Inf 59th Art Vercelli

3 Ravenna - 37th amp 38th Inf 11th Art Alessandria

4 Livorno -Cuneo 33rd amp 34th Inf 28th Art

36 Forli -Saluzzo 43rd amp 44th Inf shy

12 Sassari - 151st amp 152nd Inf 23rd Art Trieste

15 Bergamo Abbazia 25th amp 26th Inf 4th Art

57 Lombardia -73rd amp 74th Inf 57th Art Pola

16 Pistoia - Bologna

18 Messina -Ancona

56 Casale -Forli

35th amp 36th Inf 3rd Art

93rd amp 94th Inf 2nd Art

11th amp 12th Inf 56th Art

13 Re - Udine 14 Isonzo -

Gorizia

1st amp 2nd 1nf 34th Art

23rd amp 24th Inf 6th Art

32 Marche -nezia lie -

55th amp 56th Inf 32nd Art

71st amp 72nd Inf 15th Art egliano

1 Granat~eri - 1st 2nd and 3rd 13th Art Roma Gran

22 Cacatiore 51st amp 52nd Inf 1st Art Delle Alpi shyPerugia

ArmyshyLocation

Corps shyLocation

I

Number of Regiments

52 Torin~gt~CiVita-~ vecchia 81st amp 82nd Inf 52nd Art

IX - Bari 24 Pinerola - 13th amp 14th Inf 18th Art qhieti

47 Bari - Bari 139th amp 140th In1 49 Parma- 49th amp 50th Inf

Macerata

xvn - Naples 48 Taro - 207th amp 208th Inf Salerno

51 Siena - 31st amp 32nd Inf Napolo

IV - Milan or ill - Milan 2 Sforzesca - 53rd amp 54th Inf 17th Art Verona Novara

6 Cuneo- 7th amp 8th Inf 27th Art Milan

7 Lupi di 77th amp 78tli Inf 30th Art Tosca ~

Brescia 58 Legnano - 67th amp 68th Inf 58th Art

Milan

IV - Bol2al1o 11 Breruiero - 231 amp 232 Inf 9th Art Balzano

33 Acqui - 17th amp 18th Inf Merano

V - Libya x - Libya 25 Bologna - 39th amp 40th Inf 10th Art (Tripoli) Libya

27 Brescia - 19th amp 20th Inf Libya

55 Savona - 15th amp 16th Inf 12th Art Libya

xx Tripoli 17 Pavia - 27th amp 28th Inf 26th Art Libya

bull QSabIj~ta- 85th amp BqthInf 42nd Art

I ~~~arian laquogt 1 ~ 43rd ArtJ ~d ~~li~~~11J~~r~)t~o~ih ~ ~~1~Jnf

20

VI - Verona or Gorizia

Celere shyPadua

Corazzata shyMantova

Autotransshyportabile Corps shyCremona

VII Naples VI - Florence

ivision shy Number of middotocation Regiments

1 Black Shirt 2 Black Shirt

1 Eugenia di 11 Bers Regt - Piemonte Savoia-Udine Cavalry Regiment - 1st Art

Regt - Saluzzo Cavalry Regt-- 6 Bers Regiment

2 Emanuel Fili- Firenze Cavalry Regt berto - Ferrara Vittorio Emanuel Cav Regt

3 Duca di Aosta shyVerona

132 Ariete shyVerona 133 Littorio shyParma

9 Pasubio shyVerona

10 Piave shyPadova 102 Trento shyTrento 101 Trieste shyPiacenza

20 Friuli - Livshyorno 41 Firenzi shyFirenze 44 CremonashyPisa 46 Udine ~ Siena

41

2 Artillery Regiments 3 Bers Regts Novara Cavalry Regt -shySavoia Cavalry Regiment and 3 Artillery Regiments

8 Bers Regt - 32nd Tank Regt - 132 Art 12 Bers Regt - 33 Tank Regt 133 Art Regt

79th amp 80th Info 8th Art

57th amp 58th Inf 20th Art

7 Berso Regt 61st amp 62nd MotInf 46th Art 9th Bers Regiment 65th amp 66th Mot Inf - 21st Art

87th amp 88th Inf

127th amp 128th Info 44th Art

21st amp 22nd Info 7th P_rt

95th amp B6thJnf

89th amp 90th Inf 37th Art

41st amp 42nd In( 29th Art

21

Army - Corp - D~ytsipnl-Regiment Contd

umber of~~~Ji~n i~~i~n ililt~t~~ giments ~

VIII - Russia Home station not known

IX - Montenegro Home Station See Montenegro not known and Albania

X - Bengazi XXI - Bengazi 62 Marmarica - 115th amp 116th Inf 44th Art Derna 63 Cirene - 157th amp 158th Inf 45th Art Bengazi

XXII - Derna 3 Black Shirt shy4 Black Shirt shy

XI - Yugoslavia See Yugoslavia

(Continued) 38 Puglie 15th

40 -39 shy

~

41 Firenze Montene- Decembert27th amp 128th 41st gro 20 1941

42 43 44 Cremona Italy December 21st amp22nd 7th

20 1941 46 Udine Italy November 95th amp 96th

12 1941 47 Bari Italy November 140th amp139th 47th

12 1941 48 Taro Greece December 207th amp 208th 48th

20 1941 49 Parma Albania December 49th amp 50th 49th

20 1941

50 Regina Rhodes April 28 9th amp10th 50th Dodeshy 1942 canese

51 Siena Naupli July 10 31st amp32nd 51st Greece 1942

52 See Motorized - 52nd 53 Arezzo Albania May 4 225th 226th 53rd

(Koritza)middot 1942 54 Napoli Sicily May 4 75th amp 76th 54th

Italy 1942 55 Savona North June 4 15th amp 16th 12th

Africa 1942 56 Cassale Agrinon July 10 11th amp12th 56th

Greece 1942 57 Lombardia Italy November 73rd amp74th 57th

12 1941 58 Legnano Italy December 67th amp68th 58th

20 1941 59 Cagliari Tripolis July 10 63rd amp 64th 59th

Greece 1942 60 Sabrata North Augu$t 25 42nd

Africa 1942 (1) 61 Sirte North November 69th amp 70th 43rd

Africa 12 1941 (1) 62 Marmarica North NOY~rnbe~ ~h5t~_~

Africa 12194Ih ( - (1) 63 Cirene North Novemb~H157thamp

~l~ ~lAfrica 12 1e941)-lt )- I

64 Catanzara North November 141stamp Africa 12 1941

16

den Grattashyrolo (Aug 22 1940)

Gen Caligion (Aug 22 1940)

Gen Levi (Aug 22 1940)

Gen Tracchia (Aug 22 1940) Gen Zaglio (Aug 22 1940) Gen Zaglio (Aug 22 1940)

Gen Nasi (Nov 14 1941 at Gondar)IflD113ili

113th

121st amp 122nd

-

Gen Zanini (June 4 1942) Gen Zanini (June 4 1942) Gen Zanini (June 4 1942)

37th

Gen Spattoco (Aug 22 1940)

104 Mantova

151 Perugia

152 shy153 Macerata

154 Murge

155 Imilia

156 Vicenza

157 Navaro

158 shy159 Veneto

162 shy

164 shy

COASTAL

211 shy

212 shy

INFANTRY

230 shy

231 shy

232 shy

Piacenza

LIBYAN

1 shy

Italy August 7 1942

Italy December 20 1941

Yugosla August 7 via 1942

France amp April 1 Frontier 1942 Yugosla- June 10

via 1942 Italy June 10

1942 Italy June 10

1942

Italy June 10 1942

Greece May 4 1942

Greece November (Salonika) 19 1941

Italy April 28 (Catanzara) 1942

Italy April 28 (Catanzara) 1942

Crete June 4 Greece 1942 Crete June 4 Greece 1942 Crete June 4 Greece 19421 ItaL C~ u ~

(t~d~~~Ep2 ~~ ~a V ~ y~ l fA U~~~~r

North August 22 Africa 1940

17

0

(Continued) 2 North

Africa Gen Spattoco (Aug 22 1940)

(1) Being reconstituted April 1 1942

(2) Independent Armed Forces

(a) Carabinieri

1 SuperiOr Command in Italy 1 Superior Command in Albania Carabinieri Bns in Russia Carabinieri Bns in Greece (Athens) Carabinieri Bns in Yugoslavia Carabinieri Bns in North Africa

Note In addition to the Command jn Albania and L1 Italy there are 3 Carabinieri Divisions and 7 Brigades The Bns of these units are assigned to the theaters of war as necessity arises The Carabinieri function as Military Police

(b) Frontier Guards

32 Regiments - On Italian Borders

18

Army shyLocation

I - Turin

Corps shyLocation

I - Turin

II - Alessanshydria

II-Padua v - Trieste

vI - Bologna

XI - Udine

XIV - Treviso

Division - Number of Location Regiments

1 Superga - 91st and 92nd Inf 5th Art Turin

26 Assieta - 29th amp 30th Inf 25th Art Asti

59 Cagliari - 63rd amp 64th Inf 59th Art Vercelli

3 Ravenna - 37th amp 38th Inf 11th Art Alessandria

4 Livorno -Cuneo 33rd amp 34th Inf 28th Art

36 Forli -Saluzzo 43rd amp 44th Inf shy

12 Sassari - 151st amp 152nd Inf 23rd Art Trieste

15 Bergamo Abbazia 25th amp 26th Inf 4th Art

57 Lombardia -73rd amp 74th Inf 57th Art Pola

16 Pistoia - Bologna

18 Messina -Ancona

56 Casale -Forli

35th amp 36th Inf 3rd Art

93rd amp 94th Inf 2nd Art

11th amp 12th Inf 56th Art

13 Re - Udine 14 Isonzo -

Gorizia

1st amp 2nd 1nf 34th Art

23rd amp 24th Inf 6th Art

32 Marche -nezia lie -

55th amp 56th Inf 32nd Art

71st amp 72nd Inf 15th Art egliano

1 Granat~eri - 1st 2nd and 3rd 13th Art Roma Gran

22 Cacatiore 51st amp 52nd Inf 1st Art Delle Alpi shyPerugia

ArmyshyLocation

Corps shyLocation

I

Number of Regiments

52 Torin~gt~CiVita-~ vecchia 81st amp 82nd Inf 52nd Art

IX - Bari 24 Pinerola - 13th amp 14th Inf 18th Art qhieti

47 Bari - Bari 139th amp 140th In1 49 Parma- 49th amp 50th Inf

Macerata

xvn - Naples 48 Taro - 207th amp 208th Inf Salerno

51 Siena - 31st amp 32nd Inf Napolo

IV - Milan or ill - Milan 2 Sforzesca - 53rd amp 54th Inf 17th Art Verona Novara

6 Cuneo- 7th amp 8th Inf 27th Art Milan

7 Lupi di 77th amp 78tli Inf 30th Art Tosca ~

Brescia 58 Legnano - 67th amp 68th Inf 58th Art

Milan

IV - Bol2al1o 11 Breruiero - 231 amp 232 Inf 9th Art Balzano

33 Acqui - 17th amp 18th Inf Merano

V - Libya x - Libya 25 Bologna - 39th amp 40th Inf 10th Art (Tripoli) Libya

27 Brescia - 19th amp 20th Inf Libya

55 Savona - 15th amp 16th Inf 12th Art Libya

xx Tripoli 17 Pavia - 27th amp 28th Inf 26th Art Libya

bull QSabIj~ta- 85th amp BqthInf 42nd Art

I ~~~arian laquogt 1 ~ 43rd ArtJ ~d ~~li~~~11J~~r~)t~o~ih ~ ~~1~Jnf

20

VI - Verona or Gorizia

Celere shyPadua

Corazzata shyMantova

Autotransshyportabile Corps shyCremona

VII Naples VI - Florence

ivision shy Number of middotocation Regiments

1 Black Shirt 2 Black Shirt

1 Eugenia di 11 Bers Regt - Piemonte Savoia-Udine Cavalry Regiment - 1st Art

Regt - Saluzzo Cavalry Regt-- 6 Bers Regiment

2 Emanuel Fili- Firenze Cavalry Regt berto - Ferrara Vittorio Emanuel Cav Regt

3 Duca di Aosta shyVerona

132 Ariete shyVerona 133 Littorio shyParma

9 Pasubio shyVerona

10 Piave shyPadova 102 Trento shyTrento 101 Trieste shyPiacenza

20 Friuli - Livshyorno 41 Firenzi shyFirenze 44 CremonashyPisa 46 Udine ~ Siena

41

2 Artillery Regiments 3 Bers Regts Novara Cavalry Regt -shySavoia Cavalry Regiment and 3 Artillery Regiments

8 Bers Regt - 32nd Tank Regt - 132 Art 12 Bers Regt - 33 Tank Regt 133 Art Regt

79th amp 80th Info 8th Art

57th amp 58th Inf 20th Art

7 Berso Regt 61st amp 62nd MotInf 46th Art 9th Bers Regiment 65th amp 66th Mot Inf - 21st Art

87th amp 88th Inf

127th amp 128th Info 44th Art

21st amp 22nd Info 7th P_rt

95th amp B6thJnf

89th amp 90th Inf 37th Art

41st amp 42nd In( 29th Art

21

Army - Corp - D~ytsipnl-Regiment Contd

umber of~~~Ji~n i~~i~n ililt~t~~ giments ~

VIII - Russia Home station not known

IX - Montenegro Home Station See Montenegro not known and Albania

X - Bengazi XXI - Bengazi 62 Marmarica - 115th amp 116th Inf 44th Art Derna 63 Cirene - 157th amp 158th Inf 45th Art Bengazi

XXII - Derna 3 Black Shirt shy4 Black Shirt shy

XI - Yugoslavia See Yugoslavia

Gen Nasi (Nov 14 1941 at Gondar)IflD113ili

113th

121st amp 122nd

-

Gen Zanini (June 4 1942) Gen Zanini (June 4 1942) Gen Zanini (June 4 1942)

37th

Gen Spattoco (Aug 22 1940)

104 Mantova

151 Perugia

152 shy153 Macerata

154 Murge

155 Imilia

156 Vicenza

157 Navaro

158 shy159 Veneto

162 shy

164 shy

COASTAL

211 shy

212 shy

INFANTRY

230 shy

231 shy

232 shy

Piacenza

LIBYAN

1 shy

Italy August 7 1942

Italy December 20 1941

Yugosla August 7 via 1942

France amp April 1 Frontier 1942 Yugosla- June 10

via 1942 Italy June 10

1942 Italy June 10

1942

Italy June 10 1942

Greece May 4 1942

Greece November (Salonika) 19 1941

Italy April 28 (Catanzara) 1942

Italy April 28 (Catanzara) 1942

Crete June 4 Greece 1942 Crete June 4 Greece 1942 Crete June 4 Greece 19421 ItaL C~ u ~

(t~d~~~Ep2 ~~ ~a V ~ y~ l fA U~~~~r

North August 22 Africa 1940

17

0

(Continued) 2 North

Africa Gen Spattoco (Aug 22 1940)

(1) Being reconstituted April 1 1942

(2) Independent Armed Forces

(a) Carabinieri

1 SuperiOr Command in Italy 1 Superior Command in Albania Carabinieri Bns in Russia Carabinieri Bns in Greece (Athens) Carabinieri Bns in Yugoslavia Carabinieri Bns in North Africa

Note In addition to the Command jn Albania and L1 Italy there are 3 Carabinieri Divisions and 7 Brigades The Bns of these units are assigned to the theaters of war as necessity arises The Carabinieri function as Military Police

(b) Frontier Guards

32 Regiments - On Italian Borders

18

Army shyLocation

I - Turin

Corps shyLocation

I - Turin

II - Alessanshydria

II-Padua v - Trieste

vI - Bologna

XI - Udine

XIV - Treviso

Division - Number of Location Regiments

1 Superga - 91st and 92nd Inf 5th Art Turin

26 Assieta - 29th amp 30th Inf 25th Art Asti

59 Cagliari - 63rd amp 64th Inf 59th Art Vercelli

3 Ravenna - 37th amp 38th Inf 11th Art Alessandria

4 Livorno -Cuneo 33rd amp 34th Inf 28th Art

36 Forli -Saluzzo 43rd amp 44th Inf shy

12 Sassari - 151st amp 152nd Inf 23rd Art Trieste

15 Bergamo Abbazia 25th amp 26th Inf 4th Art

57 Lombardia -73rd amp 74th Inf 57th Art Pola

16 Pistoia - Bologna

18 Messina -Ancona

56 Casale -Forli

35th amp 36th Inf 3rd Art

93rd amp 94th Inf 2nd Art

11th amp 12th Inf 56th Art

13 Re - Udine 14 Isonzo -

Gorizia

1st amp 2nd 1nf 34th Art

23rd amp 24th Inf 6th Art

32 Marche -nezia lie -

55th amp 56th Inf 32nd Art

71st amp 72nd Inf 15th Art egliano

1 Granat~eri - 1st 2nd and 3rd 13th Art Roma Gran

22 Cacatiore 51st amp 52nd Inf 1st Art Delle Alpi shyPerugia

ArmyshyLocation

Corps shyLocation

I

Number of Regiments

52 Torin~gt~CiVita-~ vecchia 81st amp 82nd Inf 52nd Art

IX - Bari 24 Pinerola - 13th amp 14th Inf 18th Art qhieti

47 Bari - Bari 139th amp 140th In1 49 Parma- 49th amp 50th Inf

Macerata

xvn - Naples 48 Taro - 207th amp 208th Inf Salerno

51 Siena - 31st amp 32nd Inf Napolo

IV - Milan or ill - Milan 2 Sforzesca - 53rd amp 54th Inf 17th Art Verona Novara

6 Cuneo- 7th amp 8th Inf 27th Art Milan

7 Lupi di 77th amp 78tli Inf 30th Art Tosca ~

Brescia 58 Legnano - 67th amp 68th Inf 58th Art

Milan

IV - Bol2al1o 11 Breruiero - 231 amp 232 Inf 9th Art Balzano

33 Acqui - 17th amp 18th Inf Merano

V - Libya x - Libya 25 Bologna - 39th amp 40th Inf 10th Art (Tripoli) Libya

27 Brescia - 19th amp 20th Inf Libya

55 Savona - 15th amp 16th Inf 12th Art Libya

xx Tripoli 17 Pavia - 27th amp 28th Inf 26th Art Libya

bull QSabIj~ta- 85th amp BqthInf 42nd Art

I ~~~arian laquogt 1 ~ 43rd ArtJ ~d ~~li~~~11J~~r~)t~o~ih ~ ~~1~Jnf

20

VI - Verona or Gorizia

Celere shyPadua

Corazzata shyMantova

Autotransshyportabile Corps shyCremona

VII Naples VI - Florence

ivision shy Number of middotocation Regiments

1 Black Shirt 2 Black Shirt

1 Eugenia di 11 Bers Regt - Piemonte Savoia-Udine Cavalry Regiment - 1st Art

Regt - Saluzzo Cavalry Regt-- 6 Bers Regiment

2 Emanuel Fili- Firenze Cavalry Regt berto - Ferrara Vittorio Emanuel Cav Regt

3 Duca di Aosta shyVerona

132 Ariete shyVerona 133 Littorio shyParma

9 Pasubio shyVerona

10 Piave shyPadova 102 Trento shyTrento 101 Trieste shyPiacenza

20 Friuli - Livshyorno 41 Firenzi shyFirenze 44 CremonashyPisa 46 Udine ~ Siena

41

2 Artillery Regiments 3 Bers Regts Novara Cavalry Regt -shySavoia Cavalry Regiment and 3 Artillery Regiments

8 Bers Regt - 32nd Tank Regt - 132 Art 12 Bers Regt - 33 Tank Regt 133 Art Regt

79th amp 80th Info 8th Art

57th amp 58th Inf 20th Art

7 Berso Regt 61st amp 62nd MotInf 46th Art 9th Bers Regiment 65th amp 66th Mot Inf - 21st Art

87th amp 88th Inf

127th amp 128th Info 44th Art

21st amp 22nd Info 7th P_rt

95th amp B6thJnf

89th amp 90th Inf 37th Art

41st amp 42nd In( 29th Art

21

Army - Corp - D~ytsipnl-Regiment Contd

umber of~~~Ji~n i~~i~n ililt~t~~ giments ~

VIII - Russia Home station not known

IX - Montenegro Home Station See Montenegro not known and Albania

X - Bengazi XXI - Bengazi 62 Marmarica - 115th amp 116th Inf 44th Art Derna 63 Cirene - 157th amp 158th Inf 45th Art Bengazi

XXII - Derna 3 Black Shirt shy4 Black Shirt shy

XI - Yugoslavia See Yugoslavia

(Continued) 2 North

Africa Gen Spattoco (Aug 22 1940)

(1) Being reconstituted April 1 1942

(2) Independent Armed Forces

(a) Carabinieri

1 SuperiOr Command in Italy 1 Superior Command in Albania Carabinieri Bns in Russia Carabinieri Bns in Greece (Athens) Carabinieri Bns in Yugoslavia Carabinieri Bns in North Africa

Note In addition to the Command jn Albania and L1 Italy there are 3 Carabinieri Divisions and 7 Brigades The Bns of these units are assigned to the theaters of war as necessity arises The Carabinieri function as Military Police

(b) Frontier Guards

32 Regiments - On Italian Borders

18

Army shyLocation

I - Turin

Corps shyLocation

I - Turin

II - Alessanshydria

II-Padua v - Trieste

vI - Bologna

XI - Udine

XIV - Treviso

Division - Number of Location Regiments

1 Superga - 91st and 92nd Inf 5th Art Turin

26 Assieta - 29th amp 30th Inf 25th Art Asti

59 Cagliari - 63rd amp 64th Inf 59th Art Vercelli

3 Ravenna - 37th amp 38th Inf 11th Art Alessandria

4 Livorno -Cuneo 33rd amp 34th Inf 28th Art

36 Forli -Saluzzo 43rd amp 44th Inf shy

12 Sassari - 151st amp 152nd Inf 23rd Art Trieste

15 Bergamo Abbazia 25th amp 26th Inf 4th Art

57 Lombardia -73rd amp 74th Inf 57th Art Pola

16 Pistoia - Bologna

18 Messina -Ancona

56 Casale -Forli

35th amp 36th Inf 3rd Art

93rd amp 94th Inf 2nd Art

11th amp 12th Inf 56th Art

13 Re - Udine 14 Isonzo -

Gorizia

1st amp 2nd 1nf 34th Art

23rd amp 24th Inf 6th Art

32 Marche -nezia lie -

55th amp 56th Inf 32nd Art

71st amp 72nd Inf 15th Art egliano

1 Granat~eri - 1st 2nd and 3rd 13th Art Roma Gran

22 Cacatiore 51st amp 52nd Inf 1st Art Delle Alpi shyPerugia

ArmyshyLocation

Corps shyLocation

I

Number of Regiments

52 Torin~gt~CiVita-~ vecchia 81st amp 82nd Inf 52nd Art

IX - Bari 24 Pinerola - 13th amp 14th Inf 18th Art qhieti

47 Bari - Bari 139th amp 140th In1 49 Parma- 49th amp 50th Inf

Macerata

xvn - Naples 48 Taro - 207th amp 208th Inf Salerno

51 Siena - 31st amp 32nd Inf Napolo

IV - Milan or ill - Milan 2 Sforzesca - 53rd amp 54th Inf 17th Art Verona Novara

6 Cuneo- 7th amp 8th Inf 27th Art Milan

7 Lupi di 77th amp 78tli Inf 30th Art Tosca ~

Brescia 58 Legnano - 67th amp 68th Inf 58th Art

Milan

IV - Bol2al1o 11 Breruiero - 231 amp 232 Inf 9th Art Balzano

33 Acqui - 17th amp 18th Inf Merano

V - Libya x - Libya 25 Bologna - 39th amp 40th Inf 10th Art (Tripoli) Libya

27 Brescia - 19th amp 20th Inf Libya

55 Savona - 15th amp 16th Inf 12th Art Libya

xx Tripoli 17 Pavia - 27th amp 28th Inf 26th Art Libya

bull QSabIj~ta- 85th amp BqthInf 42nd Art

I ~~~arian laquogt 1 ~ 43rd ArtJ ~d ~~li~~~11J~~r~)t~o~ih ~ ~~1~Jnf

20

VI - Verona or Gorizia

Celere shyPadua

Corazzata shyMantova

Autotransshyportabile Corps shyCremona

VII Naples VI - Florence

ivision shy Number of middotocation Regiments

1 Black Shirt 2 Black Shirt

1 Eugenia di 11 Bers Regt - Piemonte Savoia-Udine Cavalry Regiment - 1st Art

Regt - Saluzzo Cavalry Regt-- 6 Bers Regiment

2 Emanuel Fili- Firenze Cavalry Regt berto - Ferrara Vittorio Emanuel Cav Regt

3 Duca di Aosta shyVerona

132 Ariete shyVerona 133 Littorio shyParma

9 Pasubio shyVerona

10 Piave shyPadova 102 Trento shyTrento 101 Trieste shyPiacenza

20 Friuli - Livshyorno 41 Firenzi shyFirenze 44 CremonashyPisa 46 Udine ~ Siena

41

2 Artillery Regiments 3 Bers Regts Novara Cavalry Regt -shySavoia Cavalry Regiment and 3 Artillery Regiments

8 Bers Regt - 32nd Tank Regt - 132 Art 12 Bers Regt - 33 Tank Regt 133 Art Regt

79th amp 80th Info 8th Art

57th amp 58th Inf 20th Art

7 Berso Regt 61st amp 62nd MotInf 46th Art 9th Bers Regiment 65th amp 66th Mot Inf - 21st Art

87th amp 88th Inf

127th amp 128th Info 44th Art

21st amp 22nd Info 7th P_rt

95th amp B6thJnf

89th amp 90th Inf 37th Art

41st amp 42nd In( 29th Art

21

Army - Corp - D~ytsipnl-Regiment Contd

umber of~~~Ji~n i~~i~n ililt~t~~ giments ~

VIII - Russia Home station not known

IX - Montenegro Home Station See Montenegro not known and Albania

X - Bengazi XXI - Bengazi 62 Marmarica - 115th amp 116th Inf 44th Art Derna 63 Cirene - 157th amp 158th Inf 45th Art Bengazi

XXII - Derna 3 Black Shirt shy4 Black Shirt shy

XI - Yugoslavia See Yugoslavia

Army shyLocation

I - Turin

Corps shyLocation

I - Turin

II - Alessanshydria

II-Padua v - Trieste

vI - Bologna

XI - Udine

XIV - Treviso

Division - Number of Location Regiments

1 Superga - 91st and 92nd Inf 5th Art Turin

26 Assieta - 29th amp 30th Inf 25th Art Asti

59 Cagliari - 63rd amp 64th Inf 59th Art Vercelli

3 Ravenna - 37th amp 38th Inf 11th Art Alessandria

4 Livorno -Cuneo 33rd amp 34th Inf 28th Art

36 Forli -Saluzzo 43rd amp 44th Inf shy

12 Sassari - 151st amp 152nd Inf 23rd Art Trieste

15 Bergamo Abbazia 25th amp 26th Inf 4th Art

57 Lombardia -73rd amp 74th Inf 57th Art Pola

16 Pistoia - Bologna

18 Messina -Ancona

56 Casale -Forli

35th amp 36th Inf 3rd Art

93rd amp 94th Inf 2nd Art

11th amp 12th Inf 56th Art

13 Re - Udine 14 Isonzo -

Gorizia

1st amp 2nd 1nf 34th Art

23rd amp 24th Inf 6th Art

32 Marche -nezia lie -

55th amp 56th Inf 32nd Art

71st amp 72nd Inf 15th Art egliano

1 Granat~eri - 1st 2nd and 3rd 13th Art Roma Gran

22 Cacatiore 51st amp 52nd Inf 1st Art Delle Alpi shyPerugia

ArmyshyLocation

Corps shyLocation

I

Number of Regiments

52 Torin~gt~CiVita-~ vecchia 81st amp 82nd Inf 52nd Art

IX - Bari 24 Pinerola - 13th amp 14th Inf 18th Art qhieti

47 Bari - Bari 139th amp 140th In1 49 Parma- 49th amp 50th Inf

Macerata

xvn - Naples 48 Taro - 207th amp 208th Inf Salerno

51 Siena - 31st amp 32nd Inf Napolo

IV - Milan or ill - Milan 2 Sforzesca - 53rd amp 54th Inf 17th Art Verona Novara

6 Cuneo- 7th amp 8th Inf 27th Art Milan

7 Lupi di 77th amp 78tli Inf 30th Art Tosca ~

Brescia 58 Legnano - 67th amp 68th Inf 58th Art

Milan

IV - Bol2al1o 11 Breruiero - 231 amp 232 Inf 9th Art Balzano

33 Acqui - 17th amp 18th Inf Merano

V - Libya x - Libya 25 Bologna - 39th amp 40th Inf 10th Art (Tripoli) Libya

27 Brescia - 19th amp 20th Inf Libya

55 Savona - 15th amp 16th Inf 12th Art Libya

xx Tripoli 17 Pavia - 27th amp 28th Inf 26th Art Libya

bull QSabIj~ta- 85th amp BqthInf 42nd Art

I ~~~arian laquogt 1 ~ 43rd ArtJ ~d ~~li~~~11J~~r~)t~o~ih ~ ~~1~Jnf

20

VI - Verona or Gorizia

Celere shyPadua

Corazzata shyMantova

Autotransshyportabile Corps shyCremona

VII Naples VI - Florence

ivision shy Number of middotocation Regiments

1 Black Shirt 2 Black Shirt

1 Eugenia di 11 Bers Regt - Piemonte Savoia-Udine Cavalry Regiment - 1st Art

Regt - Saluzzo Cavalry Regt-- 6 Bers Regiment

2 Emanuel Fili- Firenze Cavalry Regt berto - Ferrara Vittorio Emanuel Cav Regt

3 Duca di Aosta shyVerona

132 Ariete shyVerona 133 Littorio shyParma

9 Pasubio shyVerona

10 Piave shyPadova 102 Trento shyTrento 101 Trieste shyPiacenza

20 Friuli - Livshyorno 41 Firenzi shyFirenze 44 CremonashyPisa 46 Udine ~ Siena

41

2 Artillery Regiments 3 Bers Regts Novara Cavalry Regt -shySavoia Cavalry Regiment and 3 Artillery Regiments

8 Bers Regt - 32nd Tank Regt - 132 Art 12 Bers Regt - 33 Tank Regt 133 Art Regt

79th amp 80th Info 8th Art

57th amp 58th Inf 20th Art

7 Berso Regt 61st amp 62nd MotInf 46th Art 9th Bers Regiment 65th amp 66th Mot Inf - 21st Art

87th amp 88th Inf

127th amp 128th Info 44th Art

21st amp 22nd Info 7th P_rt

95th amp B6thJnf

89th amp 90th Inf 37th Art

41st amp 42nd In( 29th Art

21

Army - Corp - D~ytsipnl-Regiment Contd

umber of~~~Ji~n i~~i~n ililt~t~~ giments ~

VIII - Russia Home station not known

IX - Montenegro Home Station See Montenegro not known and Albania

X - Bengazi XXI - Bengazi 62 Marmarica - 115th amp 116th Inf 44th Art Derna 63 Cirene - 157th amp 158th Inf 45th Art Bengazi

XXII - Derna 3 Black Shirt shy4 Black Shirt shy

XI - Yugoslavia See Yugoslavia

ArmyshyLocation

Corps shyLocation

I

Number of Regiments

52 Torin~gt~CiVita-~ vecchia 81st amp 82nd Inf 52nd Art

IX - Bari 24 Pinerola - 13th amp 14th Inf 18th Art qhieti

47 Bari - Bari 139th amp 140th In1 49 Parma- 49th amp 50th Inf

Macerata

xvn - Naples 48 Taro - 207th amp 208th Inf Salerno

51 Siena - 31st amp 32nd Inf Napolo

IV - Milan or ill - Milan 2 Sforzesca - 53rd amp 54th Inf 17th Art Verona Novara

6 Cuneo- 7th amp 8th Inf 27th Art Milan

7 Lupi di 77th amp 78tli Inf 30th Art Tosca ~

Brescia 58 Legnano - 67th amp 68th Inf 58th Art

Milan

IV - Bol2al1o 11 Breruiero - 231 amp 232 Inf 9th Art Balzano

33 Acqui - 17th amp 18th Inf Merano

V - Libya x - Libya 25 Bologna - 39th amp 40th Inf 10th Art (Tripoli) Libya

27 Brescia - 19th amp 20th Inf Libya

55 Savona - 15th amp 16th Inf 12th Art Libya

xx Tripoli 17 Pavia - 27th amp 28th Inf 26th Art Libya

bull QSabIj~ta- 85th amp BqthInf 42nd Art

I ~~~arian laquogt 1 ~ 43rd ArtJ ~d ~~li~~~11J~~r~)t~o~ih ~ ~~1~Jnf

20

VI - Verona or Gorizia

Celere shyPadua

Corazzata shyMantova

Autotransshyportabile Corps shyCremona

VII Naples VI - Florence

ivision shy Number of middotocation Regiments

1 Black Shirt 2 Black Shirt

1 Eugenia di 11 Bers Regt - Piemonte Savoia-Udine Cavalry Regiment - 1st Art

Regt - Saluzzo Cavalry Regt-- 6 Bers Regiment

2 Emanuel Fili- Firenze Cavalry Regt berto - Ferrara Vittorio Emanuel Cav Regt

3 Duca di Aosta shyVerona

132 Ariete shyVerona 133 Littorio shyParma

9 Pasubio shyVerona

10 Piave shyPadova 102 Trento shyTrento 101 Trieste shyPiacenza

20 Friuli - Livshyorno 41 Firenzi shyFirenze 44 CremonashyPisa 46 Udine ~ Siena

41

2 Artillery Regiments 3 Bers Regts Novara Cavalry Regt -shySavoia Cavalry Regiment and 3 Artillery Regiments

8 Bers Regt - 32nd Tank Regt - 132 Art 12 Bers Regt - 33 Tank Regt 133 Art Regt

79th amp 80th Info 8th Art

57th amp 58th Inf 20th Art

7 Berso Regt 61st amp 62nd MotInf 46th Art 9th Bers Regiment 65th amp 66th Mot Inf - 21st Art

87th amp 88th Inf

127th amp 128th Info 44th Art

21st amp 22nd Info 7th P_rt

95th amp B6thJnf

89th amp 90th Inf 37th Art

41st amp 42nd In( 29th Art

21

Army - Corp - D~ytsipnl-Regiment Contd

umber of~~~Ji~n i~~i~n ililt~t~~ giments ~

VIII - Russia Home station not known

IX - Montenegro Home Station See Montenegro not known and Albania

X - Bengazi XXI - Bengazi 62 Marmarica - 115th amp 116th Inf 44th Art Derna 63 Cirene - 157th amp 158th Inf 45th Art Bengazi

XXII - Derna 3 Black Shirt shy4 Black Shirt shy

XI - Yugoslavia See Yugoslavia

VI - Verona or Gorizia

Celere shyPadua

Corazzata shyMantova

Autotransshyportabile Corps shyCremona

VII Naples VI - Florence

ivision shy Number of middotocation Regiments

1 Black Shirt 2 Black Shirt

1 Eugenia di 11 Bers Regt - Piemonte Savoia-Udine Cavalry Regiment - 1st Art

Regt - Saluzzo Cavalry Regt-- 6 Bers Regiment

2 Emanuel Fili- Firenze Cavalry Regt berto - Ferrara Vittorio Emanuel Cav Regt

3 Duca di Aosta shyVerona

132 Ariete shyVerona 133 Littorio shyParma

9 Pasubio shyVerona

10 Piave shyPadova 102 Trento shyTrento 101 Trieste shyPiacenza

20 Friuli - Livshyorno 41 Firenzi shyFirenze 44 CremonashyPisa 46 Udine ~ Siena

41

2 Artillery Regiments 3 Bers Regts Novara Cavalry Regt -shySavoia Cavalry Regiment and 3 Artillery Regiments

8 Bers Regt - 32nd Tank Regt - 132 Art 12 Bers Regt - 33 Tank Regt 133 Art Regt

79th amp 80th Info 8th Art

57th amp 58th Inf 20th Art

7 Berso Regt 61st amp 62nd MotInf 46th Art 9th Bers Regiment 65th amp 66th Mot Inf - 21st Art

87th amp 88th Inf

127th amp 128th Info 44th Art

21st amp 22nd Info 7th P_rt

95th amp B6thJnf

89th amp 90th Inf 37th Art

41st amp 42nd In( 29th Art

21

Army - Corp - D~ytsipnl-Regiment Contd

umber of~~~Ji~n i~~i~n ililt~t~~ giments ~

VIII - Russia Home station not known

IX - Montenegro Home Station See Montenegro not known and Albania

X - Bengazi XXI - Bengazi 62 Marmarica - 115th amp 116th Inf 44th Art Derna 63 Cirene - 157th amp 158th Inf 45th Art Bengazi

XXII - Derna 3 Black Shirt shy4 Black Shirt shy

XI - Yugoslavia See Yugoslavia

Army - Corp - D~ytsipnl-Regiment Contd

umber of~~~Ji~n i~~i~n ililt~t~~ giments ~

VIII - Russia Home station not known

IX - Montenegro Home Station See Montenegro not known and Albania

X - Bengazi XXI - Bengazi 62 Marmarica - 115th amp 116th Inf 44th Art Derna 63 Cirene - 157th amp 158th Inf 45th Art Bengazi

XXII - Derna 3 Black Shirt shy4 Black Shirt shy

XI - Yugoslavia See Yugoslavia