Italian 6th Army in 15 October 1940

6TH ARMY "PO" Army Troops: 178th (mot) CC.RR. Section 353rd Celere CC.RR. Section Photographic Squadron Topographiocal Section 141st Field Hospital 142nd Field Hospital 143rd Field Hospital 144th Field Hospital 160th Field Hospital 501st Field Hospital 106th Recovery Section 94th Supply (Sustenance) Section 17th Veterinary Hospital 124th Veterinary Hospital Armored Corps: Corps Troops Headquarters Command Motorized Platoon Road Movement Detachment Road Recover Detachment Heavy Fuel Section Topographical Section 132nd "Ariete" Armored Headquarters Detachment 132nd Armored Regimental Headquarters 7th Armored (M13 Tanks) 8th Armored Battalion (M13 Tanks) 9th Armored Battalion (M13 Tanks) 8th Regiment Motorized Headquarters 12th Motorized Bersaglieri Battalion, with 1 Motorized Headquarters Company 2 Motorized Bersaglieri Companies 1 Motorized Anti-Tank Company (8-47mm guns) 5th Motorized Bersaglieri Battalion, with 1 Motorized Headquarters Company 2 Motorized Bersaglieri Companies 1 Motorized Anti-Tank Company (8-47mm guns) 3rd Heavy Weapons Battalion, with 1 Motorized Headquarters Company 1 Motorized Company 1 Motorized Anti-Aircraft Company (20mm Guns) 1 Motorized Mortar Company (81mm Mortars) 1 Motorcycle Company 1 Motorized Engineer Battalion (in ) 1 Motorized Anti-Tank Battalion, with 1 Motorized Headquarters Company 2 Motorized Anti-Tank Companies (8-47mm/32 Guns) 132nd Motorized Artillery Regiment

1 1 Motorized Anti-Aircraft Battalion, with 1 Motorized AA Company (20mm Guns) 1 Motorized AA Company (90mm/53 Guns) 2 Motorized Artillery (75mm/27 Guns) 1 Motorized Artillery Battalion (105mm/28 Guns) 133rd "Littorio" Armored Division: 133rd Armored Regiment 2 Battalions (medium tanks) 1/,2/,3/12th (mot) Bersaglieri Regiment 133rd (mot) Artillery Regiment 1 Battalion (75mm/27 field guns) 33rd Mixed Engineer Battalion Trento Motorized Division 61st Sicilia Infantry Regiment 62nd Sicilia Infantry Regiment 7th Bersaglieri Regiment 8th Bersaglieri Battalion 10th Bersaglieri Battalion 11th Bersaglieri Battalion 46th Trento (motorized) Artillery Regiment 1st & 2nd Battalions (75mm/27 howitzers) 3rd & 4th Battalions (100mm/17 howitzers) 51st Engineer Battalion 161st Pioneer Company 96th Signal Company 161st Mining Company 51st Medical Section 57th Field Hospital 897th Field Hospital 22nd Motor Transport Section 297th Motor Transport Section 9th Mixed Motor Transport Section 37th Heavy Motor Transport Section 68th Field Bakery 160th Carabinieri Section 180th Carabinieri Section 266th Carabinieri Section 109th Field Post Office 101st "Trieste" (mot) Division: 65th Motorized Infantry Regiment Motorized Headquarters Detachment 2 Motorized Infantry Battalions Motorized Mortar Company (81mm mortars) Motorized Anti-Tank Artillery Company (8-47mm/32 guns) 66th Motorized Infantry Regiment Motorized Headquarters Detachment 2 Motorized Infantry Battalions Motorized Mortar Company (81mm mortars) Motorized Anti-Tank Artillery Company (8-47mm/32 guns) 9th Motorized Bersaglieri Regiment Motorized Headquarters Detachment 2 Motorized Bersaglieri Battalions Motorized Anti-Tank Artillery Company (8-47mm/32 guns) Motorized Machine Gun Battalion

2 Motorized Engineer Battalion 21st Motorized Artillery Regiment 2 Motorized Artillery Battalions (12 75mm/27 guns) 1 Motorized Artillery Battalion (12 100mm/17 howitzers) 2 Motorized AA Artillery Battalions (8-20mm guns ea) Attached: 2 Artillery Ragruppamento 2 20mm Flak Batteries 1 Mixed Engineer Battalion 1 Supply (Sustenance) Section Motorized Material Liaison Office Field Bakery Heavy Mobile Office Celere Corps Corps Troops Headquarters Command CC.RR Section Motorized Platoon Road Movement Detachment Road Recover Detachment Heavy Fuel Section Artillery Topographical Section 1st "Eugenio di Savoia Cavalry" (Celere) Division: 12th Piemont Reale Cavalleria Regiment 14th Cavallegeria di Regiment 11th Bersaglieri Regiment 15th Bersaglieri Battalion 27th Bersaglieri Battalion 33rd Bersaglieri Battalion 1st Mobile Artillery Regiment 271st Anti-Tank Company 12st Signal Company 101st Pioneer Company 71st Medical Section 10th Surgical Center 211th Mixed Motor Transport Section 91st Supply Section 57th Field Hospital 58th Field Hospital 2nd "Emanuele Filiberto Testa di Ferro" Cavalry Division: 1st Cavalry Regiment 2nd Cavalry Regiment 1st Bersaglieri Regiment 1st Bersaglieri Battalion 7th Bersaglieri Battalion 9th Bersaglieri Battalion 81st Bersaglieri Battalion 2nd Light Tank Group (San Marco Bn) 134th Artillery Regiment 161st Self Propelled Battalion 35th Engineer Battalion 102nd Engineer Company 2nd Mobile Signal Company 135th Signal (Radio) Company

3 72nd Medical Section 175th Field Hospital 41st Motor Transport Group 264th Heavy Motor Transport Detachment 212th Motor Transport Detachment 92nd Supply Section 262nd Supply Section 240th Carabinieri Section 350th Carabinieri Section 157th Field Hospital 158th Field Hospital 3rd "Amededo Duca d'" Cavalry (Celere) Division: 356th Carabinieri Section 3rd Transportation Unit 7th Road Movement Group 40th Post Office 1st Bersaglieri Regiment XVIII Bersaglieri Battalion XX Battalion XXV Bersaglieri Battalion 3rd Bersaglieri Motorcycle Company 73rd 74mm/32 Cannon Company 3rd Savoia Cavalry Regiment I Gruppo Squadroni II Gruppo Squadroni 5th Machine Gun Squadron 5th Novara Lancer Regiment I Gruppo Squadroni II Gruppo Squadroni 5th Machine Gun Squadron III "L" (Light) Tank Group (San Giorgio Bn) 3rd Autocelere (mot) Artillery Regiment 1st Cavalry Group 2nd Motorized Group 3rd Motorized Group 7th 20mm Anti-Aircraft Battery 8th 20mm Anti-Aircraft Battery 103rd Mixed Engineer Company 45th Field Hospital 46th Field Hospital 47th Field Hospital 73rd Medical Section 93rd Quartermaster Section 213th Motor Transport Command 872nd Light Motor Transport Detachment 873rd Light Motor Transport Detachment 874th Light Motor Transport Detachment 36th Mixed Motor Transport Detachment 7th Road Recover Unit Fuel Section Other: 2 Artillery Ragruppamento 2 20mm Flak Batteries 1 Mixed Engineer Battalion 2 Surgical Units

4 1 Supply (Sustenance) Section Motorized Mateiral Liaison Office Field Bakery Heavy Mobile Office Veterinary Hospital Autotransportable Corps: Corps Troops Headquarters Command CC.RR Section Motorized Platoon Road Movement Detachment Artillery Topographical Section 52nd "Torino" (Semi-motorized) Division: 1/,2/,3/81st Torino Infantry Regiment 1 (81mm) Mortar Company 1 Infantry Support Gun Company (6-47mm/32 guns) each Battalion had: 3 Rifle Companies 1 Support Company (HMGs & 9-81mm mortars) 1/,2/,3/82nd Torino Infantry Regiment same as 81st Regiment 26th Mortar Battalion (3 cos)(9-81mm mortars per co) 52nd Mortar Battalion (3 cos)(9-81mm mortars per co) 352nd Anti-Tank Company (8-47mm/32 guns) 361st Anti-Tank Company (8-47mm/32 guns) 1/,2/,3/52nd Torino Artillery Regiment 1st Battalion (3 btrys each with 4-100mm/17 howitzers) 2nd Battalion (3 btrys each with 4-75mm/27 Mod 1911 field guns) 3rd Battalion (3 btrys each with 4-75mm/27 Mod 1911 field guns) 352nd Anti-Aircraft Company (8-20mm Mod 35) 361st Anti-Aircraft Company (8-20mm Mod 35) 56th (mot) Carabinieri Section 66th (mot) Carabinieri Section 52nd Fuel Section 52nd Road Recovery Unit 5th Road Movement Unit 2nd Motion Picture Group 152nd Field Post Office 57th Pioneer Group 52nd Signals Company 69th Searchlight Section 52nd Medical Section 89th Field Hospital 90th Field Hospital 117th Field Hospital 578th Field Hospital 52nd Surgical Nucleus 52nd Commissary Section 65th Field Bakery 17th "Piave" (Semi-motorized) Division 27th Piave Infantry Regiment 28th Piave Infantry Regiment

5 26th Rubicone Artillery Regiment 3 Battalions (75mm/27 field guns) 77th Anti-Aircraft Battalion 77th Anti-Aircraft Battery 432rd Anti-Aircraft Battery 17th Mixed Engineer Battalion 21st Medical Section 66th Field Hospital 84/94th Field Hospital 207th Motor Transport Section 71st Field Bakery 679th Carabinieri Section 54th Field Post Office 815th Field Hospital 816th Field Hospital 9th Pasubio Division 1/,2/,3/79th Roma Infantry Regiment 81mm Mortar Company Infantry Support Battery (4-65mm/17 howitzers) each battalion had: 3 Rifle Companies 1 Support Company (HMGs & 9-81mm mortars) 1/,2/,3/80th Roma Infantry Regiment same as 79th Regiment 8th Pasubio Artillery Regiment 1st Battalion (3 btrys each with 4 100mm/17 Mod 1914 howitzers) 2nd Battalion (3 btrys each with 4 75mm/27 Mod 1911 field guns) 3rd Battalion (3 btrys each with 4 75mm/27 Mod 1911 field guns) 85th AA Battery (8-20mm Mod 35) 9th Mortar Battalion (3 cos)(9-81mm mortars per co) 9th Anti-Tank Company 9th Signal Company 30th Pioneer Company 95th Searchlight Section 5th Medical Section 25th Surgical Unit 825th Field Hospital 826th Field Hospital 836th Field Hospital 874th Field Hospital 11th Supply Section 26th Field Bakery 9th Road Recovery Unit 8th Movement Road Unit 91st Fuel Section 9th Automobile Platoon 25th Motorized Carabinieri Section 26th Motorized Carabinieri Section 83rd Field Post Office Other: 2 Artillery Ragruppamento 2 20mm Flak Batteries

6 1 PIoneer Battalion 1 Mixed Autotransportable Liaison Battalion 1 Motorized Searchlight Section 1 Chemical Company 1 Supply (Sustenance) Section Motorized Material Liaison Office 1 Supply Unit 1 Heavy Mobile Office 1 Field Bakery 2ND ARMY Army Troops 6 Mixed CC.RR. Sections 1 Celere CC.RR. Section 1 Photographic Section 1 Aerial Section 4th Telegraphic Battalion Fire Fighting Company Mobile Carrier Pigeon Unit Aerostatic Company Cinema Platoon Mine Clearning Section Suppy (sustenance) Section 154th Field Bakery 160th Field Bakery 168th Field Bakery 172nd Field Bakery 2nd Road Repair Commando Hospital Train Chemical Batalion 1 Garrison Battalion 1 Garrison Company 1 Pioneer Unit 1 Mobile Territorial Regiment 1 Mobile Territorial Battalion 1 (mot) Bridging Unit 1 Pneumatic Equipment Unit Alpini Corps Corps Troops Command Unit Motorized Corps Platoon Mixed Corps Engineer Battalion Mixed Corps Transport Unit 4th (Cuneense) Alpine Division: 1st Alpini Regiment Alpini Battalion Pieve di Teco Alpini Battalion Mondovi Alpini Battalion 2nd Alpini Regiment Borgo San Dalm Alpini Battalion Alpini Battalion Saluzzo Alpini Battalion 4th Mountain Artillery Regiment Light Mountain Howitzer Battalion (3 btrys, 75mm) Mondovi Light Mountain Howitzer Battalion

7 (Btrys #10, 11, & 12)(3 btrys, 75mm) Val Po Heavy Mountain Howitzer Battalion (Btrys #74, & ?)(2 btrys, 105mm) 4th Engineer Battalion 114th Signal Company 104th Pioneer Company 124th Pioneer Company 104th Sit. Section 64th Flak Company (8 20mm guns) 116th Flak Company (8 20mm guns) 14th Mountain Anti-Tank Company (8 47mm guns) 84th Mountain Anti-Tank Company (8 47mm guns) 124th Mountain Pioneer Company 104th Searchlight Platoon 114th Mountain Radio Company 107th Mountain Supply Company 1st Mountain Supply Company 2nd Mountain Supply Company 2nd Mountain Pack Troop 21st Mountain Pack Troop 22nd Mountain Pack Troop 34th (mot) Mountain Light Supply Column 127th (mot) Mountain Light Supply Column 701st (mot) Mountain Light Supply Column 702nd (mot) Mountain Light Supply Column 947th (mot) Mountain Light Supply Column 40th (mot) Mountain Fuel Column 63rd Bakery Platoon 1st Mountain Medical Company 2nd Mountain Medical Company 304th Mountain Medical Company 613th Field Hospital 614th Field Hospital 616th Field Hospital 617th Field Hospital 612th Field Hospital 615th Field Hospital 203rd Field Post Office 1st Taurinense Alpini Division Divisional Command 3rd Alpini Regiment Regimental Command Company 3 Alpini Battalion, each with Battalion Command Company (4 81mm mortars) 3 Alpini Infantry Companies, each with 1 Company Command Platoon 4 Alpini Infantry Companies 4th Alpini Regiment Regimental Command 3 Alpini Battalions 1st Alpini Engineer Battalion 1st Alpini Artillery Regiment 2 Alpini Artillery Battalions, with 2 Artillery Batteries 2nd Tridentina Alpini Division

8 Divisional Command 402nd Mixed CCRR Section 417th Mixed CCRR Section 201st Field Post Office 201st CCRR Post Unit 2nd Transport Unit 5th Alpini Regiment Regimental Command Morbegno Alpini Battalion 44th, 45th, & 47th Companies Tirano Alpini Battalion 46th, 48th & 49th Companies Edolo Alpini Battalion 50th, 51st & 52nd Companies 5th "Compl." Battlaion 5627th, 628th & 629th Companies Supply Unit, 5th Medical Section 618th Field Hospital 5th Quartermaster Section 25th Supply Section (3 sections) 6th Alpini Regiment Regimental Command Vestone Alpini Battalion 53rd, 54th, & 55th Companies Alpini Battalion 56th, 57th, & 58th Companies 6th "Compl." Battalion 634th & 636th Companies Supply Unit, 6th Medical Section 621st Field Hospital 6th Quartermaster Unit 26th Supply Unit (2 sections) 2nd Mixed Alpini Engineer Battalion 122nd Artisan Company with Mixed Park 102nd Pack Mule Searchlight Section 112th Mixed Signals Company 2nd Alpini Artillery Regiment Alpini Artillery Battalion 31st, 32nd & 33rd Artillery Batteries Alpini Artillery Battalion 19th & 20th Artillery Batteries 302nd Medical Section 619th Field Hospital 620th Field Hospital 622nd Field Hospital 623rd Field Hospital 110th Quartermaster Section 61st Bakery Squadron 5th "Pusteria" Alpini Division: 7th Alpini Infantry Regiment Battalion Pieve di Battalion Battalion 11th Alpini Infantry Regiment Trento Battalion

9 Battalion Bassano Battalion 5th Alpini Artillery Regiment Lanzo Artillery Battalion (Btrys #16,21, & 44) Belluno Artillery Battalion (Btrys #22, 23, & 24) 5th Engineer Battalion 115th Signal Company 125th Pioneer Company 105th Sit. Company 30th Engineer Company (Guastatori) 304th Medical Section 174th Field Hospital 208th Motor Transport Section 11th Supply Section 106th Bakery Section 3rd Alpini Ragruppamento 424th Alpini CC.RR. Section Motorized Platoon "Val Natisone Alpini Battalion 216th, 220th, 279th Alpini Companies "Val Pescara"Alpini Battalion 285th, 286th, 287th Alpini Companies "Val Leogra" Alpini Battalion 259th, 260th, 261st Alpini Companies "Val " Alpini Battalion 212th, 272nd, 278th Alpini Companies "Val Fella" Alpini Battalion 269th, 270th, 271st Alpini Companies "Val Tagliamento" Alpini Artillery Group 41st, 42nd, & 43rd Batteries "Val Isonzo" Alpini Artillery Group 37th & 38th Batteries 151st Mixed Engineer Company 310th Alpini Medical Section 819th Field Hospital 820th Field Hospital 821st Field Hospital 113th Supply (sustenance) Section 6th Supply Column 65th Supply Unit (2 Sections) 43rd Supply Unit (3 Sections)

Stato Maggiore dell'Esercito, Ufficio Storico, La Campagne di Grecia.

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