10 June 1940

2nd Army Group West: General Umberto di Savoia 1st Army: General Pintor Pietro II Corps: General Bertini Francesco 36th Forlì Division: General Perugi Giulio 43rd Forli Infantry 44th Forli Infantry Regiment 36th Artillery Regiment 36th Mortar Battalion 36th Anti-Tank Company 36th Signal Company 66th Pioneer Company 23rd Medical Section 19th Field Bakery 33rd Acqui Division: General Sartoris Francesco 17th Acqui Infantry Regiment 18th Acqui Infantry Regiment 317th Infantry Regiment 33rd Artillery Regiment 3 Artillery Battalions 33rd AA Battery (20mm) 27th CCNN Legion 19th Fedelissima CCNN Battalion 33rd Mortar Battalion 33rd Signal Company 31st Pioneer Company 33rd Sit. Company 33rd Battalion 3rd Medical Section 9th Field Bakery 7th Section 4th Division: General Gioda Benenuto 33rd Livorno Infantry Regiment 34th Livorno Infantry Regiment 28th Monviso Artillery Regiment 4th Motor Tricycle Group 4th Mortar Battalion 4th Anti-Tank Battalion (SP) 4th Engineer Battalion 4th Signal Company 4th Training and Radio Company 7th Chemical Company 20th Pioneer Company 11th Engineer Battalion (Guastatori) 12th Medical Section 13th Surgical Unit 68th Medical Section 20th Field Hospital 22nd Field Hospital 63rd Field Hospital 122nd Field Hospital

1 8th Supply Section 4th Motor Transport Section 56th Bakery Squadron 10th Carabinieri Section 11th Carabinieri Section Cuneense Division: General Ferrero Alberto 1st Alpini Regiment Ceva Alpini Battalion Pieve di Teco Alpini Battalion Mondovi Alpini Battalion 2nd Alpini Regiment Borgo San Dalm Alpini Battalion Dronero Alpini Battalion Saluzzo Alpini Battalion 4th Mountain Artillery Regiment Pinerolo Light Mountain Howitzer Bn (3 btrys, 75mm) Mondovi Light Mountain Howitzer Bn (Btrys #10, 11, & 12, 75mm) Val Po Heavy Mountain Howitzer Battalion (Btrys #74, & ?)(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

2 203rd Field Post Office 2nd Alpine Regiment same as 1st Alpini Regiment Varaita Po Raggruppamento: organization unknown III Corps: General Arisio Mario 3rd Ravenna Division: General Nebbia Edoardo 1/,2/,3/37th Infantry Regiment 1 Mortar Company 1 65mm Infantry Support Gun Company 1/,2/,3/38th Infantry Regiment 1 Mortar Company 1 65mm Infantry Support Gun Company 3rd Mortar Battalion 121st Artillery Regiment I Light Artillery Battalion (3 btrys 75mm/18 howitzers) II Light Artillery Battalion (3 btrys 75mm/18 howitzers) XXVIII Heavy Artillery Battalion (3 btrys, 100mm/28 howitzers) Anti-Aircraft Battalion 51st Flak Company (8 20mm guns) 303rd Flak Company (8 20mm guns) Anti-Tank Battalion 3rd Anti-Tank Company (8 47mm guns) 154th Anti-Tank Company (8 47mm guns) 3rd Engineer Battalion 18th Pioneer Company 3rd Radio Company 10th Searchlight Platoon 49th Bakery Company 7th Supply Company 128th (mot) Light Supply Column 247th (mot) Light Supply Column 12th (mot) Maintenance Company 18th Medical Company 37th Surgical Hospital 14th Field Hospital 15th Field Hospital 16th Field Hospital 201st Field Hospital 202nd Field Hospital 203rd Field Hospital 213th Field Hospital 438th Field Hospital 32nd Baggage Section 7th Carabinieri Section 13th Carabinieri Section 6th Cuneo Division: General Melotti carlo 7th Cuneo Infantry Regiment 8th Cuneo Infantry Regiment 27th Artillery Regiment 6th Mortar Company 6th Anti-Tank Company

3 6th Signal Company 24th Pioneer Company Gessi Alpini Raggruppamento: organization unknown XV Corps: General Gambara Gastone 37th Modena Division: General Gloria Alessandro 41st Modena Infantry Regiment 42nd Modena Infantry Regiment 341st Infantry Regiment (detached) 36th "Craistoforo" Colombo CCNN Battalion 1/,2/,3/29th Cosseria Artillery Regiment 37th Mortar Battalion 37th Anti-Tank Company 37th Signal Company 76th Signal Company 19th Pioneer Company 48th Medical Section 10th Field Bakery 15th Carabinieri Section 5th Cosseria Division: General Vassarri Alberto 89th Salerno Infantry Regiment 90th Salerno Infantry Regiment 29th Artillery Regiment 5th Mortar Battalion 10th Mortar Battalion 135th Anti-Tank Battalion (SP) 355th Anti-Tank Battalion 5th Signal Company 12th Pioneer Company 120th Field Hospital 44th Cremona Division: General Mondino Umberto 21st Cremona Infantry Regiment 22nd Cremona Infantry Regiment 90th Calabria CCNN Legion Indomabile CCNN Battalion Alpina Friulana CCNN Battalion 143rd Clino Ricci CCNN Battalion 90th Machine Gun Company 7th Curtatone E. Montanara Artillery Regiment 1 Battalion (100mm/17 howitzers) 2 Battalions (75mm/27 field guns) 344th Anti-Tank Company (20mm guns) 144th Anti-Tank Company (47mm/32 guns) 44th Mortar Battalion 144th Engineer Battalion 44th Signal Company 77th Pioneer Company 44th Slt. Section 54th Medical Section 33rd Field Hospital 84th Field Hospital 333rd Field Hospital 54th Supply Section 350th Motor Transport Section 355th Motor Transport Section

4 54th Supply Section 17th Bakery Section 60th Carabinieri Section 251st Carabinieri Section Reserve: 16th Pistoia Division: General Priore Mario 35th Pistoia Infantry Regiment 36th Pistoia Infantry Regiment 3rd Fossalta (mot) Artillery Regiment 116th AA Battery (20mm) 16th Mortar Battalion 16th Anti-Tank Company 51st Engineer Battalion 16th Signal Company 44th Pioneer Company 111th Medical Section 70th Field Hospital 71st Field Hospital 871st Field Hospital 210th Motor Transport Section 120th Supply Section 50th Bakery Section` 7th Lupi di Toscana Division: Gen. Bollea Ottavio 77th Toscana Infantry Regiment 78th Toscana Infantry Regiment 30th Leonessa Artillery Regiment 1st Black Shirt Legion 14th Garibaldina Battalion 15th Leonessa Battalion 7th Mortar Battalion 7th Anti-Tank Company 7th Engineer Battalion 7th Signal Company 26th Pioneer Company 30th Medical Section 307th Motor Transport Group 13th Supply Section 30th Carabinieri Section 22nd Cacciatori delle Alpi: Gen. Lorenzelli Dante 51st Alpi Infantry Regiment 52nd Alpi Infantry Regiment 1st Cacciatori Delle Alpi Artillery Regiment 105th CCNN Legion 104th S.Trotti Battalion 105th Benito Moggioni Battalion 22nd Mortar Battalion 22nd Anti-Tank Company 22nd Signal Company 56th Pioneer Company 25th Medical Section 26th Supply Section 20th Field Bakery 5th Pusteria Alpini Division: General De Cia Amedo 7th Alpini Infantry Regiment Feltre Battalion

5 Pieve di Battalion Belluno Battalion 11th Alpini Infantry Regiment Battalion Bolzano 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 Raggruppamento celere: General organization unknown 4th Army: Guzzoni Alfredo Alpine Corps: General Negri Luigi 2nd Tridentina Alpini Division: Gen. Santovito Ugo 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 Cos Supply Unit, 5th Medical Sect 618th Field Hospital 5th Quartermaster Section 25th Supply Section 6th Alpini Regiment Regimental Command Vestone Alpini Battalion 53rd, 54th, & 55th Cos Alpini Battalion 56th, 57th, & 58th Cos 6th "Compl." Battalion 634th & 636th Companies Supply Unit, 6th Medical Sec.

6 621st Field Hospital 6th Quartermaster Unit 26th Supply Unit 2nd Mixed Alpini Engineer Battalion 122nd Artisan Company Park 102nd Pack Mule Searchlight Section 112th Mixed Signals Company 2nd Alpini Artillery Regiment Bergamo Alpini Artillery Bn 31st, 32nd & 33rd Btrys Vicenza Alpini Artillery Bn 19th & 20th Btrys 302nd Medical Section 619th Field Hospital 620th Field Hospital 622nd Field Hospital 623rd Field Hospital 110th Quartermaster Section 61st Bakery Squadron 2nd Supply Column 5th Supply Column 6th Supply Column 206th Mixed Transportation Unit 1 Fuel Squadron 721st Heavy Transport Section 722nd Heavy Transport Section 32nd Transportation Section 126th Mixed Transport Section 1st Taurinense Alpini Division: Gen. Micheletti Paolo 1st Taurinense Alpini Division 1/,2/,3/3rd Alpini Regiment 1/,2/,3/4th Alpini Regiment 1st Alpini Engineer Battalion 1/,2/1st Alpini Artillery Regiment Levana Raggruppamento organization unknown I Corps: General Vecchiarelli Carlo 59th Cagliari Division: General Scuero Antonio 63rd Cagliari Infantry Regiment 64th Cagliari Infantry Regiment 363rd Infantry Regiment (assigned later) 28th CCNN Legion 28th Randaccio CCNN Battalion 1/,2/,3/59th Artillery Regiment 59th Mortar Battalion 591st Anti-Tank Company 59th Signal Company 15th Pioneer Company 1st Superga Division: General Barbasetti di Prun Curio 91st Basilicata Infantry Regiment 92nd Basilicata Infantry Regiment 5th Superga Artillery Regiment

7 2 Battalions (75mm/18 howitzers) 2 (mot) Battalions (100mm/17 howitzers) 1st Mortar Battalion Mortar Battalion (81mm mortars) Anti-Aircraft Battalion 21st AA Battery (20mm) 34th AA Battery (20mm) 301st AA Battery (20mm) 1st Anti-Tank Battalion (47mm/32 guns) 101st Engineer Battalion 1st Signal Company 14th Pioneer Company 1st Carabinieri Section 2nd Carabinieri Section 80th Field Post Office 24th Pinerolo Division: Gen. De Stefanis Giuseppe 13th Pinerolo Infantry Regiment 14th Pinerolo Infantry Regiment 313th Infantry Regiment 136th Tremonti CCNN Legion 130th Sirente Battalion 18th Gran Sasso Artillery Regiment, including 324th Anti-Aircraft Battery (20mm) 24th Mortar Battalion 24th Anti-Tank Company 24th Signal Company 61st Pioneer Company 32nd Medical Section 456th Field Hospital 457th Field Hospital 64th Supply Section 145th Field Bakery IV Corps: General zMercalli Camillo 1st Sforzesca Division: General Ollearo Alfonso 1/,2/,3/53rd Infantry Regiment 1 Mortar Company 1 65mm Infantry Support Gun Company 1/,2/,3/54th Infantry Regiment 1 Mortar Company 1 65mm Infantry Support Gun Company II Mortar Battalion 17th Artillery Regiment I Light Artillery Battalion (3 btrys 75mm guns) II Light Artillery Battalion (3 btrys 75mm guns) III Heavy Artillery Battalion (3 btrys, 100mm guns) 53rd Flak Company (8 20mm guns) 302nd Flak Company (8 20mm guns) Anti-Tank Battalion 2nd Anti-Tank Company (8 47mm guns) 121st Anti-Tank Company (8 47mm guns) Mortar Battalion (81mm mortars) Anti-Aircraft Battalion

8 302nd AA Battery (20mm) 304th AA Battery (20mm) 16th Pioneer Company 2nd Radio Company 8th Searchlight Platoon 2nd Bakery Company 1st Supply Company 124th (mot) Light Supply Column 192nd (mot) Light Supply Column 11th (mot) Maintenance Company 6th Medical Company 27th Surgical Hospital 5th Field Hospital 6th Field Hospital 7th Field Hospital 24th Field Hospital 250th Field Hospital 251st Field Hospital 311th Field Hospital 805th Field Hospital 4th Carabinieri Section 5th Carabinieri Section 69th Field Post Office 26th Assietta Division: General Girlando Emanuele 29th Pisa Infantry Regiment 30th Pisa Infantry Regiment 17th CCNN Legion 17th Cremona CCNN Battalion 18th Costantissima CCNN Battalion 25th Assietta Artillery Regiment, including 5 Artillery Battalions 10th AA Battery (20mm) 326th AA Battery (20mm) 126th Mortar Battalion 126th Anti-Tank Company 64th Pioneer Company 26th Signal Company 16th Medical Section 9th Field Hospital 10th Field Hospital 151st Field Hospital 468th Field Hospital 262nd Heavy Motor Transport Section 18th Supply Section 31st Bakery Squadron 51st Pack Transport Section 3rd Raggruppamento Alpini: organization unknown Reserve: 11th Brennero Division: General Forgiero Arnaldo 231st Avellino Infantry Regiment 232nd Avellino Infantry Regiment 331st Avellino Infantry Regiment

9

9th Brennero Artillery Regiment 588th Battalion (75/18 SP on M14/41 Chassis) 205th AA Artillery Battery (20mm) 211th AA Artillery Battery (20mm) 11th Mortar Battalion 132nd Anti-Tank Company 111th Engineer Battalion 11th Signal Company 32nd Pioneer Company 35th CCNN Legion 35th Indomita CCNN Battalion 45th Altgo Adige CCNN Battalion 38th Medical Section 139th Motor Transport Section 28th Field Bakery 58th Legnano Division: General Scala Edorado 67th Infantry Regiment 68th Palermo Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/,4/58th Artillery Regiment 1 Battalion (100mm/17 howitzers) 1 Battalion (75mm/27 field guns) 1 Battalion (75mm/18 howitzers) 1 Battalion (20mm anti-aircraft) 58th Mortar Battalion 58th Anti-Tank Company 58th Machine Gun Company 58th Engineer Battalion 58th Signal Company 25th Pioneer Company 67th Searchlight Company 61st Medical Section 34th Surgical Nucleus 163rd Motor Transport Group 138th Heavy Transport Section 58th Light Transport Section 18th Carabinieri Section 19th Carabinieri Section 240th Carabinieri Section 104th Bersaglieri Company (attached) 162nd Coastal Artillery Regiment (attached) 1/,2/,3/4th Artillery Regiment (attached) 99th Frontier Regiment (attached) Raggruppamento celere: organization unknown 3rd Army Group East: General Grossi Camillo 2nd Army: General Ambrosio Vittorio V Corps: General Balocco Riccardo 12th Sassari Division: General Castagna Giacomo 151st Sassari Infantry Regiment 152nd Sassari Infantry Regiment 73rd Boiardo CCNN Legion 73rd Boiardo Battalion 44th Pasubio CCNN Legion 34th Artillery Regiment

10 12th Mortar Battalion 106th Motorized Machine Gun Battalion 12th Anti-Tank Company 17th Railway Engineer Company 12th Signal Company 85th Signal Company 34th Pioneer Company 8th Medical Section 33rd Field Hospital 34th Field Hospital 63rd Field Hospital 49th Surgical Unit 81st Motor Transport Section 41st Carabinieri Section 57th Lombardia Division: General Esposito Giovanni 73rd Lombardia Infantry Regiment 74th Lombardia Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/57th Artillery Regiment, plus 357th AA Battery (20mm) 137th Monte Maiella CCNN Legion 33rd Mentone CCNN Battalion 81st A. Barbiano CCNN Battalion 57th Mortar Battalion 57th Anti-Tank Company 57th Signal Company 37th Pioneer Company 57th Medical Section 134th Field Hospital 135th Field Hospital 40th Supply Section 40th Field Bakery 15th Bergamo Division: General Belletti Pietro 25th Bergamo Infantry Regiment 26th Bergamo Infantry Regiment 4th Carnaro Artillery Regiment 89th CCNN Legion 97th Senese CCNN Battalion 15th Mortar Battalion 15th Anti-Tank Company 15th Signal Company 36th Pioneer Company 19th Medical Section 131st Field Hospital 132nd Field Hospital 22nd Motor Transport Section 116th Supply Section XI Corps: General Roux Matteo 13th Re Division: General Fiorenzoli Benedetto 1st Rè Infantry Regiment 2nd Rè Infantry Regiment 75th CCNN Legion 75th Italo Balbo CCNN Battalion 76th Estense CCNN Battalion 1/,2/,3/23rd Timavo Artillery Regiment 13th Mortar Battalion

11 13th Anti-Tank Company 13th Signal Company 2nd Pioneer Company 20th Medical Section 555th Heavy Motor Transport Section 28th Supply Section 14th Isonzo Division: General Romero Federico 23rd Como Infantry Regiment 24th Como Infantry Regiment 98th CCNN Legion 98th Maremanna CCNN Battalion 6th Isonzo Artillery Regiment 14th Mortar Battalion 14th Signal Company 40th Pioneer Company 115th Medical Section 53rd Field Hospital 54th Field Hospital 29th Supply Section 30th Field Bakery Raggruppamento Alpini: organization unknown At Army's Disposal 2nd Bersaglieri Regiment 2nd "Piemonte Reale" Regiment 3rd "Genova Cavalleria" Regiment 19th "Guide" Regiment 3rd Artillery Raggruppamento 3rd Engineer Raggruppamento 6th Army (Army of the Po): Vercellino Mario Celere Army Corps: General Messe Giovanni 1st "Eugenio di Savoia" Division: General Ferrari Orsi Federigo 18th CCRR Section 172nd CCRR Section 1st Transport Unit 5th Road Movement Unit 18th Field Post Office 11th Motorized Bersaglieri, with XI Bersaglieri (Bicycle) Battalions XXVIII Bersaglieri (Bicycle) Battalions XXXIII Bersaglieri (Bicycle) Battalions 1st Motorcycle Company 7th Motorized Anti-Tank Company (8-47mm/32 guns) 12th "Allessandria" Cavalry Regiment I Squadron Group II Squadron Group 5th Machine Gun Squadron 14th "Cavalleggeri de Saluzzo" Cavalry Regiment I Squadron Group II Squadron Group 5th Machine Gun Squadron San Giusto Armored Battalion

12 1 Command Squadron 4 Light Tank Squadron 1 Pioneer Squadron 1st Motorized Artillery Regiment, with I Horse Group (75mm/27 guns) II Motorized Group (75mm/27 guns) III Motorized Group (75mm/27 guns) 7th 20mm/35 Battery 8th 20mm/35 Battery 101st Mixed Engineer Company 71st Medical Section 57th Field Hospital 58th Field Hospital 59th Field Hospital 91st Quartermaster Section 211th Mixed Motor Transport Group Command 852nd Light Transportation Section 53rd Light Transportation Section 854th Light Transportation Section 34th Mixed Transportation Section Heavy Fuel Section 5th Road Recover Unit 2nd "Emanuele Filiberto Testa di ferro" Division: General Pizzolato Gavino 352nd Carabinieri Section 2nd Transportation Unit 8th Road Movement Unit 33rd Field Post Office 6th Bersaglieri Regiment VI Bersaglieri Battalion XIII Bersaglieri Battalion XIX Bersaglieri Battalion 2nd Motorcycle Company 72nd 47mm/32 Gun Company 1st Firenze Lancer Regiment I Gruppo Squadroni II Gruppo Squadroni 5th Machine Gun Squadron 2nd Vittorio Emmanuel II Lancer Regiment I Gruppo Squadroni II Gruppo Squadroni 5th Machine Gun Squadron 2nd Light Tank Group (San Marco Bn) 2nd Autocelere (mot) Artillery Regiment I Horse Group II Motorized Group III Motorized Group 7th 20mm Anti-Aircraft Battery 8th 20mm Anti-Aircraft Battery 102nd Mixed Engineer Company 72nd Medical Section 157th Field Hospital 158th Field Hospital 159th Field Hospital 212th Mixed Motor Transport Group Command

13 862nd Light Motor Transport Detachment 863rd Light Motor Transport Detachment 864th Light Motor Transport Detachment 35th Mixed Motor Transport Detachment 8th Road Recover Unit Fuel Section 3rd "Principe Amedeo Duca d'Aosta" Division: General Marazzani Mario 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 Armored Corps: General Dall'Ora Fidenzio 101st (mot) Division: General Ferroni Vito 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

14 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 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) 102nd Trento (mot) Division: Gen. Nuvoloni Luigi 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 132nd Ariete Armored Division: General Baldassarre Ettore Headquarters Detachment 132nd Armored Regimental Headquarters 7th Armored Battalion (M13 Tanks) 8th Armored Battalion (M13 Tanks) 9th Armored Battalion (M13 Tanks) 8th Bersaglieri Regiment Motorized Headquarters Company

15 12th Motorized Bersaglieri Battalion 1 Motorized Headquarters Company 2 Motorized Bersaglieri Companies 1 Motorized Anti-Tank Company (8-47mm guns) 5th Motorized Bersaglieri Battalion 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 Machine Gun Company 1 Motorized Anti-Aircraft Company (20mm Guns) 1 Motorized Mortar Company (81mm Mortars) 1 Motorcycle Company 1 Motorized Engineer Battalion (in Italy) 1 Motorized Anti-Tank Battalion, with 1 Motorized Headquarters Company 2 Motorized Anti-Tank Companies (8-47mm/32 Guns) 132nd Motorized Artillery Regiment 1 Motorized Anti-Aircraft Battalion 1 Motorized AA Company (20mm Guns) 1 Motorized AA Company (90mm/53 Guns) 2 Motorized Artillery Battalions (75mm/27 Guns) 1 Motorized Artillery Battalion (105mm/28 Guns) 133rd Littorio Armored Division: General Manzi Luigi 133rd Armored Regiment 12th Bersaglieri Regiment 133rd Artillery Regiment 33rd Mixed Engineer Battalion Motor Transportable Corps: General Zingales Francesco 9th Pasubio (mot) Division: Gen. Giovannelli Vittorio 1/,2/,3/79th Roma Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/80th Roma Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/8th Pasubio Artillery Regiment 85th AA Battery (8-20mm Mod 35) 309th AA Battery (8-20mm Mod 35) 5th Mortar Battalion (3 cos) 9th Mortar Battalion 9th Anti-Tank Company 141st Anti-Tank Company 9th Signal Company 30th Pioneer Company 95th Searchlight Section 5th Medical Section 25th Surgical Unit

16 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 10th Piave (mot) Division: General Roncaglia Ercole 57th Abruzzi Infantry Regiment 58th Abruzzi Infantry Regiment 20th Piave Artillery Regiment, plus 310th Anti-Aircraft Battery Tank Squadron (L6 Tanks) 108th Motorcycle Bersaglieri Company 10th Mortar Battalion 10th Anti-Tank Company 10th Engineer Battalion 10th Signal Company 9th Pioneer Company 42nd Pioneer Company 117th Medical Section 816th Field Hospital 817th Field Hospital 65th Surgical Unit 186th Heavy Motor Transport Section 236th Mixed Transportation Section 127th Bakery Section 31st Carabinieri Section 32nd Carabinieri Section 52nd Torino (mot) Division: General Manzi Luigi 1/,2/,3/81st Torino Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/82nd Torino Infantry Regiment 26th Mortar Battalion 52nd Mortar Battalion 352nd Anti-Tank Company 361st Anti-Tank Company 1/,2/,3/52nd Torino Artillery Regiment 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

17 52nd Medical Section 89th Field Hospital 90th Field Hospital 117th Field Hospital 578th Field Hospital 52nd Surgical Nucleus 52nd Commissary Section 65th Field Bakery At Army's Disposal 5th (mot) Anti-tank Regiment 9th (mot) Engineer Raggruppamento 8th Army: General Adalberto di Savoia XIV Corps: General Vecchi Giovanni 32nd Marche Division: General Pentimalli Riccardo 55th Marche Infantry Regiment 56th Marche Infantry Regiment 49th CCNN Legion 40th Scaligera CCNN Battalion 1/,2/,3/32nd Artillery Regiment 32nd Mortar Battalion 32nd Anti-Tank Company 32nd Signal Company 39th Pioneer Company 39th Medical Section 4th Supply Section 32nd Field Bakery 35th Carabinieri Section 36th Carabinieri Section 38th Puglie Division: General Marghinotti Mario 71st Puglie Infantry Regiment 72nd Puglie Infantry Regiment 115th CCNN Legion 115th Cimino CCNN Battalion 1/,2/,3/15th Montenero Artillery Regiment 38th Mortar Battalion 38th Anti-Tank Company 38th Signal Company 43rd Pioneer Company 56th Medical Section 38th Field Bakery VI Corps: General Rosi Ezio 18th Messina Division: General Zani Francesco 93rd Messina Infantry Regiment 94th Messina Infantry Regiment 108th CCNN Legion 102nd Cacciatori del Tevere CCNN Battalion 2nd Metauro Artillery Regiment 18th Mortar Battalion 118th Anti-Tank Company 18th Signal Company 20th Mining Company 48th Pioneer Company 49th Medical Section 190th Heavy Motor Transport Section

18 23rd Supply Section 52nd Carabinieri Section 53rd Carabinieri Section 44th Field Bakery 49th Parma Division: General Grattarola Attilio 49th Parma Infantry Regiment 50th Parma Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/49th Artillery Regiment 109th CCNN Legion 109th F. Corridoni CCNN Battalion 49th Mortar Battalion 49th Anti-Tank Company 49th Signal Company 49th Pioneer Company 62nd Medical Section 85th Supply Section 74th Field Bakery 56th Casale Division: General Navarini Enea 11th Casale Infantry Regiment 12th Casale Infantry Regiment 311th Infantry Regiment (detached) 1/,2/,3/56th Artillery Regiment 23rd CCNN Legion 20th Po CCNN Battalion 56th Mortar Battalion 156th Anti-Tank Company 56th Signal Company 47th Pioneer Company 60th Medical Section 5th Supply Section 41st Field Bakery 48th Carabinieri Section 49th Carabinieri Section 4th Army Group South: Marshal De Bono Emilio XII Corps: (in Sicily) General Rossi Angelo 28th Aosta Division: General d'Arle Frederico 5th Aosta Infantry Regiment 6th Aosta Infantry Regiment 171st CCNN Legion 171st Vespri CCNN Battalion 168th Ibla CCNN Battalion 171st Support Company 259th Machine Gun Company 22nd Vespri Artillery Regiment 3 Artillery Battalions 328th AA Battery 365th AA Battery 28th Mortar Battalion 28th Anti-Tank Company 12th Engineer Battalion 28th Signal Company 68th Pioneer Company 114th Labor Company 34th Sit. Section 9th Medical Section

19 28th Medical Section 204th Field Hospital 205th Field Hospital 206th Field Hospital 16th Bakery Section 35th Bakery Section 82nd Carabinieri Section 83rd Carabinieri Section 54th Napoli Division: General Coturri Renato 75th Napoli Infantry Regiment 76th Napoli Infantry Regiment 173rd CCNN Legion 169th Siracusa CCNN Battalion 173rd Salso CCNN Battalion 174th CCNN Machine Gun Company 1/,2/,3/54th Artillery Regiment, plus 354th AA Battery (20mm) 54th Machine Gun Battalion 54th Mortar Battalion 54th Anti-Tank Company 54th Engineer Battalion 54th Signal Company 71st Pioneer Company 21st Mining Company 207th Field Hospital 851st Field Hospital 54th Motor Transport Section 729th Motor Transport Section 108th Light Motor Transport Section 563rd Supply Section Attached: General 10th Bersaglieri Regiment Palermo Light Cavalry Regiment 12th Army Corps Artillery Regiment 12th Engineer Raggruppamento XIII Corps: (in Sardinia) General de Pignier Augusto 30th Sabauda Division: General Scanagatta Ubaldo 45th Reggio Infantry Regiment 46th Reggio Infantry Regiment 176th CCNN Legion 175th Salvaterra CCNN Battalion 176th San Efisio CCNN Battalion 16th Sabauda Artillery Regiment 3 Artillery Battalions 330th AA Battery (20mm) 30th Mortar Battalion 30th Anti-Tank Company 30th Signal Company (Radio) 10th Pioneer Company 41st Sit. Company 43rd Medical Section 516th Field Hospital 517th Field Hospital 518th Field Hospital 30th Motor Transport Section

20 42nd Supply Section 45th Bakery Section 96th Carabinieri Section 97th Carabinieri Section 31st Calabria Division: General Petra di Caccuri Carlo 59th Calabria Infantry Regiment 60th Calabria Infantry Regiment 40th Caprera Artillery Regiment 331st AA Battery (20mm) 177th CCNN Legion 177th Logudoro CCNN Battalion 178th Gennargentu CCNN Battalion 171st Machine Gun Company 40th Caprera Artillery Regiment 3 Artillery 331st AA Battery (20mm) 31st Mortar Battalion 19th Mortar Company 31st Anti-Tank Company 31st Radio Signal Company 13th Pioneer Company 50th Medical Section 131st Surgical Unit 229th Field Hospital 230th Field Hospital 231st Field Hospital 31st Motor Transport Section 31st Supply Section 48th Bakery Section 91st Carabinieri Section 92nd Carabinieri Section Attached: General 13th Army Corps Artillery Regiment 13th Engineer Raggruppamento Albanian Senior Command: General Visconti Prasca Sebastiano 19th Venezia Division: General Bonini Silvio 83rd Venezia Infantry Regiment 84th Venezia Infantry Regiment 383rd Infantry Regiment 72nd CCNN Legion 19th Gavinana Artillery Regiment 19th Mortar Battalion 19th Anti-Tank Company 19th Signal Company 76th Pioneer Company 42nd Medical Section 38th Supply Section 11th Field Bakery 23rd Ferrara Division: General Zannini Licurgo 47th Ferrara Infantry Regiment 48th Ferrara Infantry Regiment 82nd CCNN Legion 14th Murge Artillery Regiment 23rd Mortar Battalion

21 23rd Anti-Tank Company 23rd Signal Company 58th Pioneer Company 127th Medical Section 9th Supply Section 3rd Field Bakery 53rd Arezzo Division: General Molinari Michele 225th Arezzo Infantry Regiment 226th Arezzo Infantry Regiment 343rd Infantry Regiment (attached) 80th CCNN Legion 26th CCNN Battalion 67th Volontari del Reno CCNN Battalion 1/,2/,3/53rd Artillery Regiment 53rd Mortar Battalion 53rd Anti-Tank Company 3rd Engineer Battalion 53rd Signal Company 94th Pioneer Company 59th Medical Section 60th Supply Section 3rd Julia Alpini Division: Gen. De Giorgis Fedele 8th Alpini Regiment 9th Alpini Regiment Val Tagliamento Battalion Val Fella Battalion Della Bona Reserve Battalion Zancanaro Reserve Battalion 3rd Alpini Artillery Regiment Val Tanaro Artillery Group Val Po Artillery Group III Engineer Battalion 415th Alpini CCRR Section 416th Alpini CCRR Section Divisional Services Centauro Armored Division: General Magli Giovanni 31st Tank Regiment 1 Light Battalion 2 Medium Battalions 5th Bersaglieri Regiment 14th Bersaglieri Battalion 22nd Bersaglieri Battalion 24th Bersaglieri Battalion 131st Centauro (armored) Artillery Regiment 136th Anti-tank Battalion 31st Engineer Battalion 89th Pioneer Company 131st Signal Company 1152nd Heavy Motor Transport Section 56th Heavy Workshop 106th Carabinieri Section

22 3rd Army (General Reserve): General Geloso Carlo IX Corps: General Rossi Carmillo 47th Bari Division: General Zaccone Ernesto 139th Bari Infantry Regiment 140th Bari Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/47th Artillery Regiment 152nd Salentina CCNN Legion 152nd Salentina CCNN Battalion 153rd Salentina II CCNN Battalion 155th Valbradano CCNN Battalion 47th Mortar Battalion 47th Anti-Tank Company 47th Signal Company 55th Pioneer Company ? Medical Section 427th Field Hospital 428th Field Hospital ? Motor Transport Section ? Supply Section ? Carabinieri Section 48th Taro Division: General Pedrazzoli Gino 207th Taro Infantry Regiment 208th Taro Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/48th Artillery Regiment 164th CCNN Legion 163rd Tommaso Gulli CCNN Battalion 164th Ercolino Scalfaro CCNN Battalion 48th Mortar Battalion 48th Anti-Tank Company 48th Signal Company 11th Pioneer Company 48th Searchlight Section 58th Medical Section 222nd Field Hospital 237th Field Hospital 368th Heavy Motor Transport Section 58th Supply Section 48th Baggage Section 23rd Mixed Carabinieri Section 28th Piemonte Division: General Cerio Giovanni 3rd Piemonte Infantry Regiment 4th Piemonte Infantry Regiment 303rd Infantry Regiment 166th CCNN Legion 166th Peloro CCNN Battalion 167th Etna CCNN Battalion 1/,2/,3/24th Peloritana Artillery Regiment Unknown Anti-Aircraft Battery (20mm guns) 29th Mortar Battalion 29th Anti-Tank Company 16th Signal (Radio) Company 29th Signal Company 70th Pioneer Company ? Medical Section ? Supply Section

23 ? Carabinieri Section 7th Army (in Reserve): General Filiberto di Savoia VII Corps: General Aymonino Aldo 41st Firenze Division: General Negri Paride 127th Firenzi Infantry Regiment 128th Firenzi Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/41st Artillery Regiment 92nd CCNN Legion 92nd F. Ferrucci CCNN Battalion 41st Mortar Battalion 241st Anti-Tank Company 41st Signal Company 53rd Pioneer Company 37th Medical Section 36th Supply Section 12th Field Bakery 194th Motor Transport Section 20th Friuli Division: General Sogno Vittorio 87th Friuli Infantry Regiment 88th Friuli Infantry Regiment 35th Artillery Regiment 1 Battalion (100mm/17 howitzers) 1 Battalion (75mm/27 field guns) 2 Battalions (75mm/75mm/18 howitzers) 4th AA Battalion 35th AA Battery (20mm) 320th AA Battery (20mm) 356th AA Battery (20mm) 88th CCNN Legion 88th Costanza Ciano Battalion 96th Petrarca Battalion 20th Mortar Battalion (81mm mortars) 20th Anti-Tank Company (47mm/32 self propelled guns) 20th/120th Engineer Battalion 20th Signal Company 52nd Pioneer Company 20th Chemical Company 26th Medical Section 81st Field Hospital 82nd Field Hospital 83rd Field Hospital 491st Field Hospital 23rd Heavy Motor Transport Section 13th Supply Section 19th Bakery Section 58th Carabinieri Section 59th Carabinieri Section 60th Carabinieri Section 79th Field Post Office VIII Corps: General Gambelli Remo 51st Siena Division: General Gabutti Gualtiero 31st Siena Infantry Regiment 32nd Siena Infantry Regiment 265th Lecce Infantry Regiment (attached)

24 341st Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/51st Artillery Regiment 141st Capuana CCNN Legion 141st Capuana CCNN Battalion 251st CCNN Machine Gun Company 51st Mortar Battalion 312nd Tank Battalion 51st Anti-Tank Company 251st Anti-Tank Company 51st Signal Company 160th Signal Company 83rd Pioneer Company 21st Granatieri di Sardegna Division: General Orlando Taddeo 1st Granatieri di Sardegna Infantry Regiment 2nd Granatieri di Sardegna Infantry Regiment 13th Granatieri di Sardegna Artillery Regiment, including 10th AA Battery (20mm) 609th AA Battery (20mm) 612th AA Battery (20mm) 21st Mortar Battalion 121st Anti-Tank Company 21st Engineer Battalion 21st Signal Company 54th Pioneer Company 21st Radio Company 1st Medical Section 56th Field Hospital 85th Field Hospital 88th Field Hospital 161st Motor Transport Section 330th Motor Transport Workshop 62nd Carabinieri Section Miscellaneous forces in the Aegean: General de Vecchi di Val Cismon Cesare Maria 50th Regina Division: General Piazzoni Alessandro 9th Regina Infantry Regiment 10th Regina Infantry Regiment 309th Infantry Regiment 331st Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/50th Regina Artillery Regiment 35th Coastal Defense Artillery Raggruppamento 36th Coastal Defense Artillery Raggruppamento 50th Mortar Battalion 50th Machine Gun Company 50th Anti-Tank Company 23rd Anti-Tank Company 46th Signal Company 91st Pioneer Company 250th Pioneer Company 24th CCNN Legion 201st CCNN Legion Attached: General CCCXII Armored Companmy

25 Chemical Company Miscellaneous Artillery Units NORTH AFRICA: Marshal A. Balbo Italo 5th Army: General Gariboldi Italo X Corps: General Barbieri Alberto 25th (semi- mot) Division: General Lerici Roberto 39th Bologna Infantry Regiment 40th Bologna Infantry Regiment 205th Artillery Regiment 2 Battalions (100mm/17 howitzers) 2 Battalions (75mm/27 field guns) Anti-Aircraft Battalion 4th Anti-Aircraft Company (20mm guns) 437th Anti-Aircraft Company (20mm guns) Medical Section 66th Surgical Unit 96th Field Hospital 528th Field Hospital 308th Field Ambulance Unit 135th Mixed Motor Transport Section 34th Field Bakery 73rd Carabinieri Section 58th Field Post Office 55th Savona Division: General Maggiani Pietro 15th Savona Infantry Regiment 16th Savona Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/12th Sila Artillery Regiment 55th Engineer Battalion 60th Sabratha Division: General Della Bona Guido 1/,2/85th Verona Infantry Regiment 85th Mortar Company (81mm) 1/,2/86th Verona Infantry Regiment 86th Mortar Company (81mm) Artillery Raggruppamento Staff 283rd Artillery Gruppo 284th Artillery Gruppo LX Mixed Engineering Battalion Medical Detachment 20th Supply Section 105th Mixed Transport Section XX Corps: General Cona Ferdinando 10th Piava (mot) Division: General Zaglio Pietro 27th Piave Infantry Regiment 28th Piave Infantry Regiment 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

26 207th Motor Transport Section 71st Field Bakery 679th Carabinieri Section 54th Field Post Office 27th (semi-mot) Division: General Cremascoli Giuseppi 19th Bresica Infantry Regiment 20th Bresica Infantry Regiment 55th Artillery Regiment 2 Battalions (75mm/27 field guns) Anti-Aircraft Battalion 401st Anti-Aircraft Battery (20mm guns) 404th Anti-Aircraft Battery (20mm guns) 27th Mixed Engineer Battalion 34th Medical Section 35th Surgical Unit 95th Field Hospital 328th Motor Transport Section 34th Supply Section 127th Carabinieri Section 96th Field Post Office 61st Sirte Division: General Della Mura Vincenzo 69th Infantry Regiment 70th Ancona Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/43rd Sirte Artillery Regiment XXIII Corps: General Bergonzoli Annibale 1st "23 Marzo" Black Shirt Division: General Antonelli Francesco 219th CCNN Legion 114th CCNN Battalion 118th CCNN Battalion 119th CCNN Battalion 233rd CCNN Legion 129th CCNN Battalion 133rd CCNN Battalion 148th CCNN Battalion 1/,2/,3/201st Army Artillery Regiment 2nd "28 Ottobre" Black Shirt Division: General Argentino Francesco 231st CCNN Legion 131st CCNN Battalion 132nd CCNN Battalion 135th CCNN Battalion 238th CCNN Legion 138th CCNN Battalion 140th CCNN Battalion 145th CCNN Battalion Unknown Army Artillery Regiment Other: General Tripoli Fortress Garrison Frontier Troops 2nd Libyan Division

27 10th Army: General Berti Mario XXI Corps: General Dalmazzo Lorenzo 62nd Marmarica Division: General Tracchi Ruggero Division Headquarters 115th Infantry Regiment 3 Infantry Battalions 1 81mm Mortar Company 1 Infantry Support Battery (4-65mm infantry guns) 116th Infantry Regiment 62nd Engineer Battalion 1 Training Battalion 62nd HMG Battalion 1 Light Tank Battalion 1 Motorcycle Company 62nd Anti-Tank Company 44th Motorized Artillery Battalion, with 2 Motorized AA Batteries, each with 8 20mm guns 2 75mm Field Gun Batteries (12 75mm/27 Field Guns ea) 1 100mm Howitzer Battery, with 12 100mm/27 Howitzers 63rd Cirene Division: General Spatocco Carlo 115th Infantry Regiment 116th Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/44th Artillery Regiment XXII Corps: General Pitassi Mannella Enrico 64th Catanzaro Division: Gen. Stefanelli Giuseppe 141st Catanzaro Infantry Regiment 142nd Catanzaro Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/64th Artillery Regiment 4th "3 Gennaio" Black Shirt Division: General Merzari Fabio CCNN Legion CCNN Battalion CCNN Battalion CCNN Battalion CCNN Legion CCNN Battalion CCNN Battalion CCNN Battalion Other: General Eastern Frontier Troops Fortress Tobruk Garrison 1st Libyan Division: General Sibille Luigi Saharian Force: General Gallina Sebastiano Mobile Force 1 Raggruppamento (4 Libyans battalions) 2 Saharian Companies 1 meharisti Company 2 20mm anti-tank sections 1 65mm/17 Pack Mule Gun Battery Other: General 6 Libyian Position Machine Gun Companies

28 "Gadames" Cooperation Sector "Serdeles" Cooperation Sector "Dufra" Cooperation Sector Italian East African Army: General Armedeo di Savoia Savoia Division: General Liberati Amedeo Africa Division: General Varda Giovanni 16 Independent Battalions 2 Armored Companies 1 Fast Car Company 1 Squadron 10 Artillery Groups 29 Colonial Brigades 17 Independent Colonial Battalions 2 Artillery Groups 8 Cavalry Squadrons 22 "bande" Groups

L'Esercito Italiano tra la 1a e la 2a Guerra Mondaile, Novembere 1918-Giugno 1940, 1954.

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