31st Infantry Division Calabria | |
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Active | 1939–1945 |
Country |
![]() Kingdom of Italy |
Branch |
![]() Royal Italian Army |
Type | Infantry |
Size | Division |
Nickname(s) | Calabria |
Engagements | World War II |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders | General Riccardo Pentimalli |
Insignia | |
Calabria Division collar insignia | File:31 divv collar insignia.jpg |
The 31st Infantry Division Calabria was an infantry division of the Italian Army during World War II. The Calabria Division was part of the garrison at Sardinia where it remained until it surrendered to the Allies after the Italian surrender in September 1943. The Division would then serve on the Allied side until the end of the war.
Commander[]
General Riccardo Pentimalli
Order of battle[]
- 59th Infantry Regiment
- 60th Infantry Regiment
- 177 CCNN Legion (Blackshirts)[nb 1]
- 40th Field Artillery Regiment
- 31 Mortar Battalion
- 31 Antitank Company
- 31 Engineer Battalion
- 31 Medical Services
- 31 Supply Services
- 13 Pioneer Company
- 50 Medical Section
- 31 Motor Transport Section
- 48 Bakery Section
- 91 Carabinieri Section
- 92 Carabinieri Section [nb 2][2]
References[]
- ↑ Paoletti, p 170
- ↑ "1940 Infantry Division". World War II Armed Forces – Orders of Battle and Organizations. Archived from the original on 4 April 2009. http://web.archive.org/web/20090404113008/http://niehorster.orbat.com/019_italy/40_organ/div_inf_40.html. Retrieved 2009-04-21.
Notes[]
- ↑ later renamed 359th Infantry Regiment when the Division served on the Allied side after the armistice in 1943)
- ↑ An Italian Infantry Division normally consisted of two Infantry Regiments (three Battalions each), an Artillery Regiment, a Mortar Battalion (two companies), an Anti Tank Company, a Blackshirt Legion of two Battalions was sometimes attached. Each Division had only about 7,000 men, The Infantry and Artillery Regiments contained 1,650 men, the Blackshirt Legion 1,200, each company 150 men.[1]
Bibliography[]
- Paoletti, Ciro (2008). A Military History of Italy. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 0-275-98505-9.
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