World War II Armed Forces – Orders of Battle and Organizations

Last Updated 31.07.2007

Royal Italian Army In cooperation with Enrico Tagliazucchi and Franco Agostini Authorized Organization 1940 Infantry Division 10 June 1940

     

1940 Infantry Divisions
Division    Commanding General	Infantry Regiments	Mortar Battalion	Antitank Company	Artillery Regiment	Engineer Battalion	Medical Services	Supply Services	CCNN [3]
1 Divisione Superga [1]    General Curio Barbasetti di Prun	91 & 92	1	1	5	1	1	1	18
2 Divisione Sforzesca [1]    General Alfonso Ollearo	53 & 54	2	2	17	2	2	2	17 & 30
3 Divisione Ravenna [1]    General Edoardo Nebbia	37 & 38	3	3	12	3	3	3	5
4 Divisione Livorno [1]    General Benvenuto Gioda	33 & 34	4	4	28	4	4	4	95
5 Divisione Cosseria    General Alberto Vassari	89 & 90	5	5	29	5	5	5	86
6 Divisione Cuneo    General Carlo Melotti	7 & 8	6	6	27	6	6	6	24
7 Divisione Lupi di Toscana    General Ottavio Bollea	77 & 78	7	7	30	7	7	7	15
11 Divisione Brennero    General Arnaldo Forgiero	231 & 232	11	11	9	11	11	11	40
12 Divisione Sassari    General Giacomo Castagna	151 & 152	12	12	34	12	12	12	–
13 Divisione Re    General Benedetto Fiorenzoli	1 & 2	13	13	23	13	13	13	–
14 Divisione Isonzo    General Federico Romero	23 & 24	14	14	6	14	14	14	–
15 Divisione Bergamo    General Pietro Belletti	25 & 26	15	15	4	15	15	15	–
16 Divisione Pistoia    General Mario Priore	35 & 36	16	16	3	16	16	16	79
18 Divisione Messina    General Francesco Zani	93 & 94	18	18	2	18	18	18	–
19 Divisione Venezia [1]    General Silvio Bonini	83 & 84	19	19	19	19	19	19	–
20 Divisione Friuli    General Vittorio Sogno	87 & 88	20	20	35	20	20	20	–
21 Divisione Granatieri di Sardegna    General Taddeo Orlando	1 & 2 Granatieri	21	21	13	21	21	21	–
22 Divisione Cacciatori delle Alpi    General Dante Lorenzelli	51 & 52	22	22	1	22	22	22	–
23 Divisione Ferrara [1]    General Licurgo Zannini	47 & 48	23	23	14	23	23	23	–
24 Divisione Pinerolo    General Giuseppe De Stefanis	13 & 14	24	24	18	24	24	24	–
26 Divisione Assietta [1]    General Emanuele Girlando	29 & 30	26	26	25	26	26	26	19
28 Divisione Aosta    General Federico D'Arle	5 & 6	28	28	22	28	28	28	–
29 Divisione Piemonte    General Giovanni Cerio	3 & 4	29	29	24	29	29	29	–
30 Divisione Sabauda    General Ubaldo Scanagatta	45 & 46	30	30	16	30	30	30	–
31 Divisione Calabria    General Carlo Petra di Caccuri	59 & 60	31	31	31	31	31	31	–
32 Divisione Marche [1]    General Riccardo Pentimalli	55 & 56	32	32	32	32	32	32	–
33 Divisione Acqui [1]    General Francesco Sartoris	17 & 18	33	33	33	33	33	33	20 & 23
36 Divisione Forlì [1]    General Giulio Perugi	43 & 44	36	36	36	36	36	36	80
37 Divisione Modena [1]    General Alessandro Gloria	41 & 42	37	37	29	37	37	37	34 & 36
38 Divisione Puglie [1]    General Mario Marghinotti	71 & 72	38	38	25	38	38	38	–
40 Divisione Cacciatori d’Africa    General Giovanni Varda	210 & 211	40	40	40	18 Colonial	40	40	–
41 Divisione Firenze    General Paride Negri	127 & 128	41	41	41	41	41	41	–
44 Divisione Cremona    General Umberto Mondino	21 & 22	44	44	7	44	44	44	33 & 90
47 Divisione Bari    General Ernesto Zaccone	139 & 140	47	47	47	47	47	47	–
48 Divisione Taro    General Gino Pedrazzoli	207 & 208	48	48	48	48	48	48	–
49 Divisione Parma    General Attilio Grattarola	49 & 50	49	49	49	49	49	49	–
50 Divisione Regina [2]    General Alessandro Piazzoni	9 & 10	50	50	58	50	50	50	–
51 Divisione Siena    General Gualtiero Gabutti	31 & 32	51	51	51	51	51	51	–
53 Divisione Arezzo [1]    General Michele Molinari	225 & 226	53	53	53	53	53	53	–
54 Divisione Napoli    General Renato Coturri	75 & 76	54	54	54	54	54	54	–
56 Divisione Casale    General Enea Navarrini	11 & 12	56	56	56	56	56	56	–
57 Divisione Lombardia    General Giovanni Esposito	73 & 74	57	57	57	57	57	57	–
58 Divisione Legnano    General Edoardo Scala	67 & 68	58	58	58	58	58	58	7
59 Divisione Cagliari [1]    General Antonio Scuero	63 & 64	59	59	59	59	59	59	11 & 28
65 Divisione Granatieri Savoia    General Amadeo Liberati	10 & 11	65	65	60	65	65	65	11 CNN d'Africa
NOTES: [1] [2] [3] Instead of motor vehicles, transport in the mountain infantry division was by pack mules. The organization of the 50th Infantry Division Regina (stationed on the Italian Dodecanese Islands) was slightly different. Upon mobilization, the Fascist Militia (CCNN - Black Shirt) started to organize so-called 'assault' battalions, (to differentiate them from the strictly regional administrative battalions within the CCNN Zones from which they were raised), for field use. During the June 1940 French Campaign some infantry divisions had one or two of these CCNN assault battalions attached. Later, complete CCNN assault Legions would be assigned to just about all the infantry divisions.