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13th Infantry Division "Re" 14th Infantry Division "Isonzo" 15th Infantry Division "Bergamo" 16th Infantry Division "Pistoia" / 16th Motorized Division "Pistoia" 18th Infantry Division "Messina" 20th Infantry Division "Friuli" 21st Infantry Division "Granatieri di Sardegna" (Grenadiers of Sardinia)
4th CC.NN. Division "3 Gennaio" 7th CC.NN. Division "Cirene" 101st Motorized Division "Trieste" 131st Armored Division "Centauro" 132nd Armored Division "Ariete" 133rd Armored Division "Littorio" 135th Armored Cavalry Division "Ariete" 136th Armored Legionary Division "Centauro" 183rd Infantry Division "Ciclone" 184th Infantry Division "Nembo"
[29] [30] [l] On the Western Front of World War II, Italy was the most costly campaign in terms of casualties suffered by infantry forces of both sides, during bitter small-scale fighting around strongpoints at the Winter Line, the Anzio beachhead and the Gothic Line. [31]
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Infantry divisions of Italy (2 C, 4 P) S. ... (19 P) W. Divisions of Italy in the Spanish Civil War (9 P) Divisions of Italy in World War II (1 C, 26 P)
The "Duca d'Aosta" cavalry division meanwhile captured the industrial town of Rukovo after heavy fighting. On 2 November, the "Pasubio" division threatened Gorlovka from the west, while the "Duca d'Aosta" division threatened the southeast. The city's defenders included the Soviet 296th Rifle Division. The "Pasubio" division's 80th Regiment ...
During the first years of World War II, Italy had only small light and medium tanks (L3/35, L6/40, M11/39, M13/40 and M15/42) tanks. When Italy declared war in 1940, Italy's armored divisions were still composed of hundreds of L3 tankettes.
Alpini divisions of Italy (6 P) B. Battle of Greece (24 P, 1 F) ... Pages in category "Military history of Italy during World War II"