44 Infantry Division Cremona

44 Infantry Division Cremona
Active 1939–1945
Country Italy
Branch Italian Army
Type Infantry
Size Division
Nickname Cremona
Engagements World War II
Commanders
Notable
commanders		 General Umberto Mondino;

General Clemente Primieri (1943-45)

The 44 Infantry Division Cremona was a Infantry Division of the Italian Army during World War II. The Cremona Division was part of the Italian XV Corps that took part in the Italian invasion of France in June 1940. It was transferred to Sardinia in March 1941. They remained in Sardinia until March 1943 when they took part in the occupation of Vichy France controlled island of Corsica where they remained until surrendering to the Allies in October 1943. After the Italian surrender the Division served with the Allies and the Blackshirt 90 Calabria CCNN Legion was renamed the 321 Infantry Regiment.[1]

Commanders

General Umberto Mondino
General Clemente Primieri

Order of battle

Notes

Footnotes
  1. ^ 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. [2]
Citations
  1. ^ a b Wendel, Marcus. "Italian Army". Axis History. http://www.axishistory.com/index.php?id=9660. Retrieved 2009-04-24. 
  2. ^ Paoletti, p 170