6 Infantry Division Cuneo
| 6 Mountain Infantry Division Cuneo |
| Active |
1939–1943 |
| Country |
Italy |
| Branch |
Italian Army |
| Type |
Infantry |
| Size |
Division |
| Nickname |
Cuneo |
| Engagements |
World War II |
| Commanders |
Notable
commanders |
Carlo Melotti |
| Insignia |
Identification
symbol |
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Identification
symbol |
Cuneo Division collar insignia |
The 6 Infantry Division Cuneo was a Mountain Infantry Division of the Italian Army during World War II. The Division was mobilized for war in October 1939, and was part of the Italian III Corps, First Army that took part in the Italian invasion of France and the Greco-Italian War. The Division remained in Greece as an occupying force, for the islands of Andro, Nasso, Nicaria, Samo, Santorino and Sira until the Italian surrender in September 1943.[1]
Commander
Carlo Melotti [2]
Order of battle
- 7th Cuneo Infantry Regiment
- 8th Cuneo Infantry Regiment
- 27th Legnano Artillery Regiment
- 24th CCNN Legion
- 6th Mortar Company
- 6th Engineering Battalion
- 24th Pioneer Battalion
- 6th Signal Company [1][nb 1]
Notes
- Footnotes
- ^ 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 (Regiment of two Battalions). 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. [3]
- Citations
- Paoletti, Ciro (2008). A Military History of Italy. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 0-275-98505-9.
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Italian Divisions in World War II
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