14 Infantry Division Isonzo
| 14 Infantry Division Isonzo |
| Active |
1937–1943 |
| Country |
Italy |
| Branch |
Italian Army |
| Type |
Infantry |
| Size |
Division |
| Nickname |
Isonzo |
| Engagements |
World War II |
| Commanders |
Notable
commanders |
General Federico Romero |
| Insignia |
Identification
symbol |
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Identification
symbol |
Isonzo Division collar insignia |
The 14 Infantry Division Isonzo was a Infantry Division of the Italian Army during World War II. The Division was mobilized in June 1940 and took part in the Invasion of Yugoslavia as part of the Italian XI Corps. After the Greco-Italian War it was based in Athens and Corynth. It surrendered to the German forces in September 1943.[1]
Italian XI Corps
Commander
General Federico Romero
Order of battle
- 23. Como Infantry Regiment
- 24. Como Infantry Regiment
- 23. Isonzo Artillery Regiment
- 98. CCNN Legion
- 14. Motar Battalion
- 14. Signal Company
- 40. Pioneer Company
- 115. Medical Section
- 53. Field Hospital
- 54. Field Hospital
- 29. Supply Section
- 30. Field Bakery [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 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.[3]
- Citations
- Paoletti, Ciro (2008). A Military History of Italy. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 0-275-98505-9.
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