21 Infantry Division Granatieri di Sardegna

21 Infantry Division Granatieri di Sardegna
Active 1939–1943
Country Italy
Branch Italian Army
Type Infantry
Size Division
Nickname Granatieri di Sardegna
Engagements World War II
Commanders
Notable
commanders		 General Alfredo Guzzoni
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Identification
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Identification
symbol		 Granatieri di Sardegna collar insignia

The 21 Infantry Division Granatieri di Sardegna was a Infantry Division of the Italian Army during World War II. The Granatieri di Sardegna Division can trace its origins to 1659 when the Duke Carlo Emanuele II of Savoy, formed a regiment of Guards. It became a unit in the national army in 1866. It participated in operations in Albania in 1939. In June 1940, it was part of the Italian VII Army and due to the quick victory in the Battle of France was not involved in any operations. [1] It was mobilized in June 1940 and took part in the invasion of France. It took part in the Invasion of Yugoslavia and was later stationed in Ljubljana.[1] It was transferred to Rome in November 1942, and in September 1943, after the Italian surrender to the Allies, it resisted the German forces and was destroyed.[2]

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  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. [3]
Citations
  1. ^ a b c "21a Divisione di fanteria Granatieri di Sardegna". http://www.regioesercito.it/reparti/fanteria/rediv21.htm. Retrieved 2009-04-17. 
  2. ^ a b Wendal, Marcus. "Italian Army". Axis History. http://www.axishistory.com/index.php?id=8593. Retrieved 2009-04-16. 
  3. ^ Paoletti, p 170