28 Infantry Division Aosta
| 28 Infantry Division Aosta |
| Active |
1939–1943 |
| Country |
Italy |
| Branch |
Italian Army |
| Type |
Infantry |
| Size |
Division |
| Garrison/HQ |
Palermo |
| Nickname |
Aosta |
| Engagements |
World War II |
| Commanders |
Notable
commanders |
General Giacomo Romano |
| Insignia |
Identification
symbol |
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Identification
symbol |
Aosta Division collar insignia |
The 28 Infantry Division Aosta was a Infantry Division of the Italian Army during World War II. The Aosta Division was mobilized June 1940, and stationed in Sicily. They were still in Sicily as part of the Italian 6th Army when the Allies invaded (Operation Husky) and destroyed in the Battle of Troina.[1]
The Aosta Division, garrisoned in Palermo, was a purely regional unit made up entirely of Sicilians.
Commander
General Giacomo Romano
Order of battle
- 5. Aosta Infantry Regiment
- 6. Aosta Infantry Regiment
- 22. Vespri Artillery Regiment
- 171. Tremonti CCNN Legion (Blackshirt)
- 28. Mortar Battalion
- 28. Anti-Tank Company
- 12. Engineer Battalion
- 9. Medial Section
- 28. Medical Section
- 16. Bakery Section
- 35. Bakery Section
- 82. Carabinieri Section
- 83. Carabinieri Section [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. [2]
- Citations
- Paoletti, Ciro (2008). A Military History of Italy. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 0-275-98505-9.
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