2nd Cavalry Division ''Emanuele Filiberto Testa di Ferro''

2nd Cavalry Division Emanuele Filiberto Testa di Ferro
2a Cavalry Division Emanuele Filiberto Testa di Ferro Insignia
Active	1940–1943
Country	Italy
Branch	Italian Army
Type	Cavalry
Size	Division
Nickname(s)	Emanuele Filiberto Testa di Ferro
Engagements	World War II

The 2nd Cavalry Division Emanuele Filiberto Testa di Ferro was a Cavalry Division of the Italian Army during World War II. The division was mobilised in 1940, it did not take part in the Italian invasion of France, but did serve in the Invasion of Yugoslavia in the Celere Corps and remained in Yugoslavia as part of the occupying forces.^[1] In March 1942 the division's 6. Bersaglieri Regiment was sent to the Soviet Union attached to the 3 Cavalry Division Amedeo Duca d'Aosta.^[2] In May 1942, the division was selected to convert to an Armoured division and starting converting to the 134 Armoured Division Freccia; however, the conversion was cancelled and it returned to the Cavalry division format. In December 1942, the division moved to France as part of the Italian occupying forces where it was based in Toulon. The division remained in France until the Italian surrender, when it returned to Italy in September 1943, where it was disbanded.^[3]

Commander

General Mario Marazzani ^[4]

Order of battle

1. Firenze Lancer Regiment
2. Vittorio Emanuele II Lancer Regiment
San Marco Armoured Battalion
2. Autocelere Artillery Regiment (mot)
6. Bersaglieri Regiment
352. Carabinieri Section
2. Transportation Unit
8. Road Movement Unit
33. Field Post Office
102. Mixed Engineer Company
72. Medical Section
157. Field Hospital
158. Field Hospital
159. Field Hospital
212. Mixed Motor Transport Group Command
862. Light Motor Transport Detachment
863. Light Motor Transport Detachment
864. Light Motor Transport Detachment
35. Mixed Motor Transport Detachment
8. Road Recovery Unit
Fuel Section

The division had undergone a level of mechanization. Each division had two cavalry regiments, a highly mobile infantry (Bersaglieri) regiment, an artillery regiment, and a light tank group. The squadrons of the cavalry regiments were horse-mounted and, other than a motorcycle company, the Bersaglieri were issued with bicycles. The light tank group had a total of 61 tanks. The tanks were typically L3s or L6s.^[3] ^[5]

References

↑ Jim Heddlesten. "Invasion of Yugoslavia (6 April, 1941)". Italy at War. Archived from the original on 2009-05-13. Retrieved 2009-04-12.
↑ Wendal, Marcus. "Italian Army (3 Cavalry Division Amedeo Duca d'Aosta)". Axis History. Archived from the original on 2009-05-13. Retrieved 2009-09-04.
1 2 Wendal, Marcus. "Italian Army". Axis History. Retrieved 2009-04-12.
↑ Gary J. MacDonald. "Order of Battle at the beginning of Operation Torch Allied and Italian Land Forces: September 1942". France fights on. Archived from the original on 2009-05-13. Retrieved 2009-04-12.
↑ Mollo, p.87

Italian Divisions in World War II
Armoured	131st Armoured Division Centauro 132nd Armoured Division Ariete 133rd Armoured Division Littorio 134th Armoured Division Freccia 135th Armoured Division Ariete II 136th Armoured Division Giovani Fascisti 136th Armoured Division Centauro II
Cavalry	1st Cavalry Division Eugenio di Savoia 2nd Cavalry Division Emanuele Filiberto Testa di Ferro 3rd Cavalry Division Principe Amedeo Duca d'Aosta
Alpine	1st Alpine Division Taurinense 2nd Alpine Division Tridentina 3rd Alpine Division Julia 4th Alpine Division Cuneense 5th Alpine Division Pusteria 6th Alpine Division Alpi Graie
Infantry	Mountain Infantry: 1st Infantry Division Superga 2nd Infantry Division Sforzesca 3rd Infantry Division Ravenna 4th Infantry Division Livorno 11th Infantry Division Brennero 19th Infantry Division Venezia 23rd Infantry Division Ferrara 26th Infantry Division Assietta 32nd Infantry Division Marche 33rd Infantry Division Acqui 36th Infantry Division Forlì 37th Infantry Division Modena 38th Infantry Division Puglie 53rd Infantry Division Arezzo 59th Infantry Division Cagliari Line Infantry: 5th Infantry Division Cosseria 6th Infantry Division Cuneo 7th Infantry Division Lupi di Toscana 8th Infantry Division Po 12th Infantry Division Sassari 13th Infantry Division Re 14th Infantry Division Isonzo 15th Infantry Division Bergamo 18th Infantry Division Messina 20th Infantry Division Friuli 21st Infantry Division Granatieri di Sardegna 22nd Infantry Division Cacciatori delle Alpi 24th Infantry Division Pinerolo 28th Infantry Division Aosta 29th Infantry Division Piemonte 30th Infantry Division Sabauda 31st Infantry Division Calabria 40th Infantry Division Cacciatori d'Africa 41st Infantry Division Firenze 44th Infantry Division Cremona 47th Infantry Division Bari 48th Infantry Division Taro 49th Infantry Division Parma 50th Infantry Division Regina 51st Infantry Division Siena 54th Infantry Division Napoli 56th Infantry Division Casale 57th Infantry Division Lombardia 58th Infantry Division Legnano 65th Infantry Division Granatieri di Savoia Auto-transportable Infantry: 9th Infantry Division Pasubio 10th Infantry Division Piave 52nd Infantry Division Torino 103rd Infantry Division Piacenza 104th Infantry Division Mantova 105th Infantry Division Rovigo Auto-transportable Infantry - North-African Type: 16th Infantry Division Pistoia 17th Infantry Division Pavia 25th Infantry Division Bologna 27th Infantry Division Brescia 55th Infantry Division Savona 60th Infantry Division Sabratha 61st Infantry Division Sirte 62nd Infantry Division Marmarica 63rd Infantry Division Cirene 64th Infantry Division Catanzaro Air-transportable Infantry: 80th Infantry Division La Spezia Motorised Infantry: 101st Motorised Division Trieste 102nd Motorised Division Trento Garrison Infantry: 151st Infantry Division Perugia 152nd Infantry Division Piceno 153rd Infantry Division Macerata 154th Infantry Division Murge 155th Infantry Division Emilia 156th Infantry Division Vicenza 157th Infantry Division Novara 158th Infantry Division Zara 159th Infantry Division Veneto
Paratroopers	183rd Paratroopers Division Ciclone 184th Paratroopers Division Nembo 185th Paratroopers Division Folgore
Blackshirt	1st Blackshirt Armoured Division M 1st Blackshirt Division XXIII Marzo 2nd Blackshirt Division XXVIII Ottobre 3rd Blackshirt Division XXI Aprile 4th Blackshirt Division III Gennaio
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2nd Cavalry Division ''Emanuele Filiberto Testa di Ferro''

Commander

Order of battle

References

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