Italian Army Order of Battle at 10/june/1940

Italian Army Order of Battle at 10/june/1940

v.1.0 April 29, 2001

This historical order of battle is by Mr. Miles Glorious. Though the Army's strength, at 75 divisions, looked formidable on paper, only one of four divisions was at full strength. Further, the basic TO itself provided for divisions with just 6-8 manuver battalions; the level of motorization was low; artillery was mostly horse-drawn; and the quality of heavy weapons inferior to that of any other major combatant.

	Gruppo d'Armate	Army Group	3
	Armata	Army	9
	Corpo d'Armata	Army Corps	26
DF	Divisione fanteria	Infantry Division	48
DC	Divisione corazzata	Armoured Divisions	3
DM	Divisione motorizzata	Motorised Divisions	2
DCel	Divisione celere	Swift (Cavalry) Divisions	3
DA	Divisione alpina	Mountain Division	5
Daut	Divisione autotrasportabile	Trasportable Divisions	3
DautAS	Divisione autotrasportabile AS	Trasportable Divisions for North Africa	6
Dmil	Divisione Milizia	Black Shirt Division	3
Dlib	Divisione Libica	Libyan Division	2
		Total Divisions	75

Gruppo d'Armate ovest (West Army Group)

1 Armata (Army)

II Corpo d'armata (Army Corps)

DF Forlì

DF Livorno

DF Acqui

DA Cuneense

III Corpo d'armata

DF Cuneo

DF Ravenna

XV Corpo d'armata

DF Modena

DF Cosseria

DF Cremona

Riserva (Reserve)

DA Pusteria

DF Pistoia

DF Lupi di Toscana

DF Cacciatori delle Alpi

4 Armata

Corpo d'armata Alpino (Mountain Army Corps)

DA Tridentina

DA Taurinese

I Corpo d'armata

DF Cagliari

DF Superga

DF Pierolo

IV Corpo d'armata

DF Sforzesca

DF Assietta

Riserva

DF Brennero

DF Legnano

Gruppo d'Armate Est (East Army Group)

2 Armata

V Corpo d'armata

DF Sassari

DF Lombardia

DF Bergamo

XI Corpo d'armata

DF Re

DF Isonzo

6 Armata (Po)

Corpo d'armata celere (Swift Army Corps)

1 DCel Eugenio di Savoia

2 DCel Emanuele Filiberto

3 DCel Principe Amedeo Duca d'Aosta

Corpo d'armata Corazzato (Armoured Army Corps)

DM Trento

DM Trieste

DC Ariete

DC Littorio

Corpo d'armata autotrasportabile (Trasportable Army Corps)

DAut. Pasubio

DAut Piave

DAut. Torino

8 Armata

XIV Corpo d'armata

DF Marche

DF Puglie

VI Corpo d'armata

DF Messina

DF Casale

DF Parma

Gruppo d'Armate Sud (South Army Group)

XII Corpo d'armata

DF Aosta

DF Napoli

XIII Corpo d'armata

DF Sabauda

DF Calabria

Comando Superiore Truppe Albania (Albanian Troops UpperCommand)

XXVI Corpo d'armata

DF Venezia

DF Ferrara

DF Arezzo

DA Julia

DC Centauro

3 Armata

IX Corpo d'armata

DF Bari

DF Taro

DF Piemonte

7 Armata (riserva)

VII Corpo d'armata

DF Firenze

DF Friuli

VIII Corpo d'armata

DF Siena

DF Granatieri di Sardegna

Forze armate isole italiane dell'Egeo (Italian Egean Island Armed Forces)

DF Regina

Comando Superiore Forze Armate Africa (Africa's Armed Forces UpperCommand)

5 Armata

X Corpo d'armata

DAutAS Bologna

DautAS Savona

DAutAS Sabratha

VIII Corpo d'armata

DAutAS Pavia

DAutAS Brescia

DAutAS Sirte

XXIII Corpo d'armata

1 DMil 23 marzo

2 DMil 28 ottobre

2 DLib

10 Armata

XXI Corpo d'armata

DAutAS Marmarica

DautAS Cirene

XXII Corpo d'armata

DAutAS Catanzaro

4 DMil 3 gennaio

1 DLib

Forze Armate dell'Africa Orientale (East African Armed Forces)

DF Granatieri di Savoia

DF Africa

Note:

A great number of Divisions are not not motorised and not at full strenght:

19 were at full strenght

34 were at 75% of personal

22 were at 60% of personal and with shortage in weapons, transport and ammuniton

Tables of Organization

Divisione fanteria

2 Infantry (3 not motorized btl) Rgts

1 Legione Camicie Nere Black Shirt legion (2 btl of Light infantry)

1 horse-drawn or pack (with mules) Arty Rgt

Divisione corazzata

1 Medium/Light Tank Rgt

1 Bersaglieri (2 Trucks-1 Motorcicles btl) Rgt -

1 towed Arty Rgt

Divisione motorizzata

2 Infantry (with 2 truck btl) Rgt -

1 Bersaglieri (2 Trucks - 1 Motorcicles btl) -

1 towed Arty Rgt

Divisione celere

2 Mounted Cavalry Rgts 1 Bersaglieri (3 Trucks btl)

1 Light Tank Btl) Rgt -

1 towed Arty Rgt

Divisione alpina

2 Infantry (with 3 not motorized btl) Rgts

1 pack (with mules) Arty Rgt,

Divisione Autotrasportabile and Divisione Autotrasportabile AS

2 Infantry (with 3btl) Rgts

1 towed Arty Rgt

It is a strange Division (between Infantry and Motorised Division) with Infantry lorried but, without own transport units (pooled at Corps level)

Divisione Milizia

2 Black Shirt legion (2 btl of Light infantry)

1 horse-drawn or pack (with mules) Artillery Regiment

Divisione Libica

2 Libyan group (3 btl of Light infantry)

2 horse-drawn Artillery Btl

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