4th Division "Littorio"

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The Italian 4th Division "Littorio" (Lictor) a regular Infantry Division which was fully motorized. It was formed as one of four divisions for the Corpo Truppe Volontarie during the Spanish Civil War by the Regio Esercito.

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[edit] Order of battle March 1, 1937 Battle of Guadalajara

4th Division "Littorio" - Bgd. Gen. Annibale Bergonzoli

  • 1st Infantry Regiment - Colonel Daniele Pescarolo.
    • 1st Battalion
    • 2nd Battalion
    • 3rd Battalion
    • Support Battery (65/17)
    • Engineer Section
  • 2nd Infantry Regiment “Osa l’Inosabile” - Coronel Ugo Sprega.
    • 1st Battalion - Lt. Colonel Agostino Camurati
    • 2nd Battalion - Lt. Colonel Virginio Manari
    • 3rd Battalion - Lt. Colonel Angelo Sulas
    • Support Battery (65/17)
    • Engineer Section
  • Division Machinegun Battalion - Major Antonio Luciano
  • 3rd Artillery Regiment - Colonel Giuseppe D'Amico
  • Artillery Group (100/17)
  • Artillery Group (100/17)
  • AA Battery 20mm
  • "Carabinieri" Section
  • Intendencia Section
  • Sanitation Section
  • Division Truck Unit

[edit] Order of battle August, 1937

Assault Division "Littorio" - Annibale Bergonzoli

  • 1st Infantry Regimient
    • 1st Battalion
    • 2nd Battalion
    • 3rd Battalion
  • 2nd Infantry Regimient
    • 1st Battalion
    • 2nd Battalion
    • 3rd Battalion
  • 3rd Artillery Regimient
    • I Group 65/17
    • II Group 65/17
    • Group (100/17)
    • Group (100/17)
    • AA Battery 20mm
  • "Carabinieri" Section
  • Intendencia Section
  • Sanitation Section

[edit] Order of battle March, 1938

Division "Littorio" - Annibale Bergonzoli

  • 1st Infantry Regimient
    • 1st Battalion
    • 2nd Battalion
    • 3rd Battalion
    • Battery 65/17
  • 2nd Infantry Regimient
    • 1st Battalion
    • 2nd Battalion
    • 3rd Battalion
    • Battery 65/17
  • 3rd Regimient of Blackshirts
    • Battalion "Folgore"
    • Battalion "Carroccio"
    • Battalion "Temerario"
    • Battery 65/17
  • Assault Battalion
  • Artillery Regimient
    • I Group 75/27
    • IV Group 75/27
    • Group 100/17
    • Group 20mm AA
    • Group 37mm AT
  • "Carabinieri" Section
  • Intendencia Section
  • Sanitation Section
  • Engineer Section
  • Division Truck Unit

[edit] Order of battle November 1938

  • Order of battle before the start of the Battle of Catalonia.

Division Littorio - Gervasio Bitossi

  • 1st Infantry Regimient
    • 1st Battalion
    • 2nd Battalion
    • 3rd Battalion
    • Support Battalion
    • Battery 65/17
  • 2nd Blackshirt Regimient
    • Battalion "Ardente"
    • Battalion "Inflessibile"
    • Battalion "Lupi"
    • Battalion "Vampa"
    • Battery 65/17
  • Mortar Battalion
    • 1st Company 81mm
    • 2nd Company 81mm
    • 3rd Company 81mm
  • Antitank Company 47/35
  • Artillery Regimient
    • Group 65/17
    • Group 75/27
    • Group 100/17
    • AA Battery 20mm
  • Engineer Company
  • Radio Company

[edit] Source

  • de Mesa, José Luis, El regreso de las legiones: (la ayuda militar italiana a la España nacional, 1936-1939), García Hispán, Granada:España, 1994 ISBN: 84-87690-33-5