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
- Division "Littorio" during the Battle of Santander
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" during the Aragon Offensive.
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

