The 65 Infantry Division "Grenadiers of Savoy" (Italian:

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  65th Divisione d'Africa Granatieri di Savoia) was an infantry

Infantry

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 division

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 of the Italian Royal Army

Royal Italian Army (1940–1946)

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 (Regio Esercito Italiano) during World War II

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East African Campaign

The Granatieri di Savoia Division was created and stationed in Italian East Africa

Italian East Africa

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 (Africa Orientale Italiana, or AOI). It took part in the Italian conquest of British Somaliland

Italian conquest of British Somaliland

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 and the Battle of Keren

Battle of Keren

The Battle of Keren was fought as part of the East African Campaign during World War II. The Battle of Keren was fought from 5 February-1 April 1941 between the colonial Italian army defending it's colonial possession of Eritrea and the invading British and Commonwealth forces. In 1941, Keren was...

. The division was destroyed by the British

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 and Commonwealth

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 counter-offensive into AOI which started on 19 January 1941. The last elements of the Granatieri di Savoia Division surrendered on 19 May 1941.

The Granatieri di Savoia was one of two Italian infantry divisions involved in the East African Campaign

East African Campaign (World War II)

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, the other being the 40 Infantry Division "Hunters of Africa"

40 Infantry Division Cacciatori d'Africa

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 (Cacciatori d'Africa).

Order of battle

• 10. Granatieri di Savoia Infantry Regiment
• 11. Granatieri di Savoia Infantry Regiment
• 60. Artillery Regiment
• 11. Monteferato Blackshirt CCNN Battalion
• Negelli Cavalry Battalion
• Heavy Machine Gun Battalion
• Engineer Company