9 Motorized Division Pasubio was a Motorised Infantry

Motorised infantry

In NATO and most other western countries, motorised infantry is infantry which is transported by trucks or other motor vehicles. It is distinguished from mechanized infantry, which is carried in armoured personnel carriers, infantry combat vehicles, or infantry fighting vehicles...

Division

Division (military)

A division is a large military unit or formation usually consisting of between 10,000 and 20,000 soldiers. In most armies, a division is composed of several regiments or brigades, and in turn several divisions typically make up a corps...

 of the Italian Army

Royal Italian Army (1940–1946)

This article is about the Italian Royal Army which participated in World War II.The Italian Royal Army was reformed in 1861 and lasted until 1946. The Royal Army started with the unification of Italy and the formation of the Kingdom of Italy . It ended with the dissolution of the monarchy...

 during World War II

World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...

. The division was mobilized in August 1940, and took part in the Invasion of Yugoslavia

Invasion of Yugoslavia

The Invasion of Yugoslavia , also known as the April War , was the Axis Powers' attack on the Kingdom of Yugoslavia which began on 6 April 1941 during World War II...

 in April 1941, capturing Split

Split (city)

Split is a Mediterranean city on the eastern shores of the Adriatic Sea, centered around the ancient Roman Palace of the Emperor Diocletian and its wide port bay. With a population of 178,192 citizens, and a metropolitan area numbering up to 467,899, Split is by far the largest Dalmatian city and...

 and Sienih. In August 1941, the Division was then sent to the Eastern front

Eastern Front (World War II)

The Eastern Front of World War II was a theatre of World War II between the European Axis powers and co-belligerent Finland against the Soviet Union, Poland, and some other Allies which encompassed Northern, Southern and Eastern Europe from 22 June 1941 to 9 May 1945...

 as part of the Italian Expeditionary Corps in Russia

Italian Expeditionary Corps in Russia

During World War II, the Italian Expeditionary Corps in Russia was a corps-sized expeditionary unit of the Regio Esercito that fought on the Eastern Front...

 or Corpo di Spedizione Italiano in Russia (CSIR). It remained in Russia until May 1943, when it was withdrawn to Italy. The division was located in the Salerno

Salerno

Salerno is a city and comune in Campania and is the capital of the province of the same name. It is located on the Gulf of Salerno on the Tyrrhenian Sea....

 being reformed and refurbished when it was captured by German forces.

Its 79th Infantry Regiment and 8th Artillery Regiment were made up of men from Verona

Verona

Verona ; German Bern, Dietrichsbern or Welschbern) is a city in the Veneto, northern Italy, with approx. 265,000 inhabitants and one of the seven chef-lieus of the region. It is the second largest city municipality in the region and the third of North-Eastern Italy. The metropolitan area of Verona...

, while the ranks of the 80th Regiment were filled with men from Mantua

Mantua

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. Its 1st Sabauda CCNN Battalion was made up of volunteers from Turin

Turin

Turin is a city and major business and cultural centre in northern Italy, capital of the Piedmont region, located mainly on the left bank of the Po River and surrounded by the Alpine arch. The population of the city proper is 909,193 while the population of the urban area is estimated by Eurostat...

.

Order of battle

• 79th Roma Infantry Regiment
  • 79th Command Company
  • 1st Roma Infantry Battalion
  • 2nd Roma Infantry Battalion
  • 3rd Roma Infantry Battalion
  • 87th Mortar Company with 81mm Mortars
  • 87th Support Arms Company with 65/17 Field Guns
• 80th Roma Infantry Regiment
  • 80th Command Company
  • 4th Roma Infantry Battalion
  • 5th Roma Infantry Battalion
  • 6th Roma Infantry Battalion
  • 87th Mortar Company with 81mm Mortars
  • 87th Suppurt Arms Company with 65/17 Field Guns
• 8th Pasubio Artillery Regiment
  • 1st Artillery Group with 100/17 Field Cannons
  • 2nd Artillery Group with 75/27 Field Cannons
    Cannone da 75/27 modello 06
    The Cannone da 75/27 modello 06 was a field gun used by Italy during World War I and World War II. It was a license-built copy of the Krupp Kanone M 1906 gun. It had seats for two crewmen attached to the gunshield as was common practice for the period. Captured weapons were designated by the...
    
    
  • 3rd Artillery Group with 75/27 Field Cannons
  • 85th Anti-Aircraft Battery with 20mm Anti-Aircraft Guns
    Breda Model 35
    The Cannone-Mitragliera da 20/65 modello 35 , also known as Breda Model 35, was a 20 mm anti-aircraft gun produced by the Società Italiana Ernesto Breda of Brescia company in Italy and used during World War II. It was designed in 1932 and was adopted by the Italian armed forces in 1935...
    
    
  • 309th Anti-Aircraft Battery with 20mm Anti-Aircraft Guns
• 1st CCNN
  Blackshirts
  The Blackshirts were Fascist paramilitary groups in Italy during the period immediately following World War I and until the end of World War II...
  
   Legion (Blackshirts)
  • 1st Sabauda CCNN Battalion
  • CCNN Battalion
• 5th Mortar Battalion with 81mm Mortars
• 9th Mortar Battalion with 81mm Mortars
• 9th Anti-Tank Company with 47/32 Anti-Tank Guns
  Cannone da 47/32 M35
  The Cannone da 47/32 M35 was an Austrian artillery piece produced under license in Italy during World War II. It was used both as an infantry gun and an anti-tank gun....
  
  
• 141st Anti-Tank Company with 47/32 Anti-Tank Guns
• 30th Pioneer Company
• 9th Signal Company
• 5th Medical Section
  • 25th Surgical Unit
  • 825th Field Hospital
  • 826th Field Hospital
  • 836th Field Hospital
  • 874th Field Hospital
• 25th Motorized Carabinieri
  Carabinieri
  The Carabinieri is the national gendarmerie of Italy, policing both military and civilian populations, and is a branch of the armed forces.-Early history:...
  
  Section
• 26th Motorized Carabinieri Section
• 95th Searchlight Section
• 11th Supply Section
• 26th Field Bakery
• 91st Fuel Section
• 8th Traffic Control Unit
• 9th Maintenance Unit
• 9th Automobiles Platoon
• 83rd Field Post Office