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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 . On its return to Italy it was used to form the
133 Armoured Division Littorio .
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
Order of battle August 1937
Assault Division "Littorio" – Annibale Bergonzoli
1st Infantry Regiment
1st Battalion
2nd Battalion
3rd Battalion
2nd Infantry Regiment
1st Battalion
2nd Battalion
3rd Battalion
3rd Artillery Regiment
I Group 65/17
II Group 65/17
Group (100/17)
Group (100/17)
AA Battery 20mm
"Carabinieri" Section
Intendencia Section
Sanitation Section
Order of battle March 1938
Division "Littorio" – Annibale Bergonzoli
1st Infantry Regiment
1st Battalion
2nd Battalion
3rd Battalion
Battery 65/17
2nd Infantry Regiment
1st Battalion
2nd Battalion
3rd Battalion
Battery 65/17
3rd Regiment of Blackshirts
Battalion "Folgore"
Battalion "Carroccio"
Battalion "Temerario"
Battery 65/17
Assault Battalion
Artillery Regiment
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
Order of battle November 1938
Division Littorio –
Gervasio Bitossi
1st Infantry Regiment
1st Battalion
2nd Battalion
3rd Battalion
Support Battalion
Battery 65/17
2nd Blackshirt Regiment
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 Regiment
Group 65/17
Group 75/27
Group 100/17
AA Battery 20mm
Engineer Company
Radio Company
Sources
de Mesa, José Luis, El regreso de las legiones: (la ayuda militar italiana à la España nacional, 1936–1939) , García Hispán, Granada:España, 1994
ISBN
84-87690-33-5