The Italian 4th Division "Littorio" (
Lictor
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) a regular Infantry Division which was fully motorized. It was formed as one of four divisions for the
Corpo Truppe Volontarie
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during the
Spanish Civil War
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by the
Regio Esercito
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. On its return to Italy it was used to form the
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Order of battle March 1, 1937 Battle of Guadalajara
4th Division "Littorio" – Bgd. Gen.
Annibale Bergonzoli
Annibale Bergonzoli (1 November 1884 – 31 July 1973), nicknamed ''"barba elettrica"'', " Electric Whiskers", was an Italian Lieutenant General who served during World War I, the Spanish Civil War and World War II. In 1940 he commanded the de ...
* 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
*Division "Littorio" during the
Battle of Santander
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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
Order of battle March 1938
*Division "Littorio" during the
Aragon Offensive
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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
Order of battle November 1938
* Order of battle before the start of the
Battle of Catalonia
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Division Littorio –
Gervasio Bitossi
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* 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
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
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