WWII
Italy Corps and Army Support

1940-41 North Africa

List IT5

by Mark Bevis

1. Corps Support

    1 Recce Company:
      CHQ: 2x AB40
      3 platoons@ 5x AB40 armoured cars
    1 Engineer Company:
      CHQ: 2 rifle sqds
      3 platoons@ 4 rifle/engineer sqds
    1 Tank Battalion: (Sept'40+)
      Bttn HQ: 2x M11/39
      2 Companies@
        CHQ: 2x M11/39
        3 platoons@ 4-5x M11/39
    3 Tankette Battalions@ (June 1940+)
      Bttn HQ: 1x CV33
      2-3 Companies@
        CHQ: 1x CV33
        3 platoons@ 4x CV33
        0-1 platoon: 4x LanciaFlamm CV33 flamethrower tankettes
    3 Artillery Battalions@
      BHQ: 8 rifle sqds, 6 lorries,
      3 batteries@ 4x 105/28 M13, 2 MMG, 4 lorries
    3 AA Batteries@ 4x 75mmL46 M34, 4 trucks, 2 MMG

2. Army Support

    2 Royal Carabinieri Battalions@
      Bttn HQ: 4 rifle sqds, 3 lorries
      3 Companies@
        CHQ: 2 rifle sqds, 2 trucks
        3 platoons@ 4 rifle/SMG sqds, 4 trucks or M/Cs

    5 Artillery Battalions@

      BHQ: 8 rifle sqds, 6 lorries, Assigned FC
      3 batteries@ 4x 149/35, 4 lorries, 2 MMG
    1 Artillery Battalion:
      BHQ: 8 rifle sqds, 4 lorries, Obsolete FC
      3 batteries@ 4x 120/25, 4 lorries
    1 Artillery Battalion:
      BHQ: 8 rifle sqds, 6 lorries, Assigned FC
      2 batteries@ 4x 149/12 M14, 4 lorries, 2 MMG
    1 Artillery Battery: 2x 210/8 mortars, static, pre-planned fire

    Maletti Mobile Column

      BHQ: 2 rifle sqds, 1 lorry, radio
      1 Company:
        CHQ: 2x M11/39
        2-3 platoons@ 4x M11/39
      1 Company:
        CHQ: 1x CV35
        3 platoons@ 4x CV35

    Sahara Command

      6 Sahariana Companies@
        CHQ: 2 rifle sqds, 2 trucks, radio
        2 platoons@ 4 MMG in 4 rifle sqds, 4 trucks
        1 platoon: 4x 20mm Breda, 4 trucks
        1 platoon: 2x 47/32, 2 trucks
        1 platoon: 2-3x Ghibli Scout Planes with radio link to CHQ
      11 Sahara Garrison MG Companies@
        CHQ: 1 rifle sqd, 1 LMG
        3 platoons@ 4 MMG in 4 rifle sqds
      6+ Libyan Garrison Companies@
        CHQ: 1 rifle sqd
        3 platoons@ 4 rifle sqds, 4 LMG, 3x 45mm mortars
      3 Engineer Platoons@ 4 rifle/engineer sqds
      2+ Mortar Batteries@ 3x 81mm M35 mortars, Obsolete FC
      6? Camel Companies@
        CHQ: 1 rifle sqd, camels
        3 Troops@ 3(12 man) rifle sqds, 3 LMG, camels

3. Notes

    a) Radios are in AFV CHQs only.
    b) Infantry have no A/T grenades.
    c) The Sahara Command occupied various forts in the southern Sahara, near the Libya-Chad border. The Sahariana Companies provided roving patrols trying to prevent LRDG and Free French raids.
    d) From Feb'41 no M11/39, 120/25, 210/8 or independent tankette battalions are available, and possibly could replace AB40 with AB41.


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