WWII
Italy Infantry Division

1936-1943 all theatres

List IT6

by Mark Bevis

1. Teeth Arm

    Infantry Battalion
      Bttn HQ: 4 rifle sqds
      3 Companies@
        CHQ: 3 rifle sqds, 1 LMG
        3 platoons@ 4 rifle sqds, 4 LMG
      1 Support Company:
        CHQ: 1 rifle sqd
        2 platoons@ 4 MMG
        2 platoons@ 9x 45mm mortars
        0-1 platoon: 9x 20mm Solothurn or wz35(Aug'41) or PzB41(mid'43)

    Blackshirt Infantry Battalion

      Bttn HQ: 4 rifle sqds
      1 Recce Platoon: 4 rifle sqds
      3 Companies@
        CHQ: 3 rifle sqds
        2 platoons@ 4 rifle sqds, 4 LMG
      1 Support Company:
        CHQ: 1 rifle sqd
        1 platoon: 9x 45mm mortars
        2 platoons@ 3 MMG

2. Regiment Support

    Infantry Regiment HQ: 10 rifle sqds with up to:
      1 Mortar Company:
        CHQ: 1 rifle sqd
        3 platoons@ 3x 81mm mortars, Assigned FC
      1 Gun Company:
        CHQ: 1 rifle sqd
        2 platoons@ 4x 47/32 or 65/17, horses or truck portees

    Blackshirt Regiment HQ: 6 rifle sqds, 1 truck with:
      1 Support Company:
        CHQ: 1 rifle sqd
        1 recce platoon: 2 SMG sqds, 4 LMG, motorcycles
        2 platoons@ 3x 81mm mortars, Assigned FC

3. Divisional Support

Up to:
    1 Mortar Battalion:
      BHQ: 3 rifle sqds, horses, Assigned FC
      3 batteries@ 6x 81mm mortars
    1 Gun Company:
      CHQ: 1 rifle sqd, horses
      2-4 platoons@ 4x 47/32, horses
    OR 1 Semovente Company:
      CHQ: 2x Carro Commando L6/40
      2-4 platoons@ 4x Semovente 47/32
    1 Engineer Company:
      CHQ: 2 rifle/engineer sqds
      2-3 platoons@ 4 rifle/engineer sqds
    3 Attached MG Companies@
      CHQ: 2 rifle sqds, horses
      3 platoons@ 4 MMG, horses

    Divisional Artillery in Europe and N. Africa 1940-41:

      1 Artillery Battalion:
        BHQ: 8 rifle sqds, 6 lorries, Assigned FC
        3 batteries@ 4x 100/17 or 100/22, 2 MMG, horses
      2 Artillery Battalions@
        BHQ: 6 rifle sqds, 4 lorries, Assigned FC
        3 batteries@ 4x 75/13 or 75/27, 2 MMG, horses
      1 Gun Company:
        CHQ: 1 rifle sqd, 1 truck
        2 platoons@ 4x 20mm Breda AA, 4 trucks

    Divisional Artillery in North Africa in 1942+:

      2 Artillery Battalions@
        BHQ: 6 rifle sqds, 4 lorries, Assigned FC
        3 batteries@ 4x 75/27, 2 MMG, 4 trucks
      2 Artillery Battalions@
        BHQ: 8 rifle sqds, 6 lorries, Assigned FC
        3 batteries@ 4x 100mmL17, 4 trucks
      2 Gun Companies@
        CHQ: 1 rifle sqd, 1 truck
        2 platoons@ 4x 20mm Breda AA, 4 trucks
      1 Gun Battalion:
        BHQ: 2 rifle sqds, 3 lorries, (1943 only)
        3 platoons@ 4x 88mm Flak37, 4 lorries, 4 LMG

4. Notes

    a) Radios are at RHQ and above, possibly down to CHQs.
    b) Infantry have no A/T grenades.
    c) In 1943 can replace divisional 75/27 with 75/18 M35.
    d) The division has 2 or 3 Infantry Regiments each of 3 battalions (and rarely up to 5), possibly 1 Blackshirt Regiment of 2 battalions, and rarely the 3 attached MG Companies.
    e) From 1941, second line units in Europe can replace 47/32 with 47mm SA-FRC, 47mm SA37, 25mmL72 or 3.7cm PAK35/36.
    f) Porteed guns only used in N. Africa.
    g) Semovente 47/32 not available until March 1941, and only replaces towed 47/32 Gun Company on the roll of 6 on a D6.
    h) 100/22 not available until 1943.
    i) Battalion level 45mm mortars and A/T rifles are normally allocated out to the rifle platoons.


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