WWII
Italy Mountain Infantry Division

1939-1943 S. Europe

List IT8

by Mark Bevis

1. Teeth Arm

    Mountain Infantry Battalion
      Bttn HQ: 4 rifle sqds
      3 Companies@
        CHQ: 3 rifle sqds, 1 LMG
        3 platoons@ 4 rifle sqds, 4 LMG
        1 platoon: 3 MMG, 3x 45mm mortars
      1 Support Company:
        CHQ: 1 rifle sqd
        2 platoons@ 4 MMG, pack mules
        2 platoons@ 9x 45mm mortars
        0-1 platoon: 9x 20mm Solothurn

2. Regiment Support

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

3. Divisional Support

    1 Mortar Battalion:
      BHQ: 3 rifle sqds, horses, Assigned FC
      3 batteries@ 6x 81mm mortars, pack mules
    1 Anti-Tank Company:
      CHQ: 1 rifle sqd, horses
      2-4 platoons@ 4x 47/32, horses
    1 Engineer Company:
      CHQ: 2 rifle/engineer sqds
      2-3 platoons@ 3 rifle/engineer sqds
    1 Artillery Battalion:
      BHQ: 8 rifle sqds, horses, Assigned FC
      2-3 batteries@ 4x 100/17 Skoda M16, horses
    2 Artillery Battalions@
      BHQ: 6 rifle sqds, horses, Assigned FC
      3 batteries@ 4x 75/13 Skoda M15, pack horses
    1 AA Company:
      CHQ: 1 rifle sqd, horses
      2 platoons@ 4x 20mm Breda AA, horses

4. Notes

    a) Radios are at RHQ and above, possibly down to CHQs.
    b) Infantry have no A/T grenades.
    c) Battalion level 45mm mortars and A/T rifles are normally allocated out to the rifle platoons.
    d) The division has 2 Regiments each of 3 battalions.
    e) Infantry are supposedly mountain warfare trained, but are not up to Alpini standards.


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