WWII
Italy Savoia Grenadier Division

1939-1941 East Africa

List IT9

by Mark Bevis

1. Teeth Arm

    Grenadier 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
        1 platoon: 9x 20mm Solothurn

    Alpini Infantry Battalion

      Bttn HQ: 6 rifle sqds, horses
      3 Companies@
        CHQ: 1 rifle sqd
        3 platoons@ 4 rifle sqds, 3 LMG
        1 platoon: 3 MMG, 3x 45mm mortars
      1 Battery: 4x 81mm M35 mortars, Assigned FC

    Divisional Bersaglieri Battalion

      Bttn HQ: 2 rifle sqds, 2 trucks
      3 Companies@
        CHQ: 2 rifle sqds, 2 trucks
        3 platoons@ 2 rifle sqds, 2 SMG sqds, 2 LMG, 4 trucks
      1 Support Company:
        CHQ: 1 rifle sqd, 2 trucks
        2 platoons@ 4 MMG, 2 trucks
        1 platoon: 9x 20mm Solothurn, 1 lorry
        2 platoons@ 9x 45mm mortars, 1 lorry

2. Regiment Support

    Grenadier Regiment HQ: 10 rifle sqds, 6 lorries with up to:
      1 Mortar Company:
        CHQ: 1 rifle sqd
        2 platoons@ 3x 81mm mortars, Assigned FC
      Alpini Brigade HQ: 6 rifle sqds, horses or 4 lorries

3. Divisional Support

    1 Engineer Company:
      CHQ: 2 rifle/engineer sqds
      2-3 platoons@ 4 rifle/engineer sqds
    3 MG Companies@
      CHQ: 2 rifle sqds, 1 lorry
      3 platoons@ 4 MMG, 2 lorrries
    1 Artillery Battalion:
      BHQ: 8 rifle sqds, 6 lorries, Assigned FC
      3 batteries@ 4x 105/28 M13, horses or 4 lorries
    2 Artillery Battalions@
      BHQ: 6 rifle sqds, horses or lorries,
      3 batteries@ 4x 65/13 M13 or 75/13 Skoda M15 or 75/27 Krupp M06, horses or lorries, Assigned FC
    1 AA Company:
      CHQ: 1 rifle sqd, 1 truck
      2 platoons@ 4x 20mm Breda AA, 4 trucks

4. Corps Support

Up to:
    6 Royal Carabinieri Companies@
      CHQ: 2 rifle sqds, 2 trucks
      3 platoons@ 4 rifle/SMG sqds, 4 trucks &/or M/C
    1 Artillery Battery: 4x 149/19 M37, horses, Obsolete FC
    5 Artillery Battalions@
      BHQ: 8 rifle sqds, horses, Assigned FC
      2-4 batteries@ 4x 75/27 M11 or 75/18 M35, 2 MMG, horses
    3 Artillery Battalions@
      BHQ: 8 rifle sqds, horses, Assigned FC
      2 batteries@ 4x 105/28 M13, 2 MMG, horses

    1 Tank Battalion

      Bttn HQ: 3x M11/39, 1x CV33 or CV35
      3 Tankette Companies@
        CHQ: 1x CV33 or CV35
        3 platoons@ 4x CV33 or CV35
      1 Tank Company:
        CHQ: 2x M11/39
        3 platoons@ 5x M11/39
    2 Cavalry Regiments@
      RHQ: 8 rifle sqds, horses, sabres
      2 Squadrons (Battalions)@
        SHQ (Bttn HQ): 1 rifle sqd, horses, sabres
        2-4 Troops@
          CHQ: 3 rifle sqds, horses, sabres
          3 platoons@ 3(12 man) rifle sqds, 3 LMG. sabres, horses

    3 Colonial MG Companies@

      CHQ: 2 rifle sqds, horses
      3 platoons@ 4 MMG, horses
    6 AA Batteries@ 4x 76mmL40 M17 or 76mmL47 CA, horses
    7 Armoured Car Companies@
      CHQ: 2x Lancia IZ or Fiat 611
      3 platoons@ 5x Lancia IZ or Fiat 611
    6 Colonial Banda@
      GHQ: 3-5 rifle sqds, horses, sabres
      2D6 Squadrons@ 10 rifle sqds, horses, sabres

5. Notes

    a) Radios are at Bttn HQ and above, possibly down to CHQs.
    b) Infantry have no A/T grenades.
    c) Colonial Banda are Irregular Cavalry of poor quality with no radios.
    d) The Savoia Division has 2 Grenedier Regiments each of 3 battalions, and an Alpini Brigade of 3 battalions.
    e) Infantry Bttn HQs and CHQs can add 1 Boys A/T Rifle captured the British.
    f) Battalion level 45mm mortars and A/T rifles are normally allocated out to the rifle platoons.


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