WWII
Italian 1st Motorized Group

Feb-Jun 1944 Italy

List IT27

by Mark Bevis

1. Teeth Arm

Infantry Battalion

    Bttn HQ: 3 rifle sqds, 2 lorries
    3 Companies@
      CHQ: 2 rifle sqds, 1 LMG, 1 lorry
      3 platoons@ 4 rifle sqds, 4 LMG, 2 lorries

    1 Support Company:
      CHQ: 1 rifle squad, 1 truck
      2 platoons@ 4 MMG, 2 trucks
      2 platoons@ 9x 45mm mortars, 3 trucks

Bersaglieri Infantry Battalion

    Bttn HQ: 2 rifle sqds, 1x Fiat 665 armoured lorry, 1x AB Lince scout car
    3 Companies@
      CHQ: 2 rifle squads, 1x Fiat 665 armoured lorry
      3 platoons@ 4 rifle/SMG sqds, 2x Fiat 665 armoured lorries

    1 Support Company:
      CHQ: 2 rifle squads, 1x Fiat 665 lorry
      2 platoons@ 4 MMG, 2 trucks

185th Divisional Paratroop Battalion

    Bttn HQ: 2 rifle squads, 1 lorry
    3 Companies@
      CHQ: 1 rifle/SMG squad, 1 truck
      3 platoons@ 3 rifle/SMG squads, 6 LMG, 3 trucks

    1 Battery: 3x 81mm M35 mortars, 3 trucks, 1 radio truck, Assigned FC

2. Regiment Support

Infantry Regiment HQ: 10 rifle squads, 6 lorries, 1 car with up to:

    1 Mortar Company:
      CHQ: 1 rifle squad, 1 truck
      3 platoons@ 3x 81mm mortars, 3 trucks, Assigned FC

3. Divisional Support

Up to:

    1 Alpine Recce Platoon: 4 rifle/SMG squads, 3 LMG, 2 lorries, skis

    51st Engineer Company:

      2 Engineer Companies@
        CHQ: 1 rifle/engineer sqd, 1 truck
        3 platoons@ 4 rifle/engineer sqds, 2 lorries

    1 Artillery Battalion:

      BHQ: 8 rifle sqds, 6 lorries, Assigned FC
      3 batteries@ 4x 105/28 M13, 4 trucks, radio van

    1 Artillery Battalion:

      BHQ: 8 rifle sqds, 6 lorries, Assigned FC
      3 batteries@ 4x 100mm/22 Skoda M14/19, 4 lorries, radio van

    2 Artillery Battalions@

      BHQ: 6 rifle sqds, 4 lorries, Assigned FC
      3 batteries@ 4x 75/18 M35 field guns, 4 trucks, radio truck

    1 AA Company:

      CHQ: 1 rifle sqd, 1 truck
      2 platoons@ 4x 20mm Breda AA, 4 trucks

    39th, 51st Provost Sections (Military Police)

4. Notes


a) Radios are in all CHQs.
b) Infantry have no A/T grenades.
c) The Division has the 68th Infantry Regiment of one Infantry Battalion of 67th Regiment, one Infantry Battalion of the 93rd Regiment, and the 51st Bersaglieri Battalion; the 4th Bersaglieri Regiment of the 29th and 33rd Bersaglieri battalions, and at division the 1st Arditi Infantry Battalion and the 185th Paratroop Battalion.
d) Transport is a mix of American and Italian lorries.
e) Can use American air and Army support from List A3.
f) AB Lince scout car is a direct copy of the Daimler Scout Car.

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