Order of Battle of the Italian Invasion of Yugoslavia
A detailed Order of Battle of the Italian invasion of Yugoslavia on 06 April 1941.
An Italian Black Shirt battalion in Yugoslavia in Spring 1941.
Giulian Front
2nd Army
Commander: General Des. A. Vittorio Ambrosio
V Corps
General R. Balocco
15th Infantry Division “Bergamo” (General P. Belletti)
57th Infantry Division “Lombardia” (General V. Zatti)
GAF Sectors XXV, XXVI and XXVII (General A. Torriano)
(Reinforced with 3 CCNN battalions, 3 field artillery battalions and the 10th GAF Group)
V MG battalion (packed)
CV MG battalion (motorized)
V Guastatori battalion
5th Corps artillery group
III Engineer battalion
Detached from army command
VII MG battalion
CVII MG battalion
10th Army artillery group
XXII AA artillery battalion
VI Corps
General Lorenzo Dalmazzo
12th Infantry Division “Sassari” (General F. Monticelli)
20th Infantry Division “Friuli” (General V. Ferroni)
26th (Mountain) Infantry Division “Assietta” (General E. Girlando)
VI MG battalion (packed)
CVI MG battalion (motorized)
6th Corps Artillery support
Detached from Army Commannd
13 Army artillery battalions
1 AA artillery battalion
XI Corps
General M. Robotti
3rd (Mountain) Infantry Division “Ravenna” (General E. Nebbia)
13th Infantry Division “Re” (General B. Fiorenzoli)
14th Infantry Division “Isonzo” (General F. Romero)
3rd Valley Alpine Group (Colonello A. Bruzzone)
GAF Sectors XVII, XXI, XXII, and XXIII (General C. Viale)
(Reinforced with 6 CCNN battalions, 1 MG battalion, 15 artillery battalions)
XI MG battalion (packed)
CXI MG battalion (motorized)
11th Corps Artillery group
VII Engineer battalion
Detached from Army Command
1st Army artillery group
3rd Army artillery group
Autotransportabile Corps
General F. Zingales
133rd Armored Division “Littorio” (General G. Bitossi)
9th Autotransportabile Division “Pasubio” (General V. Giovannelli)
52nd Autotransportabile Division “Torino” (General L. Manzi)
30th Corps artillery group
IV Engineer battalion
VII Signal battalion
Celere Corps
General F. Ferrari Orsi
1st Celere Division “Eugenio di Savoia” (General C. Lomaglio)*
2nd Celere Division “Emanuele Filiberto Testa di Ferro” (General C. Ceriana Manieri)*
3rd Celere Division “principe Amedeo Duca d’Aosta” (General M. Marazzani)*
* all with an additional regiment
Army Support 3rd engineer Group (on six battalions)
II Chemical battalion
15 territorial battalions 2 static battalions
Zara Front
Zara Garrison
Commander – General E. Giglioli
3 MG battalions
“Zara” bersaglieri battalion
CIII GAF group
III DICAT battalion
XX engineer battalion
Albanian Front (Deployed Against Yugoslavia)
Upper Command Armed Forces Albania
Commander – General Ugo Cavallero
XIV Corps
General G. Vecchi
38th (Mountain) Infantry Division “Puglie” (General A. d’Aponte)
(without 72th Infantry Regiment detached to XVII corps)
4th Alpine Division “Cuneense” (General E. Battisti)
6th “Aosta Lancers” calvary regiment
IV, CVI, CXIV, GAF battalions
2 carabinieri battalions
1 finance guard battalion
Forestal militia group
XVII (Armored) Corps
General G. Pafundi
131st Armored Division “Centauro” (General G. Pizzolato)
18th Infantry Division “Messina” (General F. Zani)
32nd (Mountain) Infantry Division “Marche” (General R. Pentimalli)
Blackshirt Group “Diamanti”
Blackshirt Group “Skanderbeg”
72nd Infantry Regiment
19th “Guide Light Cavalry” Regiment
23rd Blackshirt Legeon
XXII motorcycle Bersaglieri battalion
XI Carabinieri battalion
1 Finance Guard battalion 3 GAF battalions
21st Motorized Field Artillery Regiment
Librazid Sector
General G. Nasci
24th Infantry Division “Pinerolo” (General G. de Stefanis)
41st Infantry Division “Firenze” (General P. Negri)
53rd (Mountain) Infantry Division “Arezzo” (General E. Ferone)
Blackshirt Group “Biscaccianti”
4th Bersaglieri Regiment
7th “Milano Lancers” Cavalry Regiment
Finance Guard Tactical Group (3 Battalions)
8th Corps Artllery Group)
Invasion of Yugoslavia Order of Battle courtesy of Lupo Solitario.
