Italian Army in Russia: 1941-1942
v.1.0 April 22, 2001
This historical Order of Battle is by Mr. Miles Glorious.
In 1941 Italy sent a Army Corps in Russia the CSIR Corpo di spedizione Italiano in Russia ( Italian Expeditionary Corps in Russia) and in 1942 a Army (8 Army or ARMIR ARMata Italiana in Russia, or Italian Army in Russia)
|
CSIR |
8 Army |
|
|
Soldiers |
62.000 |
229.000 |
|
Automatic sub machine guns |
866 |
2.657 |
|
Machine guns |
581 |
1.742 |
|
Mortar 81 mm |
189 |
423 |
|
Mortar 45 mm |
292 |
874 |
|
Light Anti Tank guns (47/32) |
108 |
297 |
|
Medium Anti Tank guns |
- |
90 |
|
Light Tank |
60 |
50 |
|
Artillery |
256 |
946 |
|
Light Artillery guns |
220 |
670 |
|
Medium Artillery guns |
36 |
276 |
|
Anti aircraft guns |
80 |
276 |
|
Aircrafts |
83 |
66 |
|
Horses and mules |
4.600 |
25.000 |
|
Truck |
5.500 |
16.700 |
|
Motor.cycles |
1.550 |
4.470 |
raggruppamento=regiment gruppo (artillery) batallion
CSIR order of battle on 1 August 1941
CIV heavy machine guns btl
II antitank btl with 47/32 guns
30 Artillert raggruppamento
LX, LXI, LXII gruppo with 105/32 guns
IV XIX gruppo with 75/46 guns
IV pioneers btl
I and IX pontoon btl
VII Signal btl
63 Tagliamento Legione Camicie Nere Black Shirt Legion (Like a regiment of Light infantry)
9 Pasubio Infantry Division
79 Roma Infantry Regiment
80 Roma Infantry Regiment
8 Artillery Regiment
52 Torino Infantry (light Division
81 Torino Infantry Regiment
83 Torino Infantry Regiment
52 Artillery Regiment
3 Celere (Swift) Principe Amedeo Duca d'Aosta Lighr Division
3 Bersaglieri Regiment
3 Savoia cavalleria Cavalry mounted Regiment
5 Lancieri di Novara Cavalry mounted Regiment
3 Horse Artillery
Rgt26 Artillery Regiment
8 Army Order of battle (summer 1942)
CIX machine guns btl
Monte Cervino Mountain/Ski Btl
Cavalry Group
3 Savoia cavalleria Cavalry mounted Regiment
5 Lancieri di Novara Cavalry mounted Regiment
Army Artillery
201 Motorized Artillery Regiment
Horse Artillery regiment
4 Anti Aircraft Raggruppamento
IV XIX gruppo with 75/32 guns
XXXVI XXXVII XXXVIII groups with 149/40 guns
2 A Artillery Raggruppamento
XXIV gruppo with 149/28 guns
XXXI XXIII XXXIV gruppo with 149/403 guns
LXXIII gruppo with 210/22 guns
II Army Corps
II and CII heavy machine guns btl
XXXII antitank btl with 47/32 guns
II Pioneers btl
2 AC Artillery Raggruppamento
III, XXIII gruppo with 105/28 guns
CIII CXXIII CXXIV gruppo with 149/13 guns
2 Sforzesca Infantry Division
53 Umbria Infantry Regiment
54 Umbria Infantry Regiment
17 Artillery Regiment
3 Ravenna Infantry Division
37 Ravenna Infantry Regiment
38 Ravenna Infantry Regiment
121 Motorized Artillery Regiment
5 Cosseria Infantry Division
89 Salerno Infantry Regiment
90 Salerno Infantry Regiment
108 Motorized Artillery Regiment
XXXV Army Corps (ex CSIR)
CIV heavy machine guns btl
II antitank btl with 47/32 guns
XV Pioneers btl
30 Artillert raggruppamento
LX, LXI, LXII gruppo with 105/32 guns
CXXIV gruppo with 75/46 guns
IV pioneers
VIII Signal
9 Pasubio Infantry Division
79 Roma Infantry Regiment
80 Roma Infantry Regiment
8 Motorized Artillery Regiment
52 Torino Infantry (light) Division
81 Torino Infantry Regiment
83 Torino Infantry Regiment
52 Artillery Regiment
3 Celere Principe Amedeo Duca d'Aosta Infantry Division
3 Bersaglieri Regiment
6 Bersaglieri Regiment
120 Motorized Artillery Regiment
Corpo d'Armata Alpino (Mountain Corps)
11 AC Artillery Raggruppamento
LI, LII LIII gruppo with 105/32 guns
CXVII gruppo with 149/13 guns
3 Julia Mountain Division
8 Mountain Infantry Regiment
8 Mountain Infantry Regiment
3 Mountain Artillery Regiment
4 Cuneeses Mountain Division
1 Mountain Infantry Regiment
2 Mountain Infantry Regiment
4 Mountain Artillery Regiment
156 Vicenza Infantry Division
277 Infantry Regiment
278 Infantry Regiment
no Artillery
Artillery in 8 Army
|
|
Guns |
Batteries |
|
8 Army Artillery |
216 |
50 |
|
II Army Corps |
258 |
55 |
|
XXXV Army Corps - CSIR |
246 |
52 |
|
Mountain Army Corps |
226 |
47 |
|
Total |
946 |
204 |