2nd Grenadier Division "Littorio"

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The 2nd Grenadier Division "Littorio" (Italian: 2ª Divisione granatieri "Littorio") was one of four divisions raised by Mussolini's Italian Social Republic. Although an infantry formation, it was referred to as a "Grenadier" formation to connect it with preceding Granatieri di Sardegna units.

Organization[]

2nd Grenadier Division "Littorio": Maj. Gen. Tito Agosti

  • Division Headquarters
  • Divisional Troops
    • 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion
    • 2nd Anti-tank Company (motorized 88mm/L71 guns)
    • 2nd Mountain Assault Engineer Battalion
    • 2nd Signal Battalion
    • 2nd Transport Battalion
    • 102nd Replacement Battalion "Littorio"
    • Scuola d’Alpinismo e Sci ("Mountaineering and Skiing Military School")
    • 2nd Military Police Section
    • Deutsches Verbindungskommando 181 ("German Liaison Unit")
  • 3rd Infantry Regiment
    • HQ Company
    • Light Column
    • I Infantry Battalion
    • II Infantry Battalion
    • III Infantry Battalion
    • 103rd Cacciatori Carri ("Tank Hunters") Company
  • 4th Alpini Regiment
    • HQ Company
    • Light Column
    • Alpini Battalion "Varese"
    • Alpini Battalion "Bergamo"
    • Alpini Battalion "Edolo"
    • 104th Cacciatori Carri ("Tank Hunters") Company
  • 2nd Artillery Regiment

War crimes[]

The division has been implicated in nineteen instances of war crimes in Italy between November 1944 and May 1945, with around 120 civilians killed in the course of these incidents.[1]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "2. Divisione granatieri "Littorio"" (in Italian). Atlas of Nazi and Fascist Massacres in Italy. Retrieved 22 September 2018.

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