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**101 Motorised Division Trieste**
101 Motorised Division Trieste
	File:101 division.png 101 Division crest
Active	1939–1943
Country	Italy
Branch	Italian Army
Type	Infantry
Role	Motorised
Size	Division
Part of	Italian XX Motorised Corps
Nickname(s)	Trieste
Engagements	World War II; Operation Crusader; Battle of Gazala; Battle of Bir Hakeim; First Battle of El Alamein; Second Battle of El Alamein
Insignia
Identification; symbol	File:101 Motorised Division Trieste collar insignia.jpg
Identification; symbol	Trieste Division collar insignia

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101 Motorised Division Trieste or 101 Divisione Trieste (Italian) was an Motorised Division of the Italian Army during World War II. The Trieste was formed in 1939 and served in Albania and North Africa where it surrendered to the Allies in 1943.

History

Formed in 1939, from the 8 Infantry Division Po the 101 Motorised Division Trieste was mobilized for war in 1940. It was initially held as a reserve formation in Italy, until 1941 when it was sent to Albania. ^[1]

North Africa

THe Trieste was sent to Libya in North Africa in August 1941, as part of the Italian XX Motorised Corps with the 132 Armoured Division Ariete. The division participated in all the major Western Desert battles; Operation Crusader, the January 1941 British counteroffensive, the Battle of Gazala in 1942, the Battle of Bir Hakeim, the First Battle of El Alamein and the Second Battle of El Alamein where it was virtually destroyed. During the First Battle of El Alamein, the Trieste on Ruweisat Rige put up a tenacious defence before being partly overcome, delaying the Allied advance for several hours and allowing German armoured forces to launch a devastating counteratack.^[2] The division formally surrendered to the Allies in May 1943. ^[1]

Commanders

Lieutenant General Emilio Garavelli, 1 April 1941 to 9 August 1939
Major General Vito Ferroni, 10 August 1939 to 9 Sep 1940
Lieutenant General Alessandro Piazzoni, 10 September 1940 to 10 December 1941
Lieutenant-General Arnaldo Azzi, 11 December 1941 to 29 July 1942
Major General Francesco La Ferla, 30 July 1942 to 13 May 1943
Major General Francesco Ronco, May 1943 acting commander

Order of battle

65. Valtellina Infantry Regiment
66. Valtellina Infantry Regiment
8. Bersaglieri Armoured Car Battalion
21. Po Artillery Regiment (mot)
11. Medium Tank Battalion
101. Anti-Tank Battalion
32. Mixed Engineer Battalion (mot)
90. Medical Section
80. Heavy Motor Transport Section
176. Supply Section
22. Carabinieri Section ^[1]^{[nb 1]}

Notes

Footnotes

^ An Italian Infantry Division normally consisted of two Infantry Regiments (three Battalions each), a Artillery Regiment, a Mortar Battalion (two companies), a Anti Tank Company, a Blackshirt Legion (Regiment of two Battalions). Each Division had only about 7,000 men, The Infantry and Artillery Regiments contained 1,650 men, the Blackshirt Legion 1,200, each company 150 men. ^[3]

Citations

^ ^a ^b ^c Wendal, Marcus. "Italian Army". Axis History. Archived from the original on 2009-04-27. Retrieved 2009-07-04. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ First Battle of El Alamein
^ Paoletti, p 170

Paoletti, Ciro (2008). A Military History of Italy. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 0275985059.

[4] An Italian Infantry Division normally consisted of two Infantry Regiments (three Battalions each), a Artillery Regiment, a Mortar Battalion (two companies), a Anti Tank Company, a Blackshirt Legion (Regiment of two Battalions). Each Division had only about 7,000 men, The Infantry and Artillery Regiments contained 1,650 men, the Blackshirt Legion 1,200, each company 150 men. ^[3]

[ax-1] Wendal, Marcus. "Italian Army". Axis History. Archived from the original on 2009-04-27. Retrieved 2009-07-04. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[2] First Battle of El Alamein

[3] Paoletti, p 170

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