2nd Grenadier Division "Littorio"

The 2nd 'Littorio' ("Lictor") Division was one of four divisions raised by Mussolini's Italian Social Republic. Although an infantry formation, it was often referred to as a "Grenadier" formation for morale purposes.

Organization

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

• Division Headquarters
• Divisional Troops
  • 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion
  • 2nd Antitank Company (motorized 88mm/L71 guns)
  • 2nd Mountain Assault Engineer Battalion
  • 2nd Signal Battalion
  • 2nd Transport Battalion
  • 102nd "Littorio" Replacement Battalion
  • 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
  • 103rd Cacciatori Carri ("Tank Hunters") Company
  • I Infantry Battalion
  • II Infantry Battalion
  • III Infantry Battalion
• 4th Alpini Regiment
  • HQ Company
  • Light Column
  • 104th Cacciatori Carri ("Tank Hunters") Company
  • "Varese" Alpini Infantry Battalion
  • "Bergamo" Alpini Infantry Battalion
  • "Edolo" Alpini Infantry Battalion
• 2nd Artillery Regiment
  • 1 Group with horse-drawn 100mm field guns.
  • 3 Groups with 75mm mountain guns transported by pack mules.

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.

See also

• Benito Mussolini
• Repubblica Sociale Italiana (Italian Social Republic) [1943-1945]
• Esercito Nazionale Repubblicano (Republican National Army)

External links

• Littorio Infantry Division By Francesco Mioni