105th Infantry Division Rovigo

The 105th Infantry Division Rovigo was an auto-transportable Infantry Division of the Italian Army during World War II.[nb 1] The Rovigo was classified as an auto-transportable division, meaning staff and equipment could be transported on cars and trucks, although not simultaneously. The Division was mobilized in March 1942, and took part in the Italian invasion of Vichy France, as part of the Italian I Corps. It then returned to Italy and surrendered to the German forces in September 1943, after the Italian armistice.[1]

105th Infantry Division Rovigo
105th Infantry Division Rovigo Insignia
Active	1942–1943
Country	Regno d'Italia Kingdom of Italy
Branch	Regio Esercito Royal Italian Army
Type	Infantry
Size	Division
Nickname(s)	Rovigo
Engagements	World War II
Insignia
Identification symbol
Identification symbol	Rovigio Division collar insignia

Italian I Corps for the Invasion of Vichy France

• 104th Infantry Division Mantova
• 105th Infantry Division Rovigo
• 5th Alpine Division Pusteria

Order of battle

• 227. Rovigo Infantry Regiment
• 228. Rovigo Infantry Regiment
• 117. Artillery Regiment (mot)
• 105. Signal Company
• 80. Pioneer Company [nb 2]

Notes

Footnotes

1. The division never has the required amount of Motor Transport to move all its units at the same time and is referred to as an Auto-transportable Division
2. An Italian Infantry Division normally consisted of two Infantry Regiments (three Battalions each), an Artillery Regiment, a Mortar Battalion (two companies), an Anti Tank Company, a Blackshirt Legion of two Battalions was sometimes attached. 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.[2]

Citations

1. Wendal, Marcus. "Italian Army". Axis History. Archived from the original on 2009-04-27. Retrieved 2009-04-16.
2. Paoletti, p 170

• Paoletti, Ciro (2008). A Military History of Italy. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 0-275-98505-9.