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Venezia's positions continued to crumble, resulting in the failure of the Kungullit mountain defence on 7 January 1941. This was the last major defeat for the Venezia, as the fighting's intensity began to decrease in
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On 15 April 1939 the division, changed its name to "Venezia" and dissolved the XIX Infantry
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Venezia, but without much success despite heavy fighting on 8â15 November 1940. On 16 November the Venezia was outflanked by the Greek breakthrough to
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river. The division then returned to Inda SilasÄ near Shire on 4 March 1936. On 5â7 March 1936 the division reached the town of
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and based in Tuscany, from where it also recruited most of its troops. After the
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301:. In 1934 the division changed its name to 19th Infantry Division "
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mountain troops. The division was named for the city of
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I Brigade "Garibaldi" (Taurinense and Emilia personnel)
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1156:Annuario militare del regno d'Italia - Volume I
1060:Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force
1728:22nd Infantry Division "Cacciatori delle Alpi"
616:was announced on 8 September 1943, the German
1818:65th Infantry Division "Granatieri di Savoia"
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899:19th Anti-tank Company (47/32 anti-tank guns)
564:In July 1941 the division was transferred to
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1758:40th Infantry Division "Cacciatori d'Africa"
2369:Infantry divisions of Italy in World War II
1495:136th Armored Legionary Division "Centauro"
896:XIX Mortar Battalion (81mm mod. 35 mortars)
733:III Brigade "Garibaldi" (Venezia personnel)
273:with the 83rd and 84th infantry regiments.
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730:II Brigade "Garibaldi" (Venezia personnel)
372:. On the same day the division raised the
1490:136th Armored Division "Giovani Fascisti"
1021:The division's commanding officers were:
608:Garibaldi partisans in Yugoslavia in 1944
457:. As part of Italy's preparation for the
30:19th Infantry Division "Venezia" insignia
1511:1st Cavalry Division "Eugenio di Savoia"
1058:(CROWCASS) set up by the Anglo-American
1683:7th Infantry Division "Lupi di Toscana"
1485:135th Armored Cavalry Division "Ariete"
1259:"383° Reggimento di fanteria "Venezia""
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1371:"19° Reggimento Artiglieria "Venezia""
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2051:183rd Paratroopers Division "Ciclone"
1234:"41ÂȘ Divisione di fanteria "Firenze""
1102:"19ÂȘ Divisione di fanteria "Venezia""
839:Mortar Company (81mm mod. 35 mortars)
815:Mortar Company (81mm mod. 35 mortars)
766:83rd Infantry Regiment "Venezia", in
337:, attacking on 26 February 1936 near
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2056:184th Paratroopers Division "Nembo"
1349:"84° Reggimento Fanteria "Venezia""
1327:"83° Reggimento Fanteria "Venezia""
952:Legion "Luigi Farini", in Florence
686:IV Brigade "Venezia" (I Battalion/
628:was quickly forced to surrender by
208:19ÂȘ Divisione di fanteria "Venezia"
1983:153rd Infantry Division "Macerata"
1952:101st Motorized Division "Trieste"
1936:80th Infantry Division "La Spezia"
1920:64th Infantry Division "Catanzaro"
1910:62nd Infantry Division "Marmarica"
1849:103rd Infantry Division "Piacenza"
1808:57th Infantry Division "Lombardia"
632:, the Venezia's commander General
493:and Bitincke, falling back to the
389:Infantry Regiment "Friuli" to the
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1998:156th Infantry Division "Vicenza"
1973:151st Infantry Division "Perugia"
1957:102nd Motorized Division "Trento"
1900:60th Infantry Division "Sabratha"
1854:104th Infantry Division "Mantova"
1753:31st Infantry Division "Calabria"
1743:29th Infantry Division "Piemonte"
1733:24th Infantry Division "Pinerolo"
1657:59th Infantry Division "Cagliari"
1622:26th Infantry Division "Assietta"
1607:11th Infantry Division "Brennero"
1592:2nd Infantry Division "Sforzesca"
1475:133rd Armored Division "Littorio"
1465:131st Armored Division "Centauro"
1311:F. dell'Uomo, R. di Rosa (1998).
845:19th Artillery Regiment "Venezia"
2084:2nd CC.NN. Division "28 Ottobre"
2013:159th Infantry Division "Veneto"
2003:157th Infantry Division "Novara"
1993:155th Infantry Division "Emilia"
1978:152nd Infantry Division "Piceno"
1890:27th Infantry Division "Brescia"
1885:25th Infantry Division "Bologna"
1859:105th Infantry Division "Rovigo"
1813:58th Infantry Division "Legnano"
1768:44th Infantry Division "Cremona"
1763:41st Infantry Division "Firenze"
1748:30th Infantry Division "Sabauda"
1713:18th Infantry Division "Messina"
1708:16th Infantry Division "Pistoia"
1703:15th Infantry Division "Bergamo"
1688:12th Infantry Division "Sassari"
1673:5th Infantry Division "Cosseria"
1617:23rd Infantry Division "Ferrara"
1612:19th Infantry Division "Venezia"
1564:6th Alpine Division "Alpi Graie"
1544:2nd Alpine Division "Tridentina"
1539:1st Alpine Division "Taurinense"
1480:134th Armored Division "Freccia"
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758:19th Infantry Division "Venezia"
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712:155th Infantry Division "Emilia"
710:, together with remnants of the
708:1st Alpine Division "Taurinense"
688:84th Infantry Regiment "Venezia"
673:19th Infantry Division "Venezia"
427:41st Infantry Division "Firenze"
200:19th Infantry Division "Venezia"
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2099:1st CC.NN. Armored Division "M"
2094:4th CC.NN. Division "3 Gennaio"
2089:3rd CC.NN. Division "21 Aprile"
1988:154th Infantry Division "Murge"
1915:63rd Infantry Division "Cirene"
1895:55th Infantry Division "Savona"
1844:52nd Infantry Division "Torino"
1834:9th Infantry Division "Pasubio"
1803:56th Infantry Division "Casale"
1798:54th Infantry Division "Napoli"
1788:50th Infantry Division "Regina"
1718:20th Infantry Division "Friuli"
1698:14th Infantry Division "Isonzo"
1652:53rd Infantry Division "Arezzo"
1647:38th Infantry Division "Puglie"
1642:37th Infantry Division "Modena"
1627:32nd Infantry Division "Marche"
1602:4th Infantry Division "Livorno"
1597:3rd Infantry Division "Ravenna"
1587:1st Infantry Division "Superga"
1470:132nd Armored Division "Ariete"
964:72nd CC.NN. Machine Gun Company
580:. The division also garrisoned
431:Italian protectorate of Albania
391:20th Infantry Division "Friuli"
374:87th Infantry Regiment "Friuli"
2079:1st CC.NN. Division "23 Marzo"
2008:158th Infantry Division "Zara"
1905:61st Infantry Division "Sirte"
1880:17th Infantry Division "Pavia"
1839:10th Infantry Division "Piave"
1793:51st Infantry Division "Siena"
1783:49th Infantry Division "Parma"
1738:28th Infantry Division "Aosta"
1637:36th Infantry Division "ForlĂŹ"
1632:33rd Infantry Division "Acqui"
1559:5th Alpine Division "Pusteria"
1554:4th Alpine Division "Cuneense"
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532:and on the southern shores of
370:61st Infantry Division "Sirte"
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1868:Auto-transportable Infantry -
1778:48th Infantry Division "Taro"
1773:47th Infantry Division "Bari"
1678:6th Infantry Division "Cuneo"
259:Partisan Division "Garibaldi"
985:Gold Medal of Military Valor
584:and from February 1942 also
517:line on the southern tip of
1827:Auto-transportable Infantry
1693:13th Infantry Division "Re"
1549:3rd Alpine Division "Julia"
1392:A Military History of Italy
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548:, and then turned south to
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891:Ammunition and Supply Unit
881:1x Anti-aircraft battery (
315:Second Italo-Ethiopian War
309:Second Italo-Ethiopian War
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281:The brigade fought on the
114:Second Italo-Ethiopian War
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829:Support Weapons Company (
778:Support Weapons Company (
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1580:Infantry - Mountain-type
1154:Voghera, Enrico (1909).
1043:Giovanni Battista Oxilia
650:National Liberation Army
634:Giovanni Battista Oxilia
425:. On 24 August 1939 the
335:Second Battle of Tembien
139:Giovanni Battista Oxilia
2140:Harar Colonial Division
1390:Paoletti, Ciro (2008).
1029:Enrico Pitassi Mannella
313:In preparation for the
299:19th Artillery Regiment
2346:231st Coastal Division
2341:230th Coastal Division
2336:228th Coastal Division
2331:227th Coastal Division
2326:226th Coastal Division
2321:225th Coastal Division
2316:224th Coastal Division
2311:223rd Coastal Division
2306:222nd Coastal Division
2301:221st Coastal Division
2296:220th Coastal Division
2291:216th Coastal Division
2286:215th Coastal Division
2281:214th Coastal Division
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2236:205th Coastal Division
2231:204th Coastal Division
2226:203rd Coastal Division
2221:202nd Coastal Division
2216:201st Coastal Division
2190:26th Colonial Division
2185:25th Colonial Division
2180:24th Colonial Division
2175:23rd Colonial Division
2170:22nd Colonial Division
2165:21st Colonial Division
1041:Generale di Divisione
1034:Generale di Divisione
977:Armistice of Cassibile
958:LXXII CC.NN. Battalion
938:99th Field Post Office
826:3x Fusilier battalions
809:3x Fusilier battalions
775:3x Fusilier battalions
702:On 2 December 1943 in
630:invading German forces
614:Armistice of Cassibile
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239:Armistice of Cassibile
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2200:102nd Somali Division
2195:101st Somali Division
2160:4th Colonial Division
2155:3rd Colonial Division
2150:2nd Eritrean Division
2145:1st Eritrean Division
2029:8th Marching Division
1026:Generale di Divisione
908:42nd Medical Section
905:76th Engineer Company
783:infantry support guns
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465:near the border with
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961:CXI CC.NN. Battalion
944:Attached from 1941:
723:Division "Garibaldi"
716:Division "Garibaldi"
618:118th JĂ€ger Division
600:Fighting the Germans
2122:2nd Libyan Division
2117:1st Libyan Division
1017:Commanding officers
925:11th Bakers Section
922:38th Supply Section
576:in the Montenegrin
403:invasion of Albania
118:Invasion of Albania
1945:Motorized Infantry
1447:Royal Italian Army
981:President of Italy
919:19th Truck Section
911:3x Field hospitals
886:anti-aircraft guns
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590:Yugoslav partisans
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251:Yugoslav partisans
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74:Royal Italian Army
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