19th Infantry Division "Venezia"
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The 19th Infantry Division "Venezia" (Italian: 19ª Divisione di fanteria "Venezia") was a infantry division of the Royal Italian Army during World War II. The Venezia was classified as a mountain infantry division, which meant that the division's artillery was moved by pack mules instead of the horse-drawn carriages of line infantry divisions. Italy's real mountain warfare divisions were the six alpine divisions manned by Alpini mountain troops. The division was named for the city of Venice and based in Tuscany, from where it also recruited most of its troops. After the Armistice of Cassibile between the Allies and Italy was announced on 8 September 1943 the division joined the Yugoslav partisans in Montenegro and formed the Partisan Division "Garibaldi".[1][2]
19th Infantry Division "Venezia" | |
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Active | 1939–1943 |
Country | Kingdom of Italy |
Branch | Royal Italian Army |
Type | Infantry |
Size | Division |
Garrison/HQ | Florence |
Engagements | Second Italo-Ethiopian War Invasion of Albania World War II |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders | Giovanni Battista Oxilia |
Insignia | |
Identification symbol | Venezia Division gorget patches |