6 Infantry Division Cuneo

6 Mountain Infantry Division Cuneo
Active	1939–1943
Country	Italy
Branch	Italian Army
Type	Infantry
Size	Division
Nickname	Cuneo
Engagements	World War II
Commanders
Notable commanders	Carlo Melotti
Insignia
Identification symbol
Identification symbol	Cuneo Division collar insignia

The 6 Infantry Division Cuneo was a Mountain Infantry Division of the Italian Army during World War II. The Division was mobilized for war in October 1939, and was part of the Italian III Corps, First Army that took part in the Italian invasion of France and the Greco-Italian War. The Division remained in Greece as an occupying force, for the islands of Andro, Nasso, Nicaria, Samo, Santorino and Sira until the Italian surrender in September 1943.^[1]

Commander

Carlo Melotti ^[2]

Order of battle

• 7th Cuneo Infantry Regiment
• 8th Cuneo Infantry Regiment
• 27th Legnano Artillery Regiment
• 24th CCNN Legion
• 6th Mortar Company
• 6th Engineering Battalion
• 24th Pioneer Battalion
• 6th Signal Company ^{[1][nb 1]}

Notes

Footnotes

1. ^ 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 (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

1. ^ ^{a b} Wendal, Marcus. "Italian Army". Axis History. http://www.axishistory.com/index.php?id=8583. Retrieved 2009-04-13. 
2. ^ Mulholland, John. "Axis Order of Battle 10 June 1940 - The Italian Invasion of France". Axis History. http://www.axishistory.com/index.php?id=6466. Retrieved 2009-04-13. 
3. ^ Paoletti, p 170

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