World War II Armed Forces — Orders of Battle and Organizations

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Royal Army In cooperation with Enrico Tagliazucchi Authorized Organization (tentative) 1941 Truck-Moveable Division, Metropolitan Type 5 April 1941

1941 Truck-Moveable Divisions allotted to the April 1941 Balkan Campaign
Division     Commander	Infantry Regiments	CCNN	Artillery	Mortar Battalion	AT Company	Engineers
9 Divisione Autotrasportabile Pasubio     Gen. Vittorio Giovannelli	79 Roma 80 Roma	—	8 Regiment - I Battalion: 100/17 How. - II Battalion: 75/27 Gun - III Battalion: 75/27 Gun - 10th AA Battery (20/35)	9	9 (47/32)	30 Pioneer Company   9 Signal Company 95 Searchlight Platoon
52 Divisione Autotrasportabile Torino     Gen. Luigi Manzi	81 Torino 82 Torino	—	52 Regiment - I Battalion: 100/17 How. - II Battalion: 75/27 Gun - III Battalion: 75/27 Gun - 10th AA Battery (20/35)	61	52 (47/32)	57 Pioneer Company 52 Signal Company 59 Searchlight Platoon
The word autotrasportabile is difficult to translate. The word that comes to mind for this strange Italian unit is 'truck-moveable', as 'truck-borne' is not exactly right. The 'Metropolitan' (i.e. Italian, as opposed to North African) version of these divisions were a mixture of motorized, truck-borne, and animal transported units. The motorized units were the artillery regiments, services and specialist troops, whereas the infantry regiments moved by a mixture of animal packed, animal towed and truck borne transport. The Autotrasportabile Divisions did not have all their trucks directly allotted to them, rather, some of them were to be provided by the Corps Autogrupi. These divisions did not have Blackshirt (CCNN) Legions attached.