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Divisions and elements of XX Army Corps to begin at 1500 Hrs but under heavy artillery and air attack this came to nothing. During the day he also started to draw his reserves to what was becoming the focal point of the battle: 21st Panzer and part of the Ariete moved north during the night to reinforce the 15th Panzer and Littorio and 90th Light Division at El Daba were ordered forward, while the Trieste division was ordered to move from Fuka to the front to replace them. 21st Panzer and the Ariete made slow progress during the night as they were heavily bombed.
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mines or other battle damage, but by this time repairs and replacements were hardly keeping pace with daily losses. The surviving enemy tank states indicate that from the 28th to the 31st the two German divisions found it difficult to muster 100 tanks in running order between them, while
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launched three attacks, but lost its way in the dark. The 15th Panzer and
Littorio divisions held off the Allied armored units, but this proved costly and most units were severely depleted. Rommel was convinced that the main assault would be in the north and was determined to retake Point 29. He
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at the front. Meanwhile one transport carrying the tanks for one of the companies of the XII Tank
Battalion was sunk by British warplanes in the Mediterranean and the ship carrying the XXXVI Bersaglieri Battalion was torpedoed by a British submarine and lost 2/3 of its men in the waters of the
532:, though British accounts usually include its troop and tank strengths in the Axis total. A battlegroup with two Bersaglieri battalions, two tank companies of the LI Tank Battalion and a battery of the CCCXXI Artillery Group arrived at the front on 20 June, and participated in the attack on
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groups. The Littorio's tank battalions were equipped with
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913:III Anti-tank Battalion (formed in September 1941)
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979:XXIII Auto-transported Bersaglieri Battalion
879:cannons; joined the regiment in August 1941)
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758:XXIII Auto-transported Bersaglieri Battalion
476:In January 1942 the Littorio was ordered to
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1637:Exit Rommel: The Tunisian Campaign, 1942–43
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1767:136th Armored Division "Giovani Fascisti"
1374:""Littorio" - Una sintesi di pura gloria"
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1762:135th Armored Cavalry Division "Ariete"
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703:On 4 November the Littorio, Ariete and
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315:. Initially the Littorio fielded four
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2328:183rd Paratroopers Division "Ciclone"
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1048:133rd Artillery Regiment "Littorio"
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1115:131st Artillery Regiment "Centauro"
1064:II Group (75/27 mod. 06 field guns)
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2260:153rd Infantry Division "Macerata"
2229:101st Motorized Division "Trieste"
2213:80th Infantry Division "La Spezia"
2197:64th Infantry Division "Catanzaro"
2187:62nd Infantry Division "Marmarica"
2126:103rd Infantry Division "Piacenza"
2085:57th Infantry Division "Lombardia"
1539:(16 November 1942). Archived from
1531:Zinder, Harry (16 November 1942).
1140:anti-aircraft guns; formed by the
1031:101st Motorized Division "Trieste"
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355:, which was to be achieved by the
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278:the division was destroyed in the
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2250:151st Infantry Division "Perugia"
2234:102nd Motorized Division "Trento"
2177:60th Infantry Division "Sabratha"
2131:104th Infantry Division "Mantova"
2030:31st Infantry Division "Calabria"
2020:29th Infantry Division "Piemonte"
2010:24th Infantry Division "Pinerolo"
1934:59th Infantry Division "Cagliari"
1899:26th Infantry Division "Assietta"
1884:11th Infantry Division "Brennero"
1869:2nd Infantry Division "Sforzesca"
1752:133rd Armored Division "Littorio"
1742:131st Armored Division "Centauro"
1565:F. dell'Uomo, R. di Rosa (1998).
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850:3rd Army Corps Artillery Regiment
735:133rd Armored Division "Littorio"
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217:133rd Armored Division "Littorio"
30:133rd Armored Division "Littorio"
2361:2nd CC.NN. Division "28 Ottobre"
2290:159th Infantry Division "Veneto"
2280:157th Infantry Division "Novara"
2270:155th Infantry Division "Emilia"
2255:152nd Infantry Division "Piceno"
2167:27th Infantry Division "Brescia"
2162:25th Infantry Division "Bologna"
2136:105th Infantry Division "Rovigo"
2090:58th Infantry Division "Legnano"
2045:44th Infantry Division "Cremona"
2040:41st Infantry Division "Firenze"
2025:30th Infantry Division "Sabauda"
1990:18th Infantry Division "Messina"
1985:16th Infantry Division "Pistoia"
1980:15th Infantry Division "Bergamo"
1965:12th Infantry Division "Sassari"
1950:5th Infantry Division "Cosseria"
1894:23rd Infantry Division "Ferrara"
1889:19th Infantry Division "Venezia"
1841:6th Alpine Division "Alpi Graie"
1821:2nd Alpine Division "Tridentina"
1816:1st Alpine Division "Taurinense"
1757:134th Armored Division "Freccia"
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357:1st Alpine Division "Taurinense"
301:4th Infantry Division "Littorio"
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2192:63rd Infantry Division "Cirene"
2172:55th Infantry Division "Savona"
2121:52nd Infantry Division "Torino"
2111:9th Infantry Division "Pasubio"
2080:56th Infantry Division "Casale"
2075:54th Infantry Division "Napoli"
2065:50th Infantry Division "Regina"
1995:20th Infantry Division "Friuli"
1975:14th Infantry Division "Isonzo"
1929:53rd Infantry Division "Arezzo"
1924:38th Infantry Division "Puglie"
1919:37th Infantry Division "Modena"
1904:32nd Infantry Division "Marche"
1879:4th Infantry Division "Livorno"
1874:3rd Infantry Division "Ravenna"
1864:1st Infantry Division "Superga"
1747:132nd Armored Division "Ariete"
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313:132nd Armored Division "Ariete"
2356:1st CC.NN. Division "23 Marzo"
2285:158th Infantry Division "Zara"
2182:61st Infantry Division "Sirte"
2157:17th Infantry Division "Pavia"
2116:10th Infantry Division "Piave"
2070:51st Infantry Division "Siena"
2060:49th Infantry Division "Parma"
2015:28th Infantry Division "Aosta"
1914:36th Infantry Division "Forlì"
1909:33rd Infantry Division "Acqui"
1836:5th Alpine Division "Pusteria"
1831:4th Alpine Division "Cuneense"
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2050:47th Infantry Division "Bari"
1955:6th Infantry Division "Cuneo"
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1154:133rd Mixed Engineer Company
1077:2x Anti-aircraft batteries (
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1826:3rd Alpine Division "Julia"
1669:A Military History of Italy
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780:33rd Tank Infantry Regiment
675:and the remains of British
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656:51st (Highland) Division
370:Franco-Italian Armistice
274:in January 1942 for the
2417:Harar Colonial Division
1667:Paoletti, Ciro (2008).
1338:Bocca, Giorgio (1996).
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946:133rd Field Post Office
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599:Battle of Alam el Halfa
593:Battle of Alam el Halfa
564:, the German commander
486:Western Desert Campaign
472:Western Desert Campaign
343:. The Littorio and the
276:Western Desert Campaign
153:Battle of Alam el Halfa
2623:231st Coastal Division
2618:230th Coastal Division
2613:228th Coastal Division
2608:227th Coastal Division
2603:226th Coastal Division
2598:225th Coastal Division
2593:224th Coastal Division
2588:223rd Coastal Division
2583:222nd Coastal Division
2578:221st Coastal Division
2573:220th Coastal Division
2568:216th Coastal Division
2563:215th Coastal Division
2558:214th Coastal Division
2553:213th Coastal Division
2548:212th Coastal Division
2543:211th Coastal Division
2538:210th Coastal Division
2533:209th Coastal Division
2528:208th Coastal Division
2523:207th Coastal Division
2518:206th Coastal Division
2513:205th Coastal Division
2508:204th Coastal Division
2503:203rd Coastal Division
2498:202nd Coastal Division
2493:201st Coastal Division
2467:26th Colonial Division
2462:25th Colonial Division
2457:24th Colonial Division
2452:23rd Colonial Division
2447:22nd Colonial Division
2442:21st Colonial Division
1203:Generale di Divisione
788:I Tank Battalion "L" (
709:10th Armoured Division
700:
631:
446:
386:Invasion of Yugoslavia
376:Invasion of Yugoslavia
353:Little St Bernard Pass
251:
224:
145:Invasion of Yugoslavia
2477:102nd Somali Division
2472:101st Somali Division
2437:4th Colonial Division
2432:3rd Colonial Division
2427:2nd Eritrean Division
2422:1st Eritrean Division
2306:8th Marching Division
1543:on September 26, 2010
1205:Carlo Ceriana-Mayneri
1186:Generale di Divisione
1157:133rd Medical Section
1125:III Squadrons Group/
1023:XI Tank Battalion "M"
999:IV Tank Battalion "M"
953:Organization in Libya
927:133rd Medical Section
830:XI Tank Battalion "M"
724:Organization in Italy
698:
673:1st Armoured Division
640:Operation Supercharge
629:
550:1st Armoured Division
515:XI Tank Battalion "M"
439:
1480:Playfair, pp. 50–51.
1276:"Littorio at Gazala"
1160:133rd Supply Section
1127:"Lancieri di Novara"
1013:X Tank Battalion "M"
930:133rd Supply Section
820:X Tank Battalion "M"
681:2nd Armoured Brigade
677:9th Armoured Brigade
607:8th Armoured Brigade
578:21st Panzer Division
574:15th Panzer Division
507:X Tank Battalion "M"
488:against the British
2399:2nd Libyan Division
2394:1st Libyan Division
1278:. Avalanche Press.
1195:Generale di Brigata
1177:Commanding officers
1105:self-propelled guns
1092:anti-aircraft guns)
1005:; arrived from the
570:90th Light Division
482:Panzer Group Africa
466:self-propelled guns
2222:Motorized Infantry
1724:Royal Italian Army
1317:Jowett, Philip S.
901:anti-aircraft guns
701:
632:
447:
444:self-propelled gun
335:Invasion of France
319:battalions, three
282:in November 1942.
236:Royal Italian Army
204:Littorio Division
85:Royal Italian Army
2631:
2630:
2314:
2313:
2243:Garrison Infantry
1678:978-0-275-98505-9
1646:978-0-8117-3381-6
1597:978-1-84022-220-3
1441:Playfair, p. 387.
1327:978-1-85532-864-8
453:with more modern
347:were sent to the
305:Spanish Civil War
254:) carried by the
211:
210:
16:(Redirected from
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1521:Playfair, p. 71.
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1489:Playfair, p. 51.
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1459:Playfair, P. 50.
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1372:Del Pozo, Enzo.
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1200:(8-31 July 1942)
1189:Gervasio Bitossi
962:
733:
568:planned for the
546:Desert Air Force
530:Battle of Gazala
270:regime. Sent to
264:Benito Mussolini
202:
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1306:Stackpole Books
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1272:Bennighof, Mike
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973:Command Company
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882:IV Mixed Group
816:Command Company
785:Command Company
752:Command Company
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691:4 November 1942
669:
667:2 November 1942
648:
646:25 October 1942
624:
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502:Mediterranean.
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402:Dalmatian Coast
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252:Fascio littorio
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1505:
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1450:Carver, p. 67.
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1178:
1175:
1174:
1173:
1172:
1171:
1168:
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1155:
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1149:100/17 mod. 14
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1138:8.8 cm Flak 37
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2155:
2154:
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2143:
2137:
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2132:
2129:
2127:
2124:
2122:
2119:
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2109:
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2096:
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2068:
2066:
2063:
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1232:
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1196:
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972:
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579:
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