2nd Grenadier Division "Littorio"

The 2nd Grenadier Division "Littorio" (Italian: 2ª Divisione granatieri "Littorio") was one of four divisions raised by Mussolini's Italian Social Republic. Although an infantry formation, it was referred to as a "Grenadier" formation to connect it with preceding Granatieri di Sardegna units.

Organization

2nd Grenadier Division "Littorio": Maj. Gen. Tito Agosti

  • Division Headquarters
  • Divisional Troops
    • 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion
    • 2nd Anti-tank Company (motorized 88mm/L71 guns)
    • 2nd Mountain Assault Engineer Battalion
    • 2nd Signal Battalion
    • 2nd Transport Battalion
    • 102nd Replacement Battalion "Littorio"
    • Scuola d’Alpinismo e Sci ("Mountaineering and Skiing Military School")
    • 2nd Military Police Section
    • Deutsches Verbindungskommando 181 ("German Liaison Unit")
  • 3rd Infantry Regiment
    • HQ Company
    • Light Column
    • I Infantry Battalion
    • II Infantry Battalion
    • III Infantry Battalion
    • 103rd Cacciatori Carri ("Tank Hunters") Company
  • 4th Alpini Regiment
    • HQ Company
    • Light Column
    • Alpini Battalion "Varese"
    • Alpini Battalion "Bergamo"
    • Alpini Battalion "Edolo"
    • 104th Cacciatori Carri ("Tank Hunters") Company
  • 2nd Artillery Regiment

War crimes

The division has been implicated in nineteen instances of war crimes in Italy between November 1944 and May 1945, with around 120 civilians killed in the course of these incidents.[1]

See also

References
  1. "2. Divisione granatieri "Littorio"" (in Italian). Atlas of Nazi and Fascist Massacres in Italy. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
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