Italian 8th Army in Russia 24 May 1942

Italian 8th Army in Russia 24 May 1942 Italian 8th Army Corps Troops: M. Cerv. Ski (Mountain) Battalion 2 rifle, 1 MG & 2 anti-tank companies 9th Artillery Regiment XXIV Artillery Battalion (3 149mm btrys) XXXI Artillery Battalion (3 149mm btrys) XXXII Artillery Battalion (3 149mm btrys) XXXIV Artillery Battalion (3 149mm btrys) L Artillery Battalion (3 149mm btrys) LXXIII Artillery Battalion (3 210mm btrys) Railroad Pioneer Battalion (3 cos) I Bridge Construction Battalion II Bridge Construction Battalion IX Bridge Construction Battalion XXXII Bridge Construction Battalion 5th Signals Regiment Staff V Signals Battalion Staff 132nd Radio Company 139th Signals Intercept Company 148th Signals Intercept Company Mixed Radio Company 1st Signals Battalion Staff 83rd Telephone Company 2nd Telephone Company 9th Water Purification Company 6th Ordnance Company 2nd Air Liaison Company 91st Forest Company 10th (Self Propelled) Anti-Tank Regiment CLXI (Self Propelled) Anti-Tank Battalion 2 Companies (4 self propelled AT guns ea) CLXII (Self Propelled) Anti-Tank Battalion 2 Companies (4 self propelled AT guns ea) CLXIII (Self Propelled) Anti-Tank Battalion 2 Companies (4 self propelled AT guns ea) 201st (mot) Anti-Tank Artillery Regiment 3 Battalions (each with 3 btrys, 4 75mm guns ea) 4th (mot) Flak Regiment IV (mot) Flak Battalion 2 Batteries (4 20mm guns ea) XIX (mot) Flak Battalion 2 Batteries (4 20mm guns ea) XXXVI (mot) Flak Battalion 2 Batteries (4 20mm guns ea) XXXVII (mot) Flak Battalion 2 Batteries (4 20mm guns ea) XXXVIII (mot) Flak Battalion 2 Batteries (4 20mm guns ea) 1

33rd Flak Battery (8 20mm guns) 40th Flak Battery (8 20mm guns) 42nd Flak Battery (8 20mm guns) 65th Flak Battery (8 20mm guns) I Chemical Platoon IV Chemical Platoon Croatian Legion 57th Supply Company 84th Supply Company 8th Army Supply Park 8th Army Pioneer Park 8tah Army Chemical Park 166th Bakery Company 169th Bakery Company 171st Bakery Company 176th Bakery Company 181st Bakery Company 1st Bakery Company 23rd Bakery Company 107th Bakery Company Butcher Company 60th Field Hopsital 64th Field Hopsital 163rd Field Hopsital 164th Field Hopsital 235th Field Hopsital 238th Field Hopsital 239th Field Hopsital 256th Field Hopsital 257th Field Hopsital 820th Field Hopsital 827th Field Hopsital 828th Field Hopsital 829th Field Hopsital 830th Field Hopsital 831st Field Hopsital 832nd Field Hopsital 837th Field Hopsital 873rd Field Hopsital 1st Reserve Field Hopsital 2nd Reserve Field Hopsital 3rd Reserve Field Hopsital 8th Army Medical Park 22nd Disinfection Platoon 31st Disinfection Platoon 2nd Chemical Platoon 104th Chemical Platoon 1st Hospital Train 3rd Hospital Train 4th Hospital Train 5th Hospital Train 6th Hospital Train 7th Hospital Train 10th Hospital Train 12th Hospital Train 2

13th Hospital Train 14th Hospital Train 15th Hospital Train 23rd Hospital Train 24th Hospital Train 34th Hospital Train 41st Hospital Train 17th Veterinary Platoon 8th Veterinary Park VI Military Police Battalion XXVI Military Police Battalion 21st (mot) Military Police Platoon 22nd (mot) Military Police Platoon 23rd (mot) Military Police Platoon 110th (mot) Light Supply Column 127th (mot) Light Supply Column 139th (mot) Light Supply Column 813th (mot) Light Supply Column 2nd Supply Regimental Command 15th (mot) Maintenance Company 9th Road Assistance Company 2nd Supply Battalion 26th (mot) Light Supply Column 32nd (mot) Light Supply Column 91st (mot) Light Supply Column 116th (mot) Light Supply Column 51st (mot) Light Supply Column 29th Supply Company 33rd (mot) Light Supply Column 34th (mot) Light Supply Column 96th (mot) Light Supply Column 97th (mot) Light Supply Column 51st Supply Battalion 25th (mot) Light Supply Column 115th (mot) Light Supply Column 135th (mot) Light Supply Column 140th (mot) Light Supply Column 187th (mot) Light Supply Column 188th (mot) Light Supply Column 7th Supply Regimental Command 7th (mot) Maintenance Company 18th Supply Battalion 29th (mot) Light Supply Column 117th (mot) Light Supply Column 126th (mot) Light Supply Column 129th (mot) Light Supply Column 30th Supply Battalion 165th (mot) Light Supply Column 241st a(mot) Light Supply Column 242nd (mot) Light Supply Column 134th Ambulance 60th (mot) Maintenance Company 59th (mot) Maintenance Company 58th (mot) Maintenance Company 51st (mot) Maintenance Company 3

47th (mot) Maintenance Company 46th Maintenance Company 2 Special Fiat (mot) Maintenance Companies 7th (mot) Recovery Company 215th Territorial Battalion 217th Territorial Battalion 218th Territorial Battalion 247th Territorial Battalion 441st Territorial Battalion 450th Territorial Battalion 454th Territorial Battalion 209th (foot) Artillery Battlaion (no guns) 449th (foot) Artillery Battlaion (no guns) 451st (foot) Artillery Battlaion (no guns) 452nd (foot) Artillery Battlaion (no guns) 453rd (foot) Artillery Battlaion (no guns) 455th (foot) Artillery Battlaion (no guns) 456th (foot) Artillery Battlaion (no guns) 457th (foot) Artillery Battlaion (no guns) XXIII Road Construction Battalion 43rd Road Construction Company 115th Road Construction Company 116th Road Construction Company 6th Field Post Office 102nd Field Post Office II Army Corps: Corps Troops: II Machine Gun Battalion CII Machine Gun Battalion 23 March Black Shirt Brigade V Scrivia Black Shirt Regiment V Black Shirt Battalion XXIV Black Shirt Battalion XLI Black Shirt Battalion Leonessa Black Shirt Regiment XIV Black Shirt Battalion XV Black Shirt Battalion XXXVIII Black Shirt Battalion 2nd (mot) Artillery Regiment III (mot) Artillery Battalion 3 75mm Batteries XXIII (mot) Artillery Battalion 3 75mm Batteries CIII (mot) Artillery Battalion 3 149mm Batteries CXXIII (mot) Artillery Battalion 3 149mm Batteries CXXIV (mot) Artillery Battalion 3 149mm Batteries II Assault Pioneer Battalion XV Pioneer Battalion XXXII (mot) Ant-Tank Battalion 3 Companies (8 47mm guns ea) 52nd Flak Company (8 20mm guns) 54th Flak Company (8 20mm guns) 4

2nd (mot) Chemcial Troop 4th Flamethrower Pioneer Platoon 5th Flamethrower Pioneer Platoon 82nd Telephone Company 84th Telephone Company 101st Signals Company 2nd Maintenance Platoon 6th Air Liaison Platoon 8th Bakery Company 82nd Medical Company 27th X-ray Platoon 42nd X-ray Platoon 2nd Dental Platoon 70th Supply Company 45th (mot) Maintenance Company 4th (mot) Recovery Company 2nd Supply Battalion 102nd (mot) Light Supply Column 249th (mot) Light Supply Column 948th (mot) Light Supply Column 2nd Ambulance 12th Ambulance 3rd Veterinary Company 13th Veterinary Company 20th Field Post Office 2nd (Sforzesca) Infantry Division: 1/,2/,3/53rd Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/54th Infantry Regiment II Mortar Battalion 17th Artillery Regiment I Light Artillery Battalion (3 btrys 75mm guns) II Light Artillery Battalion (3 btrys 75mm guns) 1 Heavy Artillery Battalion (3 btrys, 100mm guns) 53rd Flak Company (8 20mm guns) 302nd Flak Company (8 20mm guns) 2nd Anti-Tank Company (8 47mm guns) 121st Anti-Tank Company (8 47mm guns) 16th Pioneer Company 8th Searchlight Platoon 2nd Radio Company 2nd Bakery Company 1st Supply Company 124th (mot) Light Supply Column 192nd (mot) Light Supply Column 11th (mot) Maintenance Comany 6th Medical Company 27th Surgical Hospital 5th Field Hospital 6th Field Hospital 7th Field Hospital 24th Field Hospital 5

250th Field Hospital 251st Field Hospital 311th Field Hospital 805th Field Hospital 3rd (Ravenna) Infantry Division: 1/,2/,3/37th Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/38th Infantry Regiment III Mortar Battalion 121st Artillery Regiment I Light Artillery Battalion (3 btrys 75mm guns) II Light Artillery Battalion (3 btrys 75mm guns) XXVIII Heavy Artillery Battalion (3 btrys, 100mm guns) 51st Flak Company (8 20mm guns) 303rd Flak Company (8 20mm guns) 3rd Anti-Tank Company (8 47mm guns) 154th Anti-Tank Company (8 47mm guns) 18th Pioneer Company 10th Searchlight Platoon 3rd Radio Company 49th Bakery Company 7th Supply Company 128th (mot) Light Supply Column 247th (mot) Light Supply Column 12th (mot) Maintenance Comany 18th Medical Company 37th Surgical Hospital 14th Field Hospital 15th Field Hospital 16th Field Hospital 201st Field Hospital 202nd Field Hospital 203rd Field Hospital 213th Field Hospital 438th Field Hospital 5th (Cosseria) Infantry Division: 1/,2/,3/89th Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/90th Infantry Regiment CV Mortar Battalion 108th Artillery Regiment I Light Artillery Battalion (3 btrys 75mm guns) II Light Artillery Battalion (3 btrys 75mm guns) IV Heavy Artillery Battalion (3 btrys, 100mm guns) 87th Flak Company (8 20mm guns) F305th lak Company (8 20mm guns) 135th Anti-Tank Company (8 47mm guns) 335th Anti-Tank Company (8 47mm guns) 23rd Pioneer Company 6

53rd Searchlight Platoon 5th Radio Company 53rd Bakery Company 48th Supply Company 134th (mot) Light Supply Column 248th (mot) Light Supply Column 13th (mot) Maintenance Comany 47th Medical Company 105th Surgical Hospital 118th Field Hospital 119th Field Hospital 120th Field Hospital 243rd Field Hospital 512th Field Hospital 513th Field Hospital 514th Field Hospital 515th Field Hospital Alpine Corps: 11th Artillery Regiment LI Light Artillery Battalion (3 btrys, 100mm guns) LII Light Artillery Battalion (3 btrys, 100mm guns) LIII Light Artillery Battalion (3 btrys, 100mm guns) CXVII Light Artillery Battalion (3 btrys, 149mm guns) 39th Flak Battery (8 20mm guns) 41st Flak Battery (8 20mm guns) XXX Assault Pioneer Battalion I Pioneer Battalion IX Signals Battalion 109th Telephone Company 117th Radio Company 2nd Searchlight Company 21st Signals Maintenance Platoon 1st Chemical Troop 113th Mountain Supply Company 57th (mot) Maintenance Company 6th (mot) Recovery Company 200th Mixed (mot) Mountain Supply Battalion 36th (mot) Mountain Supply Company 129th (mot) Mountain Supply Company 727th (mot) Mountain Supply Company 728th (mot) Mountain Supply Company 6th Bakery Company 307th Mountain Medical Company 7th Dental Platoon 467th Field Hospital 483rd Field Hospital 494th Field Hospital 23rd Field Hospital 24th Field Hospital unknown Field Hospital 120th Veterinary Company 121st Veterinary Company 108th Field Post Office 2nd (Tridentina) Alpine Division: 4th Alpini Regiment 7

Marbegno Alpini Battalion Tirano Alpini Battalion Edolo Alpini Battalion 6th Alpini Regiment Vestone Alpini Battalion V. Chiese Alpini Battalion Verona Alpini Battalion 2nd Mountain Artillery Regiment Bergamo Light Mountain Howitzer Battalion (3 btrys -75mm) Vicenza Light Mountain Howitzer Battalion (3 btrys -75mm) V. Camon Heavy Mountain Howitzer Battalion (2 btrys -105mm) 56th Flak Company (8 20mm guns) 59th Flak Company (8 20mm guns) 82nd Mountain Anti-Tank Company (8 47mm guns) 216th Mountain Anti-Tank Company (8 47mm guns) 122nd Mountain Pioneer Company 102nd Searchlight Platoon 112ned Mountain Radio Company 110th Mountain Supply Company 5th Mountain Supply Company 6th Mountain Supply Company 5th Mountain Pack Troop 25th Mountain Pack Troop 26th Mountain Pack Troop 32nd (mot) Mountain Light Supply Column 126th (mot) Mountain Light Supply Column 722nd (mot) Mountain Light Supply Column 721st (mot) Mountain Light Supply Column 948th (mot) Mountain Light Supply Column 42nd (mot) Mountain Fuel Column 67th Bakery Platoon 5th Mountain Medical Company 6th Mountain Medical Company 302nd Mountain Medical Company 619th Field Hospital 620tyh Field Hospital 622nd Field Hospital 623rd Field Hospital 618th Field Hospital 621st Field Hospital 201st Field Post Office 3rd (Julia) Alpine Division: 8th Alpini Regiment Tolmezzo Alpini Battalion Cividale Alpini Battalion Gemona Alpini Battalion 9th Alpini Regiment l'aquila Alpini Battalion Vicenea Alpini Battalion V. Cismon Alpini Battalion 3rd Mountain Artillery Regiment Udine Light Mountain Howitzer Battalion 8

(3 btrys -75mm) Conegl. Light Mountain Howitzer Battalion (3 btrys -75mm) V. Piave Heavy Mountain Howitzer Battalion (2 btrys -105mm) 45th Flak Company (8 20mm guns) 47th Flak Company (8 20mm guns) 43rd ountain Anti-Tank Company (8 47mm guns) 83rd Mountain Anti-Tank Company (8 47mm guns) z123rd Mountain Pioneer Company 103rd Searchlight Platoon 113th Mountain Radio Company 8th Mountain Supply Company 9th Mountain Supply Company 111th Mountain Supply Company 8th Mountain Pack Troop 28th Mountain Pack Troop 29th Mountain Pack Troop 33rd (mot) Mountain Light Supply Column 127th (mot) Mountain Light Supply Column 725th (mot) Mountain Light Supply Column 726th (mot) Mountain Light Supply Column 950th (mot) Mountain Light Supply Column 41st (mot) Mountain Fuel Column 62nd Bakery Platoon 309th Mountain Medical Company 308th Mountain Medical Company 303rd Mountain Medical Company 629th Field Hospital 628th Field Hospital 814th Field Hospital 633rd Field Hospital 630th Field Hospital 873rd Field Hospital 202nd Field Post Office 4th (Cuneense) Alpine Division: 1st Alpini Regiment Ceva Alpini Battalion P. di Teco Alpini Battalion Mondovi Alpini Battalion 2nd Alpini Regiment B.S.Dalm Alpini Battalion Dron Alpini Battalion Saluzzo Alpini Battalion 4th Mountain Artillery Regiment Pinerola Light Mountain Howitzer Battalion (3 btrys, 75mm) Mondovi Light Mountain Howitzer Battalion (3 btrys, 75mm) V Po. Heavy Mountain Howitzer Battalion (2 btrys, 105mm) 64th Flak Company (8 20mm guns) 116th Flak Company (8 20mm guns) 14th Mountain Anti-Tank Company (8 47mm guns) 84th Mountain Anti-Tank Company (8 47mm guns) 9

124th Mountain Pioneer Company 104th Searchlight Platoon 114th Mountain Radio Company 107th Mountain Supply Company 1st Mountain Supply Company 2nd Mountain Supply Company 2nd Mountain Pack Troop 21st Mountain Pack Troop 22nd Mountain Pack Troop 34th (mot) Mountain Light Supply Column 127th (mot) Mountain Light Supply Column 701st (mot) Mountain Light Supply Column 702nd (mot) Mountain Light Supply Column 947th (mot) Mountain Light Supply Column 40th (mot) Mountain Fuel Column 63rd Bakery Platoon 1st Mountain Medical Company 2nd Mountain Medical Company 304th Mountain Medical Company 613th Field Hospital 614th Field Hospital 616th Field Hospital 617th Field Hospital 612th Field Hospital 615th Field Hospital 203rd Field Post Office Records of Headquarters, German Army High Command, National Archives, American Historical Association Committee for the Study of War Documents, Washington, DC., 1960, Microcopy No. T-78, Rolls 412. Copyright GFN 1995 10