5 Alpine Division Pusteria - History

History

The 5 Alpini Division Pusteria was dispatched in 1935 to Eritrea were it participated in the Italian attack on Abyssinia. The division played a primary role in the Battle of Amba Aradam and the Battle of Maychew.

On June 21, 1940 (one day before the French surrender) the “Pusteria” division began to advance in southern France with other Italian units during the last days of the Battle of France.

The division was then sent to Albania, where it participated in the Italian attack on Greece.

After the German invasion of Yugoslavia the “Pusteria” was sent to Montenegro where the division was decimated greatly in heavy fighting against Yugoslavian Partisans.

In August 1942, the division was repatriated and after two months of rest participated in Case Anton, the Axis occupation of Vichy France. Afterwards the Pusteria took up garrison duties in the southern region of Provence.

After the signing of the Italian armistice with the Allies on September 8, 1943 part of the division surrendered to German forces in Southern France while other units managed to return to the Italian region of Piedmont were they disbanded.


Italian Divisions in World War II
Armoured
  • 131 Armoured Division Centauro
  • 132 Armoured Division Ariete
  • 133 Armoured Division Littorio
  • 134 Armoured Divison Freccia
  • 135 Armoured Divison Ariete II
  • 136 Armoured Divison Centauro II
Cavalry
  • 1 Cavalry Division Eugenio di Savoia
  • 2 Cavalry Division Emanuele Filiberto Testa di Ferro
  • 3 Cavalry Division Amedeo Duca d'Aosta
Alpine
  • 1 Alpine Division Taurinense
  • 2 Alpine Division Tridentina
  • 3 Alpine Division Julia
  • 4 Alpine Division Cuneense
  • 5 Alpine Division Pusteria
  • 6 Alpine Division Alpi Graie
Mountain
  • 1 Mountain Infantry Division Superga
  • 2 Mountain Infantry Division Sforzesca
  • 3 Mountain Infantry Division Ravenna
  • 4 Mountain Infantry Division Livorno
  • 26 Mountain Infantry Division Assietta
  • 33 Mountain Infantry Division Acqui
  • 36 Mountain Infantry Division Forlì
  • 37 Mountain Infantry Division Modena
  • 59 Mountain Infantry Division Cagliari
Motorised
  • 9 Motorised Division Pasubio
  • 10 Motorised Division Piave
  • 16 Motorised Division Pistoia
  • 17 Motorised Division Pavia
  • 25 Motorised Division Bologna
  • 27 Motorised Division Brescia
  • 52 Motorised Division Torino
  • 101 Motorised Division Trieste
  • 102 Motorised Division Trento
  • 103 Motorised Division Piacenza
  • 104 Motorised Division Mantova
  • 105 Motorised Division Rovigo
Infantry
  • 5 Infantry Division Cosseria
  • 6 Infantry Division Cuneo
  • 7 Infantry Division Lupi di Toscana
  • 8 Infantry Division Po
  • 11 Infantry Division Brennero
  • 12 Infantry Division Sassari
  • 13 Infantry Division Re
  • 14 Infantry Division Isonzo
  • 15 Infantry Division Bergamo
  • 18 Infantry Division Messina
  • 19 Infantry Division Venezia
  • 20 Infantry Division Friuli
  • 21 Infantry Division Granatieri di Sardegna
  • 22 Infantry Division Cacciatori delle Alpi
  • 23 Infantry Division Ferrara
  • 24 Infantry Division Pinerolo
  • 28 Infantry Division Aosta
  • 29 Infantry Division Piemonte
  • 30 Infantry Division Sabauda
  • 31 Infantry Division Calabria
  • 32 Infantry Division Marche
  • 38 Infantry Division Puglie
  • 40 Infantry Division Cacciatori d'Africa
  • 41 Infantry Division Firenze
  • 44 Infantry Division Cremona
  • 47 Infantry Division Bari
  • 48 Infantry Division Taro
  • 49 Infantry Division Parma
  • 50 Infantry Division Regina
  • 51 Infantry Division Siena
  • 53 Infantry Division Arezzo
  • 54 Infantry Division Napoli
  • 55 Infantry Division Savona
  • 56 Infantry Division Casale
  • 57 Infantry Division Lombardia
  • 58 Infantry Division Legnano
  • 60 Infantry Division Sabratha
  • 61 Infantry Division Sirte
  • 62 Infantry Division Marmarica
  • 63 Infantry Division Cirene
  • 64 Infantry Division Catanzaro
  • 65 Infantry Division Granatieri di Savoia
  • 136 Infantry Division Giovani Fascisti
Garrison
  • 151 Infantry Division Perugia
  • 152 Infantry Division Piceno
  • 153 Infantry Division Macerata
  • 154 Infantry Division Murge
  • 155 Infantry Division Emilia
  • 156 Infantry Division Vicenza
  • 157 Infantry Division Novara
  • 158 Infantry Division Zara
  • 159 Infantry Division Veneto
Airborne
  • 184 Airborne Division Nembo
  • 185 Airborne Division Folgore
  • 80 Infantry Division La Spezia (Airlanding)
Blackshirt
  • 1 Blackshirt Armoured Division M
  • 1 Blackshirt Division 23 Marzo
  • 2 Blackshirt Division 28 Ottobre
  • 3 Blackshirt Division 21 Aprile
  • 4 Blackshirt Division 3 Gennaio
African
  • 1 Libyan Division Sibelle
  • 2 Libyan Division Pescatori
  • 1 Eritrean Division
  • 2 Eritrean Division
Coastal
  • 201 Coastal Division
  • 202 Coastal Division
  • 203 Coastal Division
  • 204 Coastal Division
  • 205 Coastal Division
  • 206 Coastal Division
  • 207 Coastal Division
  • 208 Coastal Division
  • 209 Coastal Division
  • 210 Coastal Division
  • 211 Coastal Division
  • 212 Coastal Division
  • 213 Coastal Division
  • 214 Coastal Division
  • 215 Coastal Division
  • 216 Coastal Division
  • 220 Coastal Division
  • 221 Coastal Division
  • 222 Coastal Division
  • 223 Coastal Division
  • 224 Coastal Division
  • 225 Coastal Division
  • 226 Coastal Division
  • 227 Coastal Division
  • 230 Coastal Division

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