The 131st Armored Division "Centauro" (Italian: 131ª Divisione corazzata "Centauro") was an armored division of the Italian Army during World War II. The...
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Brigade "Centauro" (Italian: Brigata corazzata "Centauro"). Both units were successor to the World War II era 131st Armored Division "Centauro". The units'...
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the Armored Division "Centauro". In 1975 the battalion was named for the Ticino river and received the number 131st, which had been used by the 131st Engineer...
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231st Signal Battalion "Sempione" (redirect from Signal Battalion "Centauro")
was renamed I Armored Brigade. On 20 April 1939 the brigade was renamed 131st Armored Division "Centauro" and the company was renamed 131st Mixed Engineer...
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"Centauro II") was an armored division of the Royal Italian Army during World War II. The division had been formed in June 1942 as 1st CC.NN. Armored Division...
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Originally an armored artillery regiment of the Royal Italian Army, the regiment was assigned during World War II to the 131st Armored Division "Centauro", with...
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It was formed in 1939 as the second armored division after the 131st Armored Division "Centauro". The division fought in the Western Desert Campaign...
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Mechanized Brigade "Pinerolo" (redirect from Pinerolo Armored Brigade)
the 133rd Tank Regiment. On 10 October 1995 the 131st Self-propelled Field Artillery Regiment "Centauro" received the war flag and name of the 52nd Self-propelled...
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Littorio was the third Italian armored division, after the 131st Armored Division "Centauro" and the 132nd Armored Division "Ariete". Initially the Littorio...
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Anti-paratroopers Unit 215th Carabinieri Section 131st Field Post Office Division Services The division's commanding officers were: Generale di Divisione...
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As the Armored Division "Centauro" carried the traditions of the 131st Armored Division "Centauro" and 136th Armored Legionary Division "Centauro", which...
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(Royal Italian Navy) Armored Train 120/2/S, in Vado Ligure (4x 120/45 Mod. 1918 naval guns, 4x 20/77 Scotti anti-aircraft guns) Armored Train 152/4/T, in...
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then each of the two divisions was augmented with two brigades to bring them back up to strength. The 131st Armored Division "Centauro" was split into two...
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the regiment arrived in the Friuli region and joined the 131st Armored Division "Centauro", which already fielded the 31st Tank Infantry Regiment. On...
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and the 5th Bersaglieri Regiment entered the newly raised 131st Armored Division "Centauro", which was activated in Siena in Italy. On the same day the...
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the 131st Armored Division "Centauro") DLVII Self-propelled Group (Semovente da 75/18 self-propelled guns; transferred from the 131st Armored Division "Centauro")...
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June 1936, which on 20 April 1939 was expanded to 131st Armored Division "Centauro". The division participated in the Tunisian campaign and was destroyed...
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The First Eritrean Division or I Division Indigeni (Native) was organized for service in the Second Italo-Abyssinian War in 1935. It was formed from the...
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32nd Armored Brigade "Mameli" and the 132nd Armored Brigade "Manin" had been activated by reforming the three regiments of the 132nd Armored Division "Ariete"...
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The 230th Coastal Division (Italian: 230ª Divisione Costiera) was an infantry division of the Royal Italian Army during World War II. On 20 May 1943 the...
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183rd Paratroopers Division "Ciclone" (Italian: 183ª Divisione paracadutisti "Ciclone") was a short-lived airborne division of the Royal Italian Army during...
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The 216th Coastal Division (Italian: 216ª Divisione Costiera) was an infantry division of the Royal Italian Army during World War II. Royal Italian Army...
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Anti-tank Company (47/32 anti-tank guns; transferred from the 131st Armored Division "Centauro" for the deployment in the Soviet Union) 9th Telegraph and...
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The 221st Coastal Division (Italian: 221ª Divisione Costiera) was an infantry division of the Royal Italian Army during World War II. Royal Italian Army...
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The 224th Coastal Division (Italian: 224ª Divisione Costiera) was an infantry division of the Royal Italian Army during World War II. Royal Italian Army...
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Italian 2nd Eritrean Division, also known as the Second Eritrean Division or II Division Indigini (Native), was an Italian Infantry division used in the Second...
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Unit 214th Carabinieri Section Field Post Office Division Services Attached to the division: Armored Train 152/3/T, in Crotone (4x 152/40 naval guns,...
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The 223rd Coastal Division (Italian: 223ª Divisione Costiera) was an infantry division of the Royal Italian Army during World War II. Royal Italian Army...
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The 227th Coastal Division (Italian: 227ª Divisione Costiera) was an infantry division of the Royal Italian Army during World War II. Royal Italian Army...
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mod. 35 mortars) Armored Train 120/4/S, in Catania (6x 102/35 mod. 1914 naval guns, 4x 20/77 Scotti anti-aircraft guns) The division's commanding officers...
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