4th Infantry Division "Livorno"

4th Infantry Division "Livorno"
4th Infantry Division "Livorno" insignia
Active1939 - 1943
Country Kingdom of Italy
Branch Royal Italian Army
TypeInfantry
SizeDivision
Garrison/HQCuneo
EngagementsWorld War II
Commanders
Notable
commanders
General Domenico Chirieleison
Insignia
Identification
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Livorno Division gorget patches

The 4th Infantry Division "Livorno" (Italian: 4ª Divisione di fanteria "Livorno") was a infantry division of the Royal Italian Army during World War II. The Livorno was classified as a mountain infantry division, which meant that the division's artillery was moved by pack mules instead of the horse-drawn carriages of line infantry divisions. Italy's real mountain warfare divisions were the six alpine divisions manned by Alpini mountain troops. The Livorno was formed on 5 April 1939 in Cuneo and named for the city of Livorno.