185th Infantry Division "Folgore"

This article is about the historic Royal Italian Army 185th Infantry Division "Folgore". For the Cold War Italian Army mechanized division, see Mechanized Division "Folgore". For the currently active Italian Army brigade, see Paratroopers Brigade "Folgore".
185th Infantry Division "Folgore"
Active1 September 1941– 25 November 1942
Country Kingdom of Italy
Branch Royal Italian Army
TypeAirborne forces
SizeDivision
Garrison/HQTarquinia
EngagementsWorld War II
Insignia
Identification
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Folgore Division gorget patches

185th Infantry Division "Folgore" (Italian: 185ª Divisione fanteria "Folgore") was an airborne division of the Royal Italian Army during World War II. The division was formed in Tarquinia near Rome on 1 September 1941. In July 1942 the division was sent to Libya to fight in the Western Desert Campaign and was destroyed during the Second Battle of El Alamein in early November 1942.[1]

  1. ^ Bollettino dell'Archivio dell'Ufficio Storico N.II-3 e 4 2002. Rome: Ministero della Difesa - Stato Maggiore dell’Esercito - Ufficio Storico. 2002. p. 351. Retrieved 17 November 2021.