1st Cavalry Division "Eugenio di Savoia"

1st Cavalry Division "Eugenio di Savoia"
1st Cavalry Division "Eugenio di Savoia" insignia
Active1930–1943
Country Kingdom of Italy
Branch Royal Italian Army
TypeCavalry
SizeDivision
Part ofXI Corps
Garrison/HQUdine
EngagementsWorld War II
Yugoslavia
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Federico Ferrari Orsi
Insignia
Identification
symbol

Eugenio di Savoia gorget patches

The 1st Cavalry Division "Eugenio di Savoia" (Italian: 1ª Divisione celere "Eugenio di Savoia") was a cavalry or "Celere" (Fast) division of the Royal Italian Army during World War II. The division was mobilized in 1940 and took part in the Invasion of Yugoslavia. The division was assigned to the XI Corps in Ljubljana and remained in Yugoslavia as occupation force on the Dalmatian coast. After the Armistice of Cassibile on 8 September 1943 the division was disbanded by the Germans.[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. 195. Retrieved 19 October 2021.