21st Infantry Division "Granatieri di Sardegna"

This article is about the historic Royal Italian Army 21st Infantry Division "Granatieri di Sardegna". For the currently active Italian Army brigade, see Mechanized Brigade "Granatieri di Sardegna".
21st Infantry Division "Granatieri di Sardegna"
21st Infantry Division "Granatieri di Sardegna" insignia
Active1939–1943
Country Kingdom of Italy
Branch Royal Italian Army
TypeInfantry
SizeDivision
EngagementsWorld War II
German occupation of Rome
Commanders
Notable
commanders		General Alfredo Guzzoni
General Gioacchino Solinas
Insignia
Identification
symbol
Granatieri di Sardegna gorget patches

The 21st Infantry Division "Granatieri di Sardegna" (Italian: 21ª Divisione di fanteria "Granatieri di Sardegna") was an infantry division of the Royal Italian Army during World War II. The division's name translates as "Grenadiers of Sardinia", referring to the Kingdom of Sardinia ruled by the Italian Royal House of Savoy before the unification of Italy as Kingdom of Italy.[1][2]

  1. ^ "21ª Divisione di fanteria "Granatieri di Sardegna"". Regio Esercito. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  2. ^ Bollettino dell'Archivio dell'Ufficio Storico N.II-3 e 4 2002. Rome: Ministero della Difesa - Stato Maggiore dell’Esercito - Ufficio Storico. 2002. p. 248. Retrieved 26 October 2021.