31st Infantry Division "Calabria"

31st Infantry Division "Calabria"
31st Infantry Division "Calabria" insignia
Active1939–1945
Country Kingdom of Italy
Branch Royal Italian Army
TypeInfantry
SizeDivision
Garrison/HQSassari
EngagementsWorld War II
Commanders
Notable
commanders
General Riccardo Pentimalli
General Arduino Garelli
Insignia
Identification
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Calabria Division gorget patches

The 31st Infantry Division "Calabria" (Italian: 31ª Divisione di fanteria "Calabria") was an infantry division of the Royal Italian Army during World War II. The Calabria was formed in Sassari and named for the region of Calabria. The division was part of the garrison of Sardinia, where it remained until the Armistice of Cassibile, after which it served in the Italian Co-belligerent Army.[1][2]

  1. ^ "31ª Divisione di fanteria "Calabria"". 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. 268. Retrieved 26 October 2021.