48th Infantry Division "Taro"

48th Infantry Division "Taro"
48th Infantry Division "Taro" insignia
Active1939–1943
Country Kingdom of Italy
Branch Royal Italian Army
TypeInfantry
SizeDivision
Garrison/HQCatanzaro
EngagementsWorld War II
Commanders
Notable
commanders
General Gino Pedrazzoli[1]
Insignia
Identification
symbol

Taro Division gorget patches

The 48th Infantry Division "Taro" (Italian: 48ª Divisione di fanteria "Taro") was an infantry division of the Royal Italian Army during World War II. The Taro was formed on 12 September 1939 in Catanzaro and named for the river Taro. After the Armistice of Cassibile the division disbanded on 8 September 1943 in Toulon, France.[2][3]

  1. ^ Enrico Tagliazucchi and Franco Agostini. "Royal Italian Army". Archived from the original on 4 April 2009. Retrieved 29 April 2009.
  2. ^ "48ª Divisione di fanteria "Taro"". Regio Esercito. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  3. ^ Bollettino dell'Archivio dell'Ufficio Storico N.II-3 e 4 2002. Rome: Ministero della Difesa - Stato Maggiore dell’Esercito - Ufficio Storico. 2002. p. 288. Retrieved 30 October 2021.