9th Infantry Division "Pasubio"

9th Infantry Division "Pasubio"
9th Infantry Division "Pasubio" insignia
Active1934 – 8 September 1943
Country Kingdom of Italy
Branch Royal Italian Army
TypeInfantry
SizeDivision
Part ofItalian Expeditionary Corps in Russia
8th Army
Garrison/HQVerona
EngagementsWorld War II
Invasion of Yugoslavia
Eastern Front
Assault on Stalino
Battle of Nikolayevka
Insignia
Identification
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Pasubio Division gorget patches

The 9th Infantry Division Pasubio (Italian: 9ª Divisione di fanteria "Pasubio") was an infantry division of the Royal Italian Army during World War II. The Pasubio was classified as an auto-transportable division, meaning it had some motorized transport, but not enough to move the entire division at once. The division was formed as an infantry division in 1934, reorganized as auto-transportable division in 1939 and mobilized in August 1940. It was named for the battles on Pasubio during World War I. Its 79th Infantry Regiment and 8th Artillery Regiment were made up of men from Verona, while the ranks of the 80th Regiment were filled with men from Mantua. Its I CC.NN. Battalion "Sabauda" was made up of Blackshirt volunteers from Turin.