65th Infantry Division "Granatieri di Savoia"

65th Infantry Division "Granatieri di Savoia"
65th Infantry Division "Granatieri di Savoia" insignia
Active12 October 1936 – 20 April 1941
Country Kingdom of Italy
Branch Royal Italian Army
SizeDivision
Garrison/HQAddis Ababa, Ethiopia
EngagementsWorld War II
Commanders
Notable
commanders
General Amedeo Liberati
Insignia
Identification
symbol

Granatieri di Savoia gorget patches

The 65th Infantry Division "Granatieri di Savoia" (Italian: 65ª Divisione fanteria "Granatieri di Savoia") was an infantry division of the Royal Italian Army during World War II. The Granatieri di Savoia was formed on 12 October 1936 in Littoria and disbanded on 20 April 1941 in Soddu, Ethiopia. The division's name translates as "Grenadiers of Savoy", with the House of Savoy being the ruling family of the Kingdom of Italy.[1]

  1. ^ "65a Divisione di fanteria "Granatieri di Savoia"". Regio Esercito. Retrieved 12 October 2021.

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