19th Infantry Division "Venezia"
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The 19th Infantry Division "Venezia" (Italian: 19ª Divisione di fanteria "Venezia") was a infantry division of the Royal Italian Army during World War II. The Venezia was a mountain-type infantry division, which meant that the division's artillery and logistics were moved by pack mules, while in standard infantry divisions artillery and logistics were moved by horse-drawn limbers and carriages. Italy's real mountain warfare divisions were the six alpine divisions manned by Alpini troops. The division was named for the city of Venice and based in Tuscany, from where it also recruited most of its troops. After the Armistice of Cassibile between the Allies and Italy was announced on 8 September 1943 the division joined the Yugoslav partisans in Montenegro and formed the Partisan Division "Garibaldi".
History
The division's lineage begins with the Brigade "Venezia" established on 1 November 1883 in Alessandria with the 83rd and 84th infantry regiments.
World War I
The brigade fought on the Italian front in World War I. On 10 November 1926 the brigade assumed the name of XIX Infantry Brigade and received the 70th Infantry Regiment "Ancona" from the disbanded Brigade "Ancona". The brigade was the infantry component of the 19th Territorial Division of Florence, which also included the 19th Artillery Regiment. In 1934 the division changed its name to 19th Infantry Division "Gavinana".
Second Italo-Ethiopian War
In preparation for the Second Italo-Ethiopian War the division was mobilized on 28 March 1935 and shipped to Eritrea. The division was deployed near the Ethiopian border in the Adi Quala and Enda-Ghergis area.
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