Italian Factbook
Capital: Rome
Official Language: Italian
Government: Constitutional monarchy [Unofficially a Dictatorship]
King of Norway: Victor Emmanuel III
Prime Minister: Benito Mussolini "Il Duce"
Minister of Defense:
Minister of Foreign Affairs: Galeazzo Ciano
Minister of the Interior: Benito mussolini
Minister of Finance:
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Italian East Africa
Italian Libya
Population: 43,843,000
Currency: Italian lirs
Madnestan
08-11-2006, 22:29
OOC: You have listed all the divisions Italy ever had during the 2WW, copypasted straight from Wikipedia. It doesn't mean that it ever had that many divisions existing at the same time, not to mention in 1938! In August 1939 Italy had 4 blackshirt divisions, 62 (2 regiments strong, =only 66% of normal) infantry divisions, 3 armoured divisions and 3 (mostly motorized) cavalry divisions. There was only one division of Italian parachutists in 1941 that I know of, the other was created towards the end of the war (though this is based on only what I remember), but there were certainly not two airborne divisions in 1938.
EDIT: Coastal divisions are included to the number of infantry divisions.
OOC: You have listed all the divisions Italy ever had during the 2WW, copypasted straight from Wikipedia. It doesn't mean that it ever had that many divisions existing at the same time, not to mention in 1938! In August 1939 Italy had 4 blackshirt divisions, 62 (2 regiments strong, =only 66% of normal) infantry divisions, 3 armoured divisions and 3 (mostly motorized) cavalry divisions. There was only one division of Italian parachutists in 1941 that I know of, the other was created towards the end of the war (though this is based on only what I remember), but there were certainly not two airborne divisions in 1938.
EDIT: Coastal divisions are included to the number of infantry divisions.
You wouldn't happen to have any websites with information on them then would you? I've found a couple great website, but none have specific numbers.
Madnestan
09-11-2006, 19:52
OOC: I rely on books rather than websites when looking for reliable information. These numbers are from Toinen Maailmansota (2nd World War) of Pauli Huhtala, a Finnish major, published first time in 1949, second print (which I have here) in 1956 by Otava.