25 Motorised Division Bologna
The 25 Semi-Motorised Division Bologna (Italian: 25 Divisione Autotrasportabile "Bologna") was an Semi-Motorised Infantry division of the Italian Army during World War II. It was stationed in Tripolitania and was sent to Libya for the Italian invasion of Egypt. It fought in North Africa until it was destroyed in the Second Battle of El Alamein.
Garrisoned in Naples, it was made up almost entirely of Neapolitans.
Read more about 25 Motorised Division Bologna: Order of Battle, Siege of Tobruk, The Alamein Battles
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