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38th Infantry Division "Puglie"
| 38th Infantry Division "Puglie" | |
|---|---|
 38th Infantry Division "Puglie" insignia | |
| Active | 1939–1943 |
| Country |  Kingdom of Italy |
| Branch |  Royal Italian Army |
| Type | Infantry |
| Size | Division |
| Garrison/HQ | Conegliano |
| Engagements | World War II Invasion of Yugoslavia |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | General Alberto D'Aponte |
| Insignia | |
| Identification symbol |       Puglie Division gorget patches |
The 38th Infantry Division "Puglie" (Italian: 38ª Divisione di fanteria "Puglie") was a infantry division of the Royal Italian Army during World War II. The Puglie was classified as a mountain infantry division, which meant that the division's artillery was moved by pack mules instead of the horse-drawn carriages of line infantry divisions. Italy's real mountain warfare divisions were the six alpine divisions manned by Alpini mountain troops.
The division was raised on 15 May 1939 and named for the Southern Italian region of Apulia (Italian: Puglia). The division mostly drafted men from eastern Veneto and the Friuli region, with a majority of soldiers hailing from the towns of Sacile and Vittorio Veneto. The Puglie was disbanded by Germans forces the Armistice of Cassibile between Italy and the Allies was announced on 8 September 1943.[1][2]
- ^ "38ª Divisione di fanteria "Puglie"". Regio Esercito. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
- ^ Bollettino dell'Archivio dell'Ufficio Storico N.II-3 e 4 2002. Rome: Ministero della Difesa - Stato Maggiore dell’Esercito - Ufficio Storico. 2002. p. 279. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
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