11th Infantry Division "Brennero" | |
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Active | 1939–1945 |
Country | Kingdom of Italy |
Branch | Royal Italian Army |
Type | Infantry |
Size | Division |
Garrison/HQ | Bolzano |
Engagements | World War II |
Insignia | |
Identification symbol | Brennero Division gorget patches |
The 11th Infantry Division "Brennero" (Italian: 11ª Divisione di fanteria "Brennero") was a infantry division of the Royal Italian Army during World War II. The Brennero 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 Brennero was named for the Brenner Pass between Italy and Austria. The division was based in the western half of South Tyrol with the division's headquarter in Bolzano.[1][2]