Italian Army Africa at 2nd ALAMEIN FSO Orbat

Italian Army Africa CSO Orbat

(Marshal Ettore Bastico)
(Note: other than the Pistoia Division and rear-area troops, the Italian Army HQ in Africa had only administrative control over Italian formations. All Italian formations were under the tactical control of Rommel’s Panzer Armee Afrika.)

Model of a a comfortable hotel somewhere in TRIPOLI with a grand balcony for reviewing parades*.

Grey not modeled in CSO Orbat

16 Motorised Division Pistoia

(Major General Giuseppe Falugi) – Comd/Signal car (C3,Con,Lad), Ammo/POL Truck (L3,Con,Ld), Medical (L3,Reg,Noncombatant, Ld)

35th Inf Regt – Rifle Infantry Truck (F3,Con,Lad)
36th Inf Regt – Rifle Infantry Truck (F3,Con,Lad)
3rd Fossalta Arty Regt (mot) – Tow + 105mm Gun (S3,Reg,MaLd)
16th Recce Battalion – Autoblinda 41 (R1,Reg,Lad)
16th Mortar Battalion
16th Atk Coy
51st Engineer Battalion – Engineer (E1,Reg,MaLd)

136 Infantry Division Giovani Fascisti (Att to Pz Armee Afrika)

Comd/Sig car (C3,Reg,Lad), Ammo/POL Truck (L3,Reg,Ld), Medical (L1,Reg,Noncombatant, Ld)

136 Motor Infantry Regiment – Rifle Truck (F3,Reg,Lad)
136 Arty Regt (mot) – 100/17 Portee (S1,Reg,MaLd)
125 Engineer Battalion – Engineer (E1,Reg,MaLd)
Lancierri de Monferrato –AB40 (R3,Reg,Lad)

Italian X Corps

(Lieutenant General Edoardo Nebba; Major General Enrico Frattini in temporary command to October 26)

Comd/Sig car (C3,Con,Lad), Ammo/POL Truck (L3,Con,Ld), Medical (L1,Reg,Noncombatant,Ld)

9th Bersaglieri Regiment – Rifle Truck (F3,Vet,Lad)
16th Corps Arty Gp – 100mm M14 How Lancia R3o (S1,Reg,MaLd)

8th Army Arty Gp – 149/19mm M37 or 149/40 M35 Gun + limber (S1,Reg,HaLd) (See below)

27 Infantry Division Brescia

(Major General Brunetto Brunetti) – Comd/Sig car (C3,Con,Lad), Ammo/POL Truck (L3,Con,Ld), Medical (L1,Reg,Noncombatant,Ld)

19th Inf Regt – Rifle Truck (F3,Con,Lad)
20th Inf Regt – Rifle Truck (F3,Con,Lad)
1st Mobile Artillery Regiment – Comd/Limber + 100/14 M17 Gun (S3,Reg,MaLd)
27th Mixed Engr Regt – Engineer (E1,Reg,MaLd),

17 Infantry Division Pavia

(Brigadier General N. Scattaglia) – Comd/Sig car (C3,Con,Lad), Ammo/POL Truck (L3,Con,Ld), Medical (L1,Reg,Noncombatant,Ld)

27th Inf Regt – Rifle Truck (F3,Con,Lad)
28th Inf Regt – Rifle Truck (F3,Con,Lad)
26th Arty Regt – Comd/Limber + 75/27 M6 Gun (S3,Con,MaLd)
17th Mixed Engr Bn – Engineer (E1,Reg,MaLd)

185 Parachutist Division Folgore

(Major General Enrico Frattini)

Divisional HQ and HQ Company – Comd/Sig (C3,Vet,Lad), Recce (R1,Vet,Lad)

186th Para Inf Regt – Para Rifle (F3,Vet,Lad)
187th Para Inf Regt – Para Rifle (F3,Vet,Lad)

185th Para Arty Regt – Comd/Limber + 47/32 M35 cannon (S3,Vet,Lad)
VIII Parachute Engineer Battalion – Para Engr (E1,Vet,HaLd)
185th Medical Section – Medical (L1,Vet,Noncombatant,Ld)

20th Mortar Company – 81mm Model 35 mortar + Limber (S1,Vet,Lad)

185th Transportation Unit – Truck (L3,Vet,Ld)

XX Motorized Corps

(Lieutenant General Giuseppi de Stephanis) – Comd/Sig car (C3,Con,Lad), Ammo/POL Truck (L3,Con,Ld), Medical (L1,Reg,Noncombatant,Ld)

8th Army Arty Gp (part) – Truck + 90/53 towed or SP Gun (S1,Reg,HaLd)
90th Engr Coy

132 Armoured Division Ariete

Ariete 132 Armd Div CSO Orbat

(Major General Francesco Arena) – Comd/Sig car (C3,Reg,Lad), Ammo/POL Truck (L3,Reg,Ld), Medical (L1,Reg,Noncombatant,Ld)

132nd Armoured Regiment – Comd car (C3)
- IX, X, XII Tank battalions (roughly 100 Fiat M14/41 tanks total) M14/41 (F3,Reg,MaLd)

8th Bersaglieri Regiment (motorised) –
- V & XII Bersaglieri mot rifle bns – Rifle Truck (F3,Vet,Lad)
- III Bersaglieri sp wpn bn
132nd Arty Regt (mot) – Comd car (C3), FOO (R1)
- I & II bn (75/27 fd guns) – Truck + 75/25 Gun (S3,Vet,MaLd)
- III bn (105/28 how) –
- IV mixed AA bn 90/53 & 20mm guns – Cannone da 90/53 + limber (S1,Reg,MaLd), 20/65 modello 35 + limber
- V & VI bns Semoventi M40 da 75/18 (roughly 10 Semoventi and Carri Commando each) – Semovente 75/18 (S1,Reg,Mad)
- I/24 howitzers battalion (in reinforcement) +
- 88/56 battalion – Cannone da 88/56 + Tow (S1,Vet,HaLd)
3rd Bn Nizza Cavalleria (AB 41 A/c) – Autoblinda 41 (R1,Vet,Lad)
32nd Mixed Engr Bn (mot) – Engineer (E1,Vet,MaLd)

Italian 133 Armoured Division Littorio

Littorio 133 Armoured Division CSO Orbat

(Major General G. Bitossi) – Comd/Sig car (C3,Reg,Lad), Ammo/POL Truck (L3,Reg,Ld), Medical (L1,Reg,Noncombatant,Ld)

133rd Tank Regiment
- IV, XIII, LI tank bns (M14/41) – M13/41 (F3,Reg,Lad)
12th Bersaglieri Inf Regt – Rifle truck (F3,Vet,Lad)
3rd Arty Regt –
133rd Arty Regt (part) – Semovente 75/18 (S1,Vet,Mad),
3rd Tank Group Lancieri di Novara (Fiat L6/40 lt tk) – L6 (R1,Reg,Lad)

101 Motorised Division Trieste

Trieste 101 Motorised Division CSO Orbat

(Brigadier General Francisco La Ferla) – Comd/Sig car (C3,Reg,Lad), Ammo/POL Truck (L3,Reg,Ld), Engr (E1,Reg,MaLd), Autoblinda 41 (R1,Reg,Lad), Medical (L1,Reg,Noncombatant,Ld)

XI Tank Battalion (M14/41) – M13/41 (F1,Reg,Mad)
65th Inf Regt – Rifle Truck (F3,Con,Lad)
6th Inf Regt – Rifle Truck (F3,Con,Lad)
21st Arty Regt – Comd/Limber + 100/17 Gun (S1,Reg,MaLd)
8th Armd Bersaglieri Bn (AB 41 Armoured cars) – AB41 (R1,Vet,Lad)
52nd Mixed Arty Bn – Tow + 75/27mm Gun (S1,Reg,MaLd)

XXI Corps

(Lieutenant General Enea Navarini; Major General Alessandro Gloria in temporary command to October 26)

Comd/Signal car (C3,Con,Lad), Ammo/POL Truck (L3,Con,Ld), Medical (L1,Reg,Noncombatant,Ld)

7th Bersaglieri Regt – Rifle truck (F3,Vet,Lad)
24th Corps Arty Gp – 100/17 How + limber (S2,Reg,MaLd)
8th Army Arty Gp (part)

102 Motorised Division Trento

(Brigadier General Giorgio Masina)

Comd/Sig car (C3,Con,Lad), Ammo/POL/Wksp Truck (L3,Con,Ld), Medical (L1,Reg,Noncombatant,Ld)

61st Inf Regt – Rifle Truck (F3,Con,Lad)
62nd Inf Regt – Rifle Truck (F3,Con,Lad)
46th Arty Regt – Comd/Limber + 100/17 Gun (S1,Reg,MaLd)
51st Pioneer Bn – Engineer (E1,Reg,MaLd)

25 Infantry Division Bologna

(Major General ??) – Comd/Sig car (C3,Con,Lad), Ammo/POL Truck (L3,Con,Ld), Medical (L1,Reg,Noncombatant,Ld)

39th Inf Regt – Rifle Truck (F3,Con,Lad)
40th Inf Regt – Rifle Truck (F4,Con,Lad)
205th Arty Regt – Comd/Limber + 75/27 M6 Gun (S1,Reg,MaLd)
25th Engr Bn – Engineer (E2,Reg,MaLd)
51st Pioneer Bn

Notes,

Artillery types listed should not be taken literally. All divisions had a mix of types (see Nierhorster), so count regimental artillery as light in effect, divisional as medium, and corps as heavy.

Sources

The main framework is a direct Wickipedia cut and paste, moderated by Nierhorster

I have abbreviated inconsistently as necessary to gain the most compact list possible.

*This picture is of course nothing of the sort, having a Russian, an American and several hairy Serbs or Croats crowded onto the balcony.