38th Infantry Division Puglie

The 38th Infantry Division Puglie was an infantry division of the Italian Army during World War II. The Puglie Division took part in the Invasion of Yugoslavia and spent the rest of the war until the Italian surrender in September 1943, as an occupying force in Montenegro and then Albania.

The division filled its ranks with men drafted in eastern Veneto and Friuli, with a majority of soldiers hailing from the towns of Sacile and Vittorio Veneto.

Invasion of Yugoslavia
The Puglie Division took part in the Invasion of Yugoslavia as part of the Italian XIV Corps and invaded from the Albanian front. The Division had only one Infantry regiment attached as the 72 Puglie Infantry Regiment was assigned to the Italian XVII Corps

Commander
General Alberto D’Aponte

Order of battle

 * 71.Puglie Infantry Regiment
 * 72. Puglie Infantry Regiment
 * 15. Montenero Artillery Regiment
 * 115. CCNN Legion (Blackshirts)
 * 38. Mortar Battalion
 * 38. Anti-Tank Company
 * 38. Signal Company
 * 43. Pioneer Company
 * 56. Medical Section
 * 38. Field Bakery