Code: 10535
The 22nd Infantry Division Cacciatori delle Alpi
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An Infantry division of the Italian Army during World War II.
The Cacciatori delle Alpi was mobilized for war in June 1939, and as part of the Italian 1st Army took part in the Italian invasion of France. It then took part in the Greco-Italian War in the Italian 11th Army. It was later moved to the Balkans stationed in Albania, Montenegro, Dalmatia and finally Slovenia where after the Italian surrender to the Allies in September 1943, the Division surrendered to the German and Croatian forces
The Division took part in Operation Trio between the 8 April – 14 June 1942, which was an anti partisan operation in Croatia with the objective of destroying partisan and Chetnik forces.
The Division was also involved in Operation Foča between 5 – 12 May 1942. This operation was a follow on from Operation Trio with the objective of destroying the forces in East Bosnia that had been forced into the Foča area by Operation Trio.
