Italian 5 Infantry Division Cosseria
- Italian 5 Infantry Division Cosseria
5th Division "Cosseria" participated in the Second Italo-Abyssinian War and was reorganized as a binary division prior to the start of World War II.
Order of Battle Oct. 1935
5th Infantry Division "Cosseria"
* 41st Infantry Regiment "Modena"
* 42nd Infantry Regiment "Modena"
* 29th Artillery Regiment (2 x 75L13 bns)
* 505th MMG Battalion
* 5th Engineers Company
* 5th Replacements Battalion
Notes:
* Each Army Division in the Ethiopian Campaign had a Pack-Mules unit of 3000 mules and three Regimental Trucks units (20 light trucks each).
* Cosseria Division was organized in Ethiopia as a Binary Division (2 Infantry Rgts only)
Order of Battle June 1940
5th Infantry Division "Cosseria"
* 89th Infantry Regiment "Salerno"
* 90th Infantry Regiment "Salerno"
* 5th 81mm Mortar Battalion
* 10th 81mm Mortar Battalion
* Antitank Gun Battalion
** 135th Antitank Gun Company (47/32)
** 335th Antitank Gun Company (47/32)
** Semoventi da 47/32 Company
* 37th Artillery Regiment
* 23rd Engineer Company
External links
* [http://regioesercito.dns1.us/reparti/fanteria/rediv5.htm Regio Esercito: 5a Divisione di fanteria "Cosseria"]
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