celere division
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A celere division was a fast, semi-motorized Italian Army formation combining cavalry, motorized infantry, and light armor, used primarily for rapid maneuvers before and during World War II.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Italian Army military formation
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combined arms formation ⓘ semi‑motorized division ⓘ |
| component |
cavalry regiment
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engineer units ⓘ light tank battalion ⓘ logistics units ⓘ motorized artillery ⓘ motorized infantry regiment ⓘ reconnaissance units ⓘ signals units ⓘ |
| contrastedWith |
armoured division
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fully motorized division ⓘ standard infantry division ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Kingdom of Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedFor |
exploitation of breakthroughs
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pursuit of retreating enemy forces ⓘ reconnaissance in force ⓘ screening operations ⓘ |
| doctrine | fast semi‑motorized employment ⓘ |
| etymology | "celere" means "swift" or "fast" in Italian ⓘ |
| historicalEra | 20th century ⓘ |
| includesArm |
armour
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cavalry ⓘ infantry ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Italian ⓘ |
| limitation | lighter armour and firepower than armoured divisions ⓘ |
| mobilityType | semi‑motorized ⓘ |
| notableUnit |
1st Celere Division Eugenio di Savoia
NERFINISHED
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2nd Celere Division Emanuele Filiberto Testa di Ferro NERFINISHED ⓘ 3rd Celere Division Principe Amedeo Duca d’Aosta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| organizationalLevel | division ⓘ |
| primaryRole |
mobile operations
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rapid maneuver warfare ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | Regio Esercito NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | disbanded ⓘ |
| tacticalStrength | high operational mobility compared to standard infantry divisions ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations |
Balkan campaigns
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Eastern Front NERFINISHED ⓘ European theatre of World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
World War II era
NERFINISHED
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interwar period ⓘ |
| usedBy | Italian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedInConflict |
Eastern Front (World War II)
NERFINISHED
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Italian invasion of France ⓘ Second Italo‑Ethiopian War NERFINISHED ⓘ World War II ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
3rd Celere Division "Principe Amedeo Duca d'Aosta"