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The 133rd "Littorio" Armoured Division was formed in Parma at the end of 1937 by merging the 1st "Celere" Division into the existing ''Littorio'' infantry division. ''Littorio'' was the third Italian armoured division formed after ''Centauro'' and ''Ariete''.

The original ''Littorio'' Infantry Division had fought in the Spanish Civil War as a unit of regular army “volunteers.” On its return to Italy it was converted to an armoured division. Its name comes from “lictor”, the name of those who carried the fasces, the rod-and-axes symbol adopted by Mussolini from ancient Rome.

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−	The 133rd "Littorio" Armoured Division was formed in Parma at the end of 1937 by merging the 1st ''Celere'' Division into the existing ''Littorio'' infantry division. ''Littorio'' was the third Italian armoured division formed after the ''Centauro'' and ''Ariete''.	+	The '''133rd "Littorio" Armoured Division''' was formed in Parma at the end of 1937 by merging the 1st ''Celere'' Division into the existing ''Littorio'' infantry division. ''Littorio'' was the third Italian armoured division formed after the ''Centauro'' and ''Ariete''.

	The ''Littorio'' Infantry Division had fought in the Spanish Civil War as a unit of regulars that had largely volunteered for service. On its return to Italy it was converted to an armoured formation. Its name comes from ''lictor'', the name of those who carried the fasces, the rod-and-axes symbol adopted by Benito Mussolini from ancient Rome.		The ''Littorio'' Infantry Division had fought in the Spanish Civil War as a unit of regulars that had largely volunteered for service. On its return to Italy it was converted to an armoured formation. Its name comes from ''lictor'', the name of those who carried the fasces, the rod-and-axes symbol adopted by Benito Mussolini from ancient Rome.

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	The ''Littorio'' took part in the [[Battle of Mersa Matruh]] and was destroyed during the [[Second Battle of El Alamein]]. The remnants merged into the Ariete Tactical Group, which continued fighting in Libya and Tunisia into April 1943.		The ''Littorio'' took part in the [[Battle of Mersa Matruh]] and was destroyed during the [[Second Battle of El Alamein]]. The remnants merged into the Ariete Tactical Group, which continued fighting in Libya and Tunisia into April 1943.
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 The ''Littorio'' Armoured Division first saw action in the April 1941 invasion of southern Yugoslavia and performed quite well. The Italian Armoured Corps had been designed to defeat the Yugoslavs, and it did so. It was never intended for desert operations, but the need in Libya and Egypt for armoured formations soon become urgent. At the end of 1941 ''Littorio'' was shipped to North Africa. The division arrived in Tripoli by March 1942.
 A battlegroup from the ''Littorio'' arrived at the front on 20 June 1941, as the British defences were collapsing, and took part in the final attack on Tobruk.
 The ''Littorio'' took part in the [[Battle of Mersa Matruh]] and was destroyed during the [[Second Battle of El Alamein]]. The remnants merged into the Ariete Tactical Group, which continued fighting in Libya and Tunisia into April 1943.

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-The 133rd "Littorio" Armoured Division was formed in Parma at the end of 1937 by merging the 1st "Celere" Division into the existing ''Littorio'' infantry division. ''Littorio'' was the third Italian armoured division formed after ''Centauro'' and ''Ariete''.
+The 133rd "Littorio" Armoured Division was formed in Parma at the end of 1937 by merging the 1st ''Celere'' Division into the existing ''Littorio'' infantry division. ''Littorio'' was the third Italian armoured division formed after the ''Centauro'' and ''Ariete''.
-The original ''Littorio'' Infantry Division had fought in the Spanish Civil War as a unit of regulars from the army that had volunteered for service. On its return to Italy it was converted to an armoured formation. Its name comes from ''lictor'', the name of those who carried the fasces, the rod-and-axes symbol adopted by Mussolini from ancient Rome.
+The ''Littorio'' Infantry Division had fought in the Spanish Civil War as a unit of regulars that had largely volunteered for service. On its return to Italy it was converted to an armoured formation. Its name comes from ''lictor'', the name of those who carried the fasces, the rod-and-axes symbol adopted by Benito Mussolini from ancient Rome.
-The ''Littorio'' armoured division saw action in the April 1941 invasion of Yugoslavia and performed quite well. The Italian Armoured Corps had been designed to defeat the Yugoslavs, and it did so. It was never intended for desert operations, but the need in Libya and Egypt for armoured support had become urgent. At the end of 1941 ''Littorio'' was shipped to North Africa. The division arrived in Tripoli by March 1942.
+The ''Littorio'' Armoured Division first saw action in the April 1941 invasion of southern Yugoslavia and performed quite well. The Italian Armoured Corps had been designed to defeat the Yugoslavs, and it did so. It was never intended for desert operations, but the need in Libya and Egypt for armoured formations soon become urgent. At the end of 1941 ''Littorio'' was shipped to North Africa. The division arrived in Tripoli by March 1942.

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	The 133rd "Littorio" Armoured Division was formed in Parma at the end of 1937 by merging the 1st "Celere" Division into the existing ''Littorio'' infantry division. ''Littorio'' was the third Italian armoured division formed after ''Centauro'' and ''Ariete''.		The 133rd "Littorio" Armoured Division was formed in Parma at the end of 1937 by merging the 1st "Celere" Division into the existing ''Littorio'' infantry division. ''Littorio'' was the third Italian armoured division formed after ''Centauro'' and ''Ariete''.

−	The original ''Littorio'' Infantry Division had fought in the Spanish Civil War as a unit of ~~regular~~ army ~~“volunteers~~.” On its return to Italy it was converted to an armoured ~~division~~. Its name comes from ~~“lictor”~~, the name of those who carried the fasces, the rod-and-axes symbol adopted by Mussolini from ancient Rome.	+	The original ''Littorio'' Infantry Division had fought in the Spanish Civil War as a unit of regulars from the army that had volunteered for service. On its return to Italy it was converted to an armoured formation. Its name comes from ''lictor'', the name of those who carried the fasces, the rod-and-axes symbol adopted by Mussolini from ancient Rome.
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		+	The ''Littorio'' armoured division saw action in the April 1941 invasion of Yugoslavia and performed quite well. The Italian Armoured Corps had been designed to defeat the Yugoslavs, and it did so. It was never intended for desert operations, but the need in Libya and Egypt for armoured support had become urgent. At the end of 1941 ''Littorio'' was shipped to North Africa. The division arrived in Tripoli by March 1942.