29th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS (1st Italian)

29th Waffen Grenadier
Division of the SS (1st Italian)
29th Waffen Grenadier; Division of the SS (1st Italian)
	Unit insignia
Active	2 October 1943 – 30 April 1945
Country	Italian Social Republic
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Branch	Waffen-SS
Type	Shock troops
Role	Maneuver warfare; Raiding
Size	Division
Nickname(s)	Italia
Engagements	World War II Italian Civil War; Operation Shingle; Bandenbekämpfung; Operation Kugelblitz; Operation Rösselsprung (1944); Battle of Garfagnana; Gothic Line; Operation Grapeshot;
Commanders
Notable; commanders	Karl Wolff; Pietro Mannelli; Peter Hansen; Gustav Lombard; Constantin Heldmann; Erwin Tzschoppe

The 29th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS (1st Italian) also Legione SS Italiana (German: 29. Waffen-Grenadier-Division der SS (italienische Nr. 1)) was an SS formation of Nazi Germany during World War II. It was originally created in the Italian Social Republic in 1943 as the Italian Legion, later renamed to a brigade. The unit was upgraded to division status on 10 February 1945.

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