The 18,500 men strong Division was formed from Italian POW's in Germany and new conscripts from Northern Italy.

One month later the Littorio Division was deployed in Italy, close to Gothic Line.

Western Alps defence was entrusted to the LXXV German Army Corps to whom were added the main part of the Monterosa, the Littorio Division and other units (Decima Flottiglia MAS, Cacciatori delle Alpi).

The Littorio successfully defended the Italian frontier preventing the French from invading Aosta Valley.

2nd Grenadier Division "Littorio": Maj. Gen. Tito Agosti The division has been implicated in nineteen instances of war crimes in Italy between November 1944 and May 1945, with around 120 civilians killed in the course of these incidents.