The division is based in Florence in Tuscany and part of the Operational Land Forces Command.

The division carries on the name and traditions of the Cold War Italian Army Armored Brigade "Vittorio Veneto".

Brigade and division were named for the decisive Italian World War I victory at the Battle of Vittorio Veneto.

[1] In 2002 the Italian Army raised three division commands, with one of the three always readily deployable for NATO missions.

As the "Friuli" was one of the most distinguished units of the Italian Co-belligerent Army the army transferred the Division Command "Mantova" from Vittorio Veneto to Florence on 16 July 2013 concurrently renamed it as Division "Friuli", with the division receiving all the honors and traditions of the name "Friuli".