On 15 March 1942, the 104th Infantry Division "Mantova" was raised in Verona with the re-activated 113th and 114th infantry regiments and the 11th Artillery Regiment "Monferrato". At first the division was based in Piedmont, then in Apulia and Calabria. After allied forces had landed on the Italian peninsula and an armistice between Italy and the Allies had been signed, the division stayed loyal to the King of Italy Victor Emmanuel III.