Arm shield 17th Rubicon Infantry Division, troop, wide rim model

It originates from the "Pavia" Brigade established on 1 March 1860 which has the
 27th and 28th Rgt under its staff. Infantry and dissolved in 1871. In execution 
of the law of 11 March 1926 on the organization of the army, which provides for 
the constitution of brigades on three regiments, on 20 October it assumes the name 
of XVII Infantry Brigade and hires its employees in addition to the 27th and to 
the 28th Rgt. Infantry, also the 11th Rgt. Casale Infantry. Subsequently the brigade
 and the 26th Artillery Regiment become part of the Territorial Military Division 
of Ravenna (17th). This large unit in 1934 assumes the name of the Rubicon Infantry
 Division (17th), a name which also extends to the brigade which becomes the Rubicon
 Infantry Brigade (17th). With the provision of April 27, 1939, the 27th and 
28th Rgt. Infantry and the 26th Rgt. Artillery for the Infantry Division gave life
 to the Pavia Infantry Division (17a) of the self-transportable type which, in May 1941,
 was transformed into a Motorized Division but, subsequently, returned to the 
self-transportable type.