153rd Infantry Division Macerata

153rd Infantry Division Macerata
Active 19411943
Country Italy Regno d'Italia
Kingdom of Italy
Branch Regio Esercito
Royal Italian Army
Type Infantry
Size Division
Nickname(s) Macerata
Engagements World War II
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Macerata Division collar insignia

The 153rd Infantry Division Macerata was an infantry division of the Italian Army during World War II. The Macerata Division was a Garrison Division formed in December 1941. In June 1942, it was transferred to Slovenia and later moved to Croatia in May 1943, where it conducted anti partisan operations. It was located around Delnice in Croatia when it was captured by the German forces following the Italian surrender to the Allies in September 1943.[1]

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Notes

Footnotes
  1. An Italian Infantry Division normally consisted of two Infantry Regiments (three Battalions each), an Artillery Regiment, a Mortar Battalion (two companies), an Anti Tank Company, a Blackshirt Legion of two Battalions was sometimes attached. Each Division had only about 7,000 men, The Infantry and Artillery Regiments contained 1,650 men, the Blackshirt Legion 1,200, each company 150 men.[2]
Citations
  1. 1 2 Marcus Wendal. "Italian Army". Axis History. Archived from the original on 2009-05-11. Retrieved 2009-05-07.
  2. Paoletti, p 170

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Coordinates: 43°18′03″N 13°27′23″E / 43.300746°N 13.456262°E / 43.300746; 13.456262

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