103rd Infantry Division Piacenza
The 103rd Infantry Division Piacenza was an auto-transportable Infantry Division of the Italian Army during World War II. [nb 1] The Division was formed in 1942, and was in the Italian Fourth Army's XXII Corps that was part of the occupying Italian army in France, located in the Toulon area. At the end of August 1943, the Italian High Command decided to move the 4th Army from southern France back to Italy, where it was destroyed fighting the Germans after the Italian Surrender in September 1943.[1]
| 103rd Infantry Division Piacenza | |
|---|---|
 103rd Infantry Division Piacenza Insignia | |
| Active | 1942–1943 |
| Country | .svg.png){kind=small} Kingdom of Italy |
| Branch |  Royal Italian Army |
| Type | Infantry |
| Size | Division |
| Nickname(s) | Piacenza |
| Engagements | World War II |
| Insignia | |
| Identification symbol | Piacenza Division collar insignia |
Order of battle
- 111. Piacenza Infantry Regiment
- 112. Piacenza Infantry Regiment
- 37. Artillery Regiment
- 8. Mixed Carabinieri Section
- 149. Mixed Carabinieri Section
- 103. Mortar Battalion
- 303. Anti-Tank Company [1][nb 2]
Notes
- Footnotes
- The division never has the required amount of Motor Transport to move all its units at the same time and is referred to as an Auto-transportable Division
- 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 (Regiment of two Battalions). 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
- Wendal, Marcus. "Italian Army". Axis History. Archived from the original on 2009-04-27. Retrieved 2009-04-13.
- Paoletti, p 170
- Paoletti, Ciro (2008). A Military History of Italy. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 0-275-98505-9.
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