153rd Infantry Division 'Macerata'

153rd Infantry Division 'Macerata'

153a Divisione di fanteria "Macerata"

History

After fall of Mussolini on 30 July division started moving its forces closer to coast while its Blackshirt battalion was withdrawn to Italy but on the day of capitulation found its path blocked.

On 11 September entire division surrendered to Yugoslav Partisans over 9000 soldier and officers with two generals who were released after disarming who took over all weapons including 24 artillery pieces. 230 soldiers from the 153rd Artillery Regiment joined Partisans and immediately started with training of future Partisan artillerymen.

War crimes

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Order of battle

Division HQ - Ogulin/Delnice

121st Infantry Regiment

16th blackshirt battalion

153rd Artillery Regiment

Commanders

Eduardo Quarra Sito

Vincenzo Giardina

Operations

References

Vladimir DuÅ¡an MatetiÄ‡: 14. primorsko-goranska brigada