153rd Infantry Division Macerata

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]

153rd Infantry Division Macerata
153rd Infantry Division Macerata Insignia
Active	1941–1943
Country	Regno d'Italia Kingdom of Italy
Branch	Regio Esercito Royal Italian Army
Type	Infantry
Size	Division
Nickname(s)	Macerata
Engagements	World War II
Insignia
Identification symbol
Identification symbol	Macerata Division collar insignia

Order of battle

• 121. Macerata Infantry Regiment
• 122. Macerata Infantry Regiment
• 153. Artillery Regiment
• 153. Machine Gun Battalion
• 153. Anti-Tank Battalion
• 153. Engineer Battalion
• 653. Light Motor Transport Section
• 253. Field Bakery
• Medical Section
• Carabinier Section[nb 1][1]

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. Marcus Wendal. "Italian Army". Axis History. Archived from the original on 2009-05-12. Retrieved 2009-05-07.
2. Paoletti, p 170

Sources

• Paoletti, Ciro (2008). A Military History of Italy. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 0-275-98505-9.
• Jowett, Phillip. The Italian Army 1040-45 (3): Italy 1943-45. Osprey Publishing, Westminster. ISBN 978-1-85532-866-2.