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152nd Infantry Division "Piceno"

October 31, 2023

The 152nd Infantry Division "Piceno" (Italian: 152ª Divisione di fanteria "Piceno") was an infantry division of the Royal Italian Army during World War II. The Piceno was formed on 20 February 1942 and named for the region of Piceno. The Piceno was classified as an occupation infantry division, which meant that the division's artillery regiment consisted of two artillery groups instead of the three artillery groups of line infantry divisions and that the divisional mortar battalion was replaced by a divisional machine gun battalion.

152nd Infantry Division "Piceno"
152nd Infantry Division "Piceno" insignia
Active20 February 1942– 10 October 1944
Country Kingdom of Italy
Branch Royal Italian Army
TypeInfantry
SizeDivision
EngagementsWorld War II
Insignia
Identification
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Piceno Division gorget patches

The division was stationed in southern Italy and after the announcement of the Armistice of Cassibile resisted advancing German forces. The division then joined the Italian Co-belligerent Army and was trained to fight on the allied side during the Italian Campaign.[1][2]

History edit

World War I edit

The division's lineage begins with the Brigade "Piceno" raised on 6 February 1917 with the 235th and 236th infantry regiments. The brigade fought on the Italian front in World War I and together with its regiments was disbanded after the war on 30 December 1918.[1]

World War II edit

The 152nd Infantry Division "Piceno" was activated in Chieti on 20 February 1942 and consisted of the 235th Infantry Regiment "Piceno", 236th Infantry Regiment "Piceno", and the 152nd Artillery Regiment "Piceno", which was raised after the division had been activated. As a division raised during the war the Piceno did not have its own regimental depots and therefore its regiments were raised by the depots of the 24th Infantry Division "Pinerolo" and 49th Infantry Division "Parma": the 235th Infantry Regiment "Piceno" was raised for the first time in Ascoli Piceno on 20 September 1941 by the 49th Infantry Regiment "Parma", while the 236th Infantry Regiment "Piceno" was raised in Macerata on 20 September 1941 by the 50th Infantry Regiment "Parma". The 235th Infantry Regiment was renamed on 1 December 1941 383rd Infantry Regiment "Venezia" and assigned to the 19th Infantry Division "Venezia". The 235th was raised again on 1 January 1942 in Chieti by the 14th Infantry Regiment "Pinerolo".[3][4][5]

In early March 1942 the 236th Infantry Regiment left the division and was sent to Sardinia, where it was tasked with guarding the air base at Milis. As replacement the depot of the 14th Infantry Regiment "Pinerolo" raised the 336th Infantry Regiment "Piceno" on 26 April 1942.[6] The 336th Infantry Regiment joined the 235th Infantry Regiment and 152nd Artillery Regiment "Piceno" in the division. The 152nd Artillery Regiment had been raised on 15 April 1942 by the depot of the 49th Artillery Regiment "Parma" in Teramo.[7]

In June 1942 the division was transferred to Apulia and tasked with the coastal defence of the Salento peninsula. The division's units were garrisoned in Brindisi, Otranto, Santa Maria di Leuca, Gallipoli, and Leporano. On 28 July 1942 the three battalions of the 336th Infantry Regiment were reorganized as motorized units and in September the battalions were shipped to Libya to bring the depleted 16th Motorized Division "Pistoia" back up to strength:[6]

  • I Battalion/ 336th Infantry Regiment "Piceno" became the III Battalion/ 35th Infantry Regiment "Pistoia"
  • II Battalion/ 336th Infantry Regiment "Piceno" became the I Battalion/ 36th Infantry Regiment "Pistoia"
  • III Battalion/ 336th Infantry Regiment "Piceno" became the III Battalion/ 36th Infantry Regiment "Pistoia"

The battalions of the 336th Infantry Regiment were reformed in Chieti and by the December 1942 the regiment was back at full strength.[6]

The division remained in the Salento area until the announcement of the Armistice of Cassibile on 8 September 1943. Together with the 58th Infantry Division "Legnano", the 210th Coastal Division, and the XXXI Coastal Brigade the Piceno redeployed immediately to form a defensive line from Taranto through Grottaglie, Francavilla Fontana, and Latiano to Brindisi, to screen the landing of the British 1st Airborne Division at Taranto on 9 September from attacks of the German 1st Fallschirmjäger Division.[1]

Combat Group "Piceno" edit

After the Germans had retreated from Southern Italy the Piceno entered the Italian Co-belligerent Army and on 10 October 1944 was reorganized as Combat Group "Piceno", which was equipped with British Army materiel. On 8 January 1945 the Piceno moved to Cesano near Rome, where on 25 January 1945 the Combat Group was renamed: Replacements Training Center for the Italian Forces in Combat (Italian: Centro Addestramento Complementi per le Forze Italiane in Combattimento). On 31 January 1945 the 235th and 336th infantry regiments were renamed 1st Replacements Training Regiment and 2nd Replacements Training Regiment, while the 152nd Artillery Regiment was renamed Artillery Replacements Regiment and moved to Bracciano. On 31 January 1946 all three regiments were dissolved and their personnel used to create the Italian Army's Infantry School in Cesano and Artillery School in Bracciano.[3][6][7]

Organization edit

152nd Infantry Division "Piceno" edit

  •   152nd Infantry Division "Piceno"
    • 235th Infantry Regiment "Piceno"[4]
    • 236th Infantry Regiment "Piceno" (left the division in March 1942)[5]
      • Command Company
      • 3x Fusilier battalions
      • Support Weapons Company (65/17 infantry support guns)
      • Mortar Company (81mm Mod. 35 mortars)
    • 336th Infantry Regiment "Piceno" (joined the division in April 1942)[8]
      • Command Company
      • 3x Fusilier battalions
      • Anti-tank Company (47/32 anti-tank guns)
      • Mortar Company (81mm Mod. 35 mortars)
    • 152nd Artillery Regiment "Piceno" (the regiment doubled in size and received modern equipment, when the division deployed to Apulia)
    • CLII Machine Gun Battalion
    • CLII Mixed Engineer Battalion
      • 152nd Engineer Company
      • 252nd Telegraph and Radio Operators Company
    • 152nd Anti-tank Company (47/32 anti-tank guns)
    • 152nd Medical Section
      • 2x Field hospitals
      • 1x Surgical unit
    • 152nd Supply Section
    • 252nd Bakers Section
    • 1117th Transport Section
    • 154th Carabinieri Section
    • 155th Carabinieri Section
    • 92nd Field Post Office

Attached to the division in 1943:[2]

  • CCIX Machine Gun Battalion
  • IX Training Battalion

Combat Group "Piceno" edit

  •   Combat Group "Piceno"[9]
    • 235th Infantry Regiment "Piceno"
    • 336th Infantry Regiment "Piceno"
      • Command Company
      • 3x Fusilier battalions
      • Support Company (QF 6-pounder anti-tank guns)
      • Mortar Company (ML 3-inch mortars)
    • 152nd Artillery Regiment "Piceno"
    • CLII Mixed Engineer Battalion
      • 2x Engineer companies
      • 1x Signal company
    • Transport and Supply Company
    • Mobile Artillery and Engineer Materiel Depot
    • Medical Section
      • 2x Field hospitals
      • 1x Surgical unit
    • Bakers Section
    • Truck Maintenance Workshop
    • 2x Carabinieri sections

Commanding officers edit

The division's commanding officers were:[1][2]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d "152ª Divisione di fanteria "Piceno"". Regio Esercito. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Bollettino dell'Archivio dell'Ufficio Storico N.II-3 e 4 2002. Rome: Ministero della Difesa - Stato Maggiore dell’Esercito - Ufficio Storico. 2002. p. 340. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  3. ^ a b "235° Reggimento fanteria "Piceno"". Italian Army. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  4. ^ a b "235° Reggimento di fanteria "Piceno"". Regio Esercito. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  5. ^ a b "236° Reggimento di fanteria "Piceno"". Regio Esercito. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  6. ^ a b c d "336° Reggimento fanteria "Piceno"". Italian Army. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  7. ^ a b "152° Reggimento artiglieria "Piceno"". Italian Army. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  8. ^ "336° Reggimento di fanteria "Piceno"". Regio Esercito. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  9. ^ I Gruppi di Combattimento (1944-1945). Rome: L'Ufficio Storico dello Stato Maggiore dell'Esercito. 1951. p. 386. Retrieved 31 October 2021.


October 31, 2023
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The 152nd Infantry Division Piceno Italian 152ª Divisione di fanteria Piceno was an infantry division of the Royal Italian Army during World War II The Piceno was formed on 20 February 1942 and named for the region of Piceno The Piceno was classified as an occupation infantry division which meant that the division s artillery regiment consisted of two artillery groups instead of the three artillery groups of line infantry divisions and that the divisional mortar battalion was replaced by a divisional machine gun battalion 152nd Infantry Division Piceno 152nd Infantry Division Piceno insigniaActive20 February 1942 10 October 1944Country Kingdom of ItalyBranch Royal Italian ArmyTypeInfantrySizeDivisionEngagementsWorld War IIInsigniaIdentificationsymbolPiceno Division gorget patches The division was stationed in southern Italy and after the announcement of the Armistice of Cassibile resisted advancing German forces The division then joined the Italian Co belligerent Army and was trained to fight on the allied side during the Italian Campaign 1 2 Contents 1 History 1 1 World War I 1 2 World War II 1 3 Combat Group Piceno 2 Organization 2 1 152nd Infantry Division Piceno 2 2 Combat Group Piceno 3 Commanding officers 4 ReferencesHistory editWorld War I edit The division s lineage begins with the Brigade Piceno raised on 6 February 1917 with the 235th and 236th infantry regiments The brigade fought on the Italian front in World War I and together with its regiments was disbanded after the war on 30 December 1918 1 World War II edit The 152nd Infantry Division Piceno was activated in Chieti on 20 February 1942 and consisted of the 235th Infantry Regiment Piceno 236th Infantry Regiment Piceno and the 152nd Artillery Regiment Piceno which was raised after the division had been activated As a division raised during the war the Piceno did not have its own regimental depots and therefore its regiments were raised by the depots of the 24th Infantry Division Pinerolo and 49th Infantry Division Parma the 235th Infantry Regiment Piceno was raised for the first time in Ascoli Piceno on 20 September 1941 by the 49th Infantry Regiment Parma while the 236th Infantry Regiment Piceno was raised in Macerata on 20 September 1941 by the 50th Infantry Regiment Parma The 235th Infantry Regiment was renamed on 1 December 1941 383rd Infantry Regiment Venezia and assigned to the 19th Infantry Division Venezia The 235th was raised again on 1 January 1942 in Chieti by the 14th Infantry Regiment Pinerolo 3 4 5 In early March 1942 the 236th Infantry Regiment left the division and was sent to Sardinia where it was tasked with guarding the air base at Milis As replacement the depot of the 14th Infantry Regiment Pinerolo raised the 336th Infantry Regiment Piceno on 26 April 1942 6 The 336th Infantry Regiment joined the 235th Infantry Regiment and 152nd Artillery Regiment Piceno in the division The 152nd Artillery Regiment had been raised on 15 April 1942 by the depot of the 49th Artillery Regiment Parma in Teramo 7 In June 1942 the division was transferred to Apulia and tasked with the coastal defence of the Salento peninsula The division s units were garrisoned in Brindisi Otranto Santa Maria di Leuca Gallipoli and Leporano On 28 July 1942 the three battalions of the 336th Infantry Regiment were reorganized as motorized units and in September the battalions were shipped to Libya to bring the depleted 16th Motorized Division Pistoia back up to strength 6 I Battalion 336th Infantry Regiment Piceno became the III Battalion 35th Infantry Regiment Pistoia II Battalion 336th Infantry Regiment Piceno became the I Battalion 36th Infantry Regiment Pistoia III Battalion 336th Infantry Regiment Piceno became the III Battalion 36th Infantry Regiment Pistoia The battalions of the 336th Infantry Regiment were reformed in Chieti and by the December 1942 the regiment was back at full strength 6 The division remained in the Salento area until the announcement of the Armistice of Cassibile on 8 September 1943 Together with the 58th Infantry Division Legnano the 210th Coastal Division and the XXXI Coastal Brigade the Piceno redeployed immediately to form a defensive line from Taranto through Grottaglie Francavilla Fontana and Latiano to Brindisi to screen the landing of the British 1st Airborne Division at Taranto on 9 September from attacks of the German 1st Fallschirmjager Division 1 Combat Group Piceno edit After the Germans had retreated from Southern Italy the Piceno entered the Italian Co belligerent Army and on 10 October 1944 was reorganized as Combat Group Piceno which was equipped with British Army materiel On 8 January 1945 the Piceno moved to Cesano near Rome where on 25 January 1945 the Combat Group was renamed Replacements Training Center for the Italian Forces in Combat Italian Centro Addestramento Complementi per le Forze Italiane in Combattimento On 31 January 1945 the 235th and 336th infantry regiments were renamed 1st Replacements Training Regiment and 2nd Replacements Training Regiment while the 152nd Artillery Regiment was renamed Artillery Replacements Regiment and moved to Bracciano On 31 January 1946 all three regiments were dissolved and their personnel used to create the Italian Army s Infantry School in Cesano and Artillery School in Bracciano 3 6 7 Organization edit152nd Infantry Division Piceno edit nbsp 152nd Infantry Division Piceno 235th Infantry Regiment Piceno 4 Command Company 3x Fusilier battalions Support Weapons Company 47 32 anti tank guns Mortar Company 81mm Mod 35 mortars 236th Infantry Regiment Piceno left the division in March 1942 5 Command Company 3x Fusilier battalions Support Weapons Company 65 17 infantry support guns Mortar Company 81mm Mod 35 mortars 336th Infantry Regiment Piceno joined the division in April 1942 8 Command Company 3x Fusilier battalions Anti tank Company 47 32 anti tank guns Mortar Company 81mm Mod 35 mortars 152nd Artillery Regiment Piceno the regiment doubled in size and received modern equipment when the division deployed to Apulia Command Unit I Group 100 17 howitzers II Group 100 17 howitzers III Group 75 18 howitzers IV Group 75 18 howitzers 1x Anti aircraft battery 20 65 Mod 35 anti aircraft guns Ammunition and Supply Unit CLII Machine Gun Battalion CLII Mixed Engineer Battalion 152nd Engineer Company 252nd Telegraph and Radio Operators Company 152nd Anti tank Company 47 32 anti tank guns 152nd Medical Section 2x Field hospitals 1x Surgical unit 152nd Supply Section 252nd Bakers Section 1117th Transport Section 154th Carabinieri Section 155th Carabinieri Section 92nd Field Post OfficeAttached to the division in 1943 2 CCIX Machine Gun Battalion IX Training BattalionCombat Group Piceno edit nbsp Combat Group Piceno 9 235th Infantry Regiment Piceno Command Company 3x Fusilier battalions Support Company QF 6 pounder anti tank guns Mortar Company ML 3 inch mortars 336th Infantry Regiment Piceno Command Company 3x Fusilier battalions Support Company QF 6 pounder anti tank guns Mortar Company ML 3 inch mortars 152nd Artillery Regiment Piceno Command Unit I Group QF 25 pounder field guns II Group QF 25 pounder field guns III Group QF 25 pounder field guns IV Group QF 25 pounder field guns V Anti tank Group QF 17 pounder anti tank guns VI Anti aircraft Group QF 40mm anti aircraft guns CLII Mixed Engineer Battalion 2x Engineer companies 1x Signal company Transport and Supply Company Mobile Artillery and Engineer Materiel Depot Medical Section 2x Field hospitals 1x Surgical unit Bakers Section Truck Maintenance Workshop 2x Carabinieri sectionsCommanding officers editThe division s commanding officers were 1 2 Generale di Brigata Carlo Viale 20 February 1942 19 August 1942 Generale di Brigata Emilio Coronati 20 August 1942 6 December 1943 Generale di Brigata Emanuele Beraudo di Pralormo 7 December 1943 May 1945 References edit a b c d 152ª Divisione di fanteria Piceno Regio Esercito Retrieved 30 October 2021 a b c Bollettino dell Archivio dell Ufficio Storico N II 3 e 4 2002 Rome Ministero della Difesa Stato Maggiore dell Esercito Ufficio Storico 2002 p 340 Retrieved 30 October 2021 a b 235 Reggimento fanteria Piceno Italian Army Retrieved 31 October 2021 a b 235 Reggimento di fanteria Piceno Regio Esercito Retrieved 22 December 2021 a b 236 Reggimento di fanteria Piceno Regio Esercito Retrieved 22 December 2021 a b c d 336 Reggimento fanteria Piceno Italian Army Retrieved 31 October 2021 a b 152 Reggimento artiglieria Piceno Italian Army Retrieved 31 October 2021 336 Reggimento di fanteria Piceno Regio Esercito Retrieved 22 December 2021 I Gruppi di Combattimento 1944 1945 Rome L Ufficio Storico dello Stato Maggiore dell Esercito 1951 p 386 Retrieved 31 October 2021 Paoletti Ciro 2008 A Military History of Italy Greenwood Publishing Group ISBN 978 0 275 98505 9 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 152nd Infantry Division 22Piceno 22 amp oldid 1155322496, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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