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The 104th Motorised Division Mantova was a Motorised Infantry Division of the Italian Army during the Second World War.. == History == On 15 March 1942 the 104th Infantry Division ''Mantova'' was raised in Verona, consisting of the 113th and 114th infantry regiments and the 11th Artillery regiment. At first the division was based in Piedmont, then in Apulia and Calabria. The division consisted of the following units: * 113th Infantry Regiment ''Mantova'' * 114th Infantry Regiment ''Mantova'' * 11th Artillery Regiment ''Monferrato'' * 104th Mortar Battalion * 79th Artillery Company * 107th Mixed Signal Battalion * 404th Searchlight Company After allied forces had landed on the Italian peninsula and an armistice between Italy and the Allies had been signed, the division stayed loyal to the Italian King Victor Emmanuel III. On 26 September 1943 the division gave up part of the 11th Artillery Regiment to help form the Italian 1st Motorized Group under the command of the 58th Infantry Division ''Legnano'', which was to aid in the allied war effort. On 16 October 1943 its 113th Infantry Regiment joined the US Fifth Army, and on 30 October 1943 the division received the 76th Infantry Regiment ''Napoli'' as replacement for the 113th. In spring 1944 the division took command of the remnants of the 155th Infantry Division ''Emilia'', after they had been repatriated from combat against German forces in Dalmatia. At that point the division consisted of the following understrength units: * 76th Infantry Regiment ''Napoli'' * 114th Infantry Regiment ''Mantova'' * 119th Infantry Regiment ''Emilia'' * 120th Infantry Regiment ''Emilia'' * 155th Artillery Regiment ''Emilia'' * I Group/11th Artillery Regiment At the beginning of fall 1944 the division was ordered to re-organize as a Combat Group destined for the frontlines in central Italy. The 76th and 114th infantry regiments and 155th artillery regiment were brought up to strength and equipped with British materiel. By spring 1945 the division was ready to join the British Eighth Army, but it arrived at the front just as the German forces in Italy were surrendering. On 15 October 1945 the Combat Group ''Mantova'' regained its old name of Infantry Division ''Mantova''. (詳細はウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「104th Motorised Division Mantova」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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