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The 215th Coastal Division was an infantry division of the Italian Army during World War II. The division was located in the Taranto coastal region of Italy. Coastal divisions, were second line divisions, usually formed from men in there forties and fifties intended to perform labouring and second lined duties. Recruited locally they were often commanded by officers called out of retirement. Their equipment was also second rate. The Prime Minister of Italy, Benito Mussolini had hoped to obtain large quantities of arms and equipment from the disbanded Vichy French army, but this had often been sabotaged or arrived with no ammunition. 〔Jowett p 6〕 ==Order of battle== *6th Coastal Infantry Regiment *14th Coastal Infantry Regiment *108th Coastal Infantry Regiment *27th Coastal Artillery Regiment 〔Jowett p 6〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「215th Coastal Division (Italy)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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