Coastal Divisions Assigned to the 16th Army Corps
206th Coastal Infantry Division
Commander:
430th Infantry Battalion
437th Infantry Battalion
374th Infantry Battalion
122nd Coastal Infantry Regiment
Commander:
243rd Infantry Battalion
375th Infantry Battalion
123rd Coastal Infantry Regiment
Commander:
381st Infantry Battalion
383rd Infantry Battalion
542nd Bersaglieri Battalion (less 1 coy)
146th Coastal Infantry Regiment
Commander:
44th Artillery Group
161st Artillery Battalion (149mm/35)
3x Batteries
162nd Artillery Battalion (149mm/35)
2x Batteries
164th Artillery Battalion (149mm/35)
3x Batteries
102nd Artillery Battalion (75mm)
2x Batteries
224th Artillery Battalion (100mm/22)
3x batteries
227th Artillery Battery (105mm/14)
213th Coastal Infantry Division
Commander:
135th Coastal Infantry Regiment
Commander:
369th Infantry Battalion
102nd Infantry Battalion
372nd Independent Coastal Infantry Battalion
55th Machine Gun Company
22nd Artillery Group
30th Artillery Group
2x Artillery Batteries (149mm/35)
1x Artillery Battery (149mm/19)
144th Artillery Group (105/17)
2x Batteries
Artillery Group
2x Artillery Batteries (105mm/27)
1x Artillery Battery (105mm/14)
230th Artillery Group (100mm/22)
3x Batteries
18.a Brigata Costiera (2)
Commander:
General di Brigadier Orazio Mariscalco
178.o Reggimento costiero
501.o battaglione costiero
4.a Motorized Rifle Company - Captain Vincenzo Randazzo (2)
389.o battaglione costiero
134.o Reggimento costiero - Colonel Altini (2)
429.o battaglione costiero - Major Arnaldo Rabellino (2)
compagnia comando
1.a compagnie - Captain Mario Rocchini
2.a compagnie - Captain Antonio Meschini
3.a compagnie - Captain Ferdinando Angelini
4.a compagnie - Captain Alfonso Della Minola
384.o battaglione costiero
268° compagnia fucili controcarro S (Solothurn) (Anti-tank rifle coy) - Captain Napoleon Monaco (1)(2)
106° compagnia autonoma mortai (mortar coy) - Captain Pasquale Paolini (1)(2)
Artillery Regiment (Ad Hoc) (1)
162.o Gruppo
75.a battery (149/35)
21.o Gruppo
47.a battery (75/27)
48.a battery (75/27)
49.a battery (75/27)
330.a battery (75/27)
452.a battery (75/27)
209.o Gruppo
1.a battery (100/22)
2.a battery (100/22)
3.a battery (100/22)
181.a battery (75/34)
CXII° battaglione mitraglieri GAF (MG battalion) - Captain Domenico Mascherpa (1)(2)
552.a compagnie mitraglieri GAF (MG coy) - Captain Riccardo Maccecchini
537.a compagnie mitraglieri GAF (MG coy)
616.a compagnie mitraglieri GAF (MG coy)
633.a compagnie mitraglieri GAF (MG coy)
711.a compagnia mitraglieri GAF (MG coy)
6° Raggruppamento di C.A. GAF (1)
LXXIII° gruppo artiglieria della GaF
22.a Legione (MACA)(CC.NN. AA Legion) (1)(2)
333° battery (37/54) (AA battery) - Capomanipolo Francesco Barbato
334° battery (37/54) (AA battery)
523° battery (75/46) (AA battery) - Capomanipolo Pietro Galli
320° battery (20/65) (AA battery) - Captain Salvatore Settineri
105.a compagnia controcarro da 47/32 (AT coy) (1)
268.a compagnia controcarro da 47/32 (AT coy) (1)
79.a sezione foto elettricisti (pioneer detachment) (1)
154.a compagnia mista genio (mixed pioneer coy) (1)
XIX Coastal Brigade
Commander:
179th Coastal Infantry Regiment
435th Infantry Battalion
500th Infantry Battalion
Motorcycle Company (attached)
140th Coastal Infantry Regiment
101st Infantry Battalion
447th Infantry Battalion
15th Anti-Tank Battalion (47mm/32) (attached)
Artillery Regiment (Ad Hoc)
Artillery Group (75mm/27)
4x Batteries
Artillery Group (122mm/45)
4x Batteries
Artillery Battery (105mm)
Comando Difesa fissa Aeroporto 502 (Airport Static Defense Command 502) - Lieutenant Colonel Ettore Zanoletti (2)
Reparto avieri (Airmen unit)
121.o fucilieri Reggimento "Macerata"
4.o battaglione fucilieri
compagnia comando - Lieutenant Santino Balsamo
13° compagnia fucilieri - Captain Giuseppe Correnti
Notes:
1. Source - Coastal Unit Organization
2. Source - The battle of Gela, part one
206th Coastal Infantry Division
Commander:
430th Infantry Battalion
437th Infantry Battalion
374th Infantry Battalion
122nd Coastal Infantry Regiment
Commander:
243rd Infantry Battalion
375th Infantry Battalion
123rd Coastal Infantry Regiment
Commander:
381st Infantry Battalion
383rd Infantry Battalion
542nd Bersaglieri Battalion (less 1 coy)
146th Coastal Infantry Regiment
Commander:
44th Artillery Group
161st Artillery Battalion (149mm/35)
3x Batteries
162nd Artillery Battalion (149mm/35)
2x Batteries
164th Artillery Battalion (149mm/35)
3x Batteries
102nd Artillery Battalion (75mm)
2x Batteries
224th Artillery Battalion (100mm/22)
3x batteries
227th Artillery Battery (105mm/14)
213th Coastal Infantry Division
Commander:
135th Coastal Infantry Regiment
Commander:
369th Infantry Battalion
102nd Infantry Battalion
372nd Independent Coastal Infantry Battalion
55th Machine Gun Company
22nd Artillery Group
30th Artillery Group
2x Artillery Batteries (149mm/35)
1x Artillery Battery (149mm/19)
144th Artillery Group (105/17)
2x Batteries
Artillery Group
2x Artillery Batteries (105mm/27)
1x Artillery Battery (105mm/14)
230th Artillery Group (100mm/22)
3x Batteries
18.a Brigata Costiera (2)
Commander:
General di Brigadier Orazio Mariscalco
178.o Reggimento costiero
501.o battaglione costiero
4.a Motorized Rifle Company - Captain Vincenzo Randazzo (2)
389.o battaglione costiero
134.o Reggimento costiero - Colonel Altini (2)
429.o battaglione costiero - Major Arnaldo Rabellino (2)
compagnia comando
1.a compagnie - Captain Mario Rocchini
2.a compagnie - Captain Antonio Meschini
3.a compagnie - Captain Ferdinando Angelini
4.a compagnie - Captain Alfonso Della Minola
384.o battaglione costiero
268° compagnia fucili controcarro S (Solothurn) (Anti-tank rifle coy) - Captain Napoleon Monaco (1)(2)
106° compagnia autonoma mortai (mortar coy) - Captain Pasquale Paolini (1)(2)
Artillery Regiment (Ad Hoc) (1)
162.o Gruppo
75.a battery (149/35)
21.o Gruppo
47.a battery (75/27)
48.a battery (75/27)
49.a battery (75/27)
330.a battery (75/27)
452.a battery (75/27)
209.o Gruppo
1.a battery (100/22)
2.a battery (100/22)
3.a battery (100/22)
181.a battery (75/34)
CXII° battaglione mitraglieri GAF (MG battalion) - Captain Domenico Mascherpa (1)(2)
552.a compagnie mitraglieri GAF (MG coy) - Captain Riccardo Maccecchini
537.a compagnie mitraglieri GAF (MG coy)
616.a compagnie mitraglieri GAF (MG coy)
633.a compagnie mitraglieri GAF (MG coy)
711.a compagnia mitraglieri GAF (MG coy)
6° Raggruppamento di C.A. GAF (1)
LXXIII° gruppo artiglieria della GaF
22.a Legione (MACA)(CC.NN. AA Legion) (1)(2)
333° battery (37/54) (AA battery) - Capomanipolo Francesco Barbato
334° battery (37/54) (AA battery)
523° battery (75/46) (AA battery) - Capomanipolo Pietro Galli
320° battery (20/65) (AA battery) - Captain Salvatore Settineri
105.a compagnia controcarro da 47/32 (AT coy) (1)
268.a compagnia controcarro da 47/32 (AT coy) (1)
79.a sezione foto elettricisti (pioneer detachment) (1)
154.a compagnia mista genio (mixed pioneer coy) (1)
XIX Coastal Brigade
Commander:
179th Coastal Infantry Regiment
435th Infantry Battalion
500th Infantry Battalion
Motorcycle Company (attached)
140th Coastal Infantry Regiment
101st Infantry Battalion
447th Infantry Battalion
15th Anti-Tank Battalion (47mm/32) (attached)
Artillery Regiment (Ad Hoc)
Artillery Group (75mm/27)
4x Batteries
Artillery Group (122mm/45)
4x Batteries
Artillery Battery (105mm)
Comando Difesa fissa Aeroporto 502 (Airport Static Defense Command 502) - Lieutenant Colonel Ettore Zanoletti (2)
Reparto avieri (Airmen unit)
121.o fucilieri Reggimento "Macerata"
4.o battaglione fucilieri
compagnia comando - Lieutenant Santino Balsamo
13° compagnia fucilieri - Captain Giuseppe Correnti
Notes:
1. Source - Coastal Unit Organization
2. Source - The battle of Gela, part one
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