The 151 Infantry Division Perugia was an infantry

Infantry

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 division

Division (military)

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 of the Italian Army

Royal Italian Army (1940–1946)

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 during World War II

World War II

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. The Perugia Division was formed in August 1941 as a garrison

Garrison

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 division. It was sent on operations to Yugoslavia

Yugoslavia

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 in December 1941. It was part of the Italian forces committed to the Battle of the Sutjeska. It was then transferred to Albania

Albania

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 in August 1943. Following the Italian surrender in September 1943, the Germans of the 99 regiment, I Mountain Division, captured the whole division at "Porto Palermo". The commander of the "Perugia", gen. Ernesto Chiminello, was shot on October 4th, 1943 at 16:45; the next day the other 120 officers were shot on the beach of "baia Limione" (a small bay just north of Sarande) and their bodies were thrown in the sea. The last 32 officers, after fierce resistance, were captured near Kuc and shot here in the morning of October 7, 1943.

Order of battle

• 129. Perugia
  Perugia
  Perugia is the capital city of the region of Umbria in central Italy, near the River Tiber, and the capital of the province of Perugia. The city is located about north of Rome. It covers a high hilltop and part of the valleys around the area....
  
   Infantry Regiment
• 130. Perugia Infantry Regiment
• 151. Artillery Regiment
• 29. CCNN Battaliion
• 151. Mortar Battalion
• 151. Machine Gun Battalion
• 151. Anti-Tank Company
• 151. Engineer Battalion
• 59. Signal Company
• 15. Pioneer Company
• 151. Medical Section
• 151. Field Bakery
• 111. Carabinieri
  Carabinieri
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  Section
• 112. Carabinieri Section