italian collars

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Please note the anniversary of the Royal Navy with the recovering sailors, the guests of the Kriegsmarine and the representatives of all the other Armed Forces:

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MVSN and PNF

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HRH Umberto of Savoy, the Heir to the Throne; a nice african portrait and finally the Horse Carabineers just after the WW2 (1947)

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From left to right: 223rd, 224th, 202nd and 213th Coastal Divisions

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202nd Coastal Division OoB (1943)

120th Coastal Infantry Regiment with 245th, 378th, 387th and 497th Coastal Battalions
124th Coastal Infantry Regiment
142nd Coastal Infantry Regiment with 376th, 377th and 427th Coastal Battalions
62nd and 63rd Artillery Battalions' Group
109th MG Battalion with 536th and 550th MG coys
509th, 510th, 626th and 645th autonomous MG coys
102nd autonomous mortars coy
161st autonomous motorcycle coy

213th Coastal Division OoB (1943)

4th Infantry Regiment Piemonte (from the 29th Infantry Division)
120th Infantry Regiment (from the 155th Infantry Division)
139th Coastal Infantry Regiment with 12th, 102nd, 369th and 434th Coastal Infantry Battalions
140th Coastal Infantry Regiment with 2nd, 101st, 435th and 447th Coastal Infantry Battalions
104th Mortars coy
22nd, 90th, 122nd and 230th Coastal Artillery Battalions
153rd MG Battalion (from the 153rd Infantry Division)
103rd Anti-tank Battalion
105th Mortars coy
553rd and 554th MG Coys

223th Coastal Division OoB (1943)

82nd and 512th Coastal Infantry Battalions
Two detachements of the 5th and 8th Alpine Regiments
112th MG anti-aircraft Battalion
five anti-aircraft batteries

224th Coastal Division OoB (1943)

62nd and 81st Coastal Infantry Battalions
1st and 3rd Alpine Group
A Royal Carabineers Battalion
A motorcycle Bersaglieri coy

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Hello Marcello, Love the portraits your showing really nice photos .....especially the Border Guard portrait something you don't see very often.

Best regards
Paul.



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Very nice GAF Infantry Lieutenant visor and beautiful artistic composition on the Sector XVII of the Border Guard by my great friend Paul !!!

Best regards

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Badge of 101st (CI in Roman numbers) MG Battalion of the VIII Sector of the Border Guard

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204th Coastal Division
19th Coastal Infantry Regiment with 400th Coastal Infantry Battalion
130th Coastal Infantry Regiment with 394th, 398th and 399th Coastal Infantry Battalions
149th Coastal Infantry Regiment with 397th Coastal Infantry Battalion
204th Coastal Artillery regiment
8^th, 93^rd, 401^st and 411^th bns
161st and 162nd Anti-tank coys

206^th Coastal Division
122nd Coastal Infantry Regiment with 243rd, 375th, 430th and 437th Coastal Infantry bns
123rd Coastal Infantry Regiment with 374th, 383rd and 389th Coastal Infantry bns
146th Coastal Infantry Regiment
44th Artillery Battalions’ Group with 21st and 102nd Coastal Artillery bns;209^th AND 224^th Artillery bns (Skoda 100/22)
102nd Anti-tank Battalion
104th MG Battalion with 512th and 513th MG coys
Autonomous MG coys: 511th, 537th, 542nd and 625th coys

210^th Coastal Division
113th Coastal Infantry Regiment
114th Coastal Infantry Regiment
164th Coastal Infantry Regiment
14th Squadrons’ Group Guide Cavalry (on foot)
3rd coy of the 152^nd MG Battalion
4th MG Coy
405th Mortars coy (81 mm)
18^th Anti-tank coy
Artillery Command with 54th, 256th, 314th and 7th (training) Artillery Battalions
210th Signals mixed coy
241st and 243rd anti-parachute detachements

For some others coastal OoBs, please see post no. 469, 1586, 1587, 1599, 1611, 1625.

I will try to show the remnants as soon as possible.

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225th Coastal Division
172nd Coastal Infantry Regiment (three bns)
173rd Coastal Infantry Regiment (three bns)
52nd Artillery Regiment
MG Battalion with 662nd and 664^th MG fortress coys
409th Mortars coy (81 mm)
261st and 264th Anti-tank coys (47/32 mm)

226th Coastal Division
170th Coastal Infantry Regiment
171st Coastal Infantry Regiment
181st Coastal Infantry Regiment
Alpine Battalion Monte Baldo
52nd Artillery Coastal Battalions’ Group

The division was reinforced by:
3rd Grenadiers’ Battalion
531st Coastal Alpine Battalion
208th, 262nd, 163rd and 165th Anti-tank coys (47/32 mm)
410th Mortars coy (81 mm)
659th, 694th and 697th MG Fortress coys
7th Army Corps Artillery Group
103rd Coastal Anti-aircraft Artillery Battalion with two btrs (100/17 mm), the 11^th btr. of the 126^th Battalion (149 mm), parts of the 2^nd Battalion (75/27 mm CK)
344th Anti-aircraft btr.
44th and 87th Photoelectric sections

227^th Coastal Division
141st Coastal Infantry Regiment (with four bns)
145th Coastal Infantry Regiment (with four bns
148th Coastal Infantry Regiment (from the 214th Coastal Division)
1st Engineers’ coy
450th anti-parachute detachement
An Engineers’ platoon and a Mining detachement from the 214th Coastal Division)

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Some other coastal collar patches: from left to right 203rd, 205th, 207th, 208th and 214th Coastal Divisions. As far as I'm concerned the 207th and 208th wore the same colours on their collar patches:

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209^th Coastal Division
15th Coastal Infantry Regiment
122nd Infantry Coastal Regiment
41st Bersaglieri Battalion
9th MG Battalion
253rd Blackshirts Legion
264th, 432nd and 434th anti-parachute detachements
432° distaccamento anti-paracadutisti
434° distaccamento anti-paracadutisti
41st Artillery regiment with 13 btrs.
209th Engineers’ mixed coy

The division had responsibility for defending the port of Bari with:
HQ of the 112^th Coastal Infantry Regiment with 308^th Coastal Infantry Battalion; 9^th MG Battalion; 692^nd MG autonomous coy; 15^th Anti-tank autonomous coy; 19^th static battalion; 9^th chemical coy, 196^th, 197^th, 89^th Artillery bns; 41^st Bersaglieri (training) Battalion; 135^th Coastal Battalion; 4^th Airport Defense Group with 9^th Airforce Battalion, 8^th Airforce coy, three autonomous batteries

215^th Coastal Division
6th Coastal Infantry Regiment
14th Coastal Infantry Regiment
108th Coastal Infantry Regiment
Depot Battalion of the 84th Infantry Regiment
An MG Battalion
19th Armoured (medium-tanks) Battalion
27th Artillery Battalions’ Group
518th Coastal Fortress Artillery btr.
1300th Anti-aircraft btr.
3rd and 207th anti-parachute detachements

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Siena Infantry Division (1943)
31st Infantry Regiment
32nd Infantry Regiment
141st Blackshirts Legion with 141st Battalion and 251st MG Coy
51st Field Artillery Regiment with three Battalions
51st Mortars Battalion (81 mm)
51st MG Battalion
312th Armoured Battalion
51st Engineers’ mixed Battalion
51^st Chemical platoon
Royal Finance Guard Detachement

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Divisional Infantry collar patches

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Other divisional infantry collar patches

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Other divisional infantry collar patches