183rd Infantry Division "Ciclone"

183rd Infantry Division "Ciclone" 1943 Kingdom of Italy Kingdom of Italy Infantry Airborne Division World War II 30px 30px 30px 30px 30pxCiclone Division gorget patches 183rd Infantry Division "Ciclone" (it 183ª Divisione fanteria "Ciclone") was a short-lived airborne division of the Royal Italian Army during World War II. The Ciclone began to form in summer 1943 at the Parachute School in Viterbo and by the end of summer four battalions had been trained. After the Armistice between Italy and Allied armed forces was announced on 8 September 1943 the XX Paratroopers Battalion was dispatched to occupy the Cisa and Futa passes in the Apennine Mountains between Bologna and Florence. Reinforced by elements of the XIX Paratroopers Battalion the paratroopers engaged in light skirmishes with Wehrmacht forces for three days before surrendering. After the surrender more than half of the division's troops decided to join the fascist Aeronautica Nazionale Repubblicana's paratrooper units. Organization 183rd Infantry Division "Ciclone"Bollettino dell'Archivio dell'Ufficio Storico N.II-3 e 4 2002 2002 Ministero della Difesa - Stato Maggiore dell’Esercito - Ufficio Storico Rome 349 https://issuu.com/rivista.militare1/docs/bollettino-ii-n.3-4-2002-testo 16 October 2021 Command Company XVII Paratroopers Battalion XVIII Paratroopers Battalion XIX Paratroopers Battalion XX Paratroopers Battalion I Paratroopers Artillery Group Commanding officers The division's commanding officer was: Generale di Brigata Giorgio Morigi See also Paracadutisti Paratroopers Brigade "Folgore" present day Italian Airborne Brigade References Notes External links Category:Airborne divisions of Italy Category:Divisions of Italy in World War II