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206th Coastal Division (Italy)
The 206th Coastal Division ( it, 206ª Divisione Costiera) was an infantry division of the Royal Italian Army during World War II. Royal Italian Army coastal divisions were second line divisions formed with reservists and equipped with second rate materiel. Recruited locally, they were often commanded by officers called out of retirement.Jowett p 6 History The division was activated on 15 November 1941 in Catania by reorganizing the VI Coastal Sector Command. The division was assigned to XVI Army Corps, which was responsible for the defense of the eastern half of the island of Sicily. The division had its headquarter in Modica and was responsible for the coastal defense of the coast between Punta Braccetto in Santa Croce Camerina and Arenella to the South of Syracuse. The division defended the beaches where the British Eighth Army landed during the Allied invasion of Sicily on 10 July 1943. On D-day the 206th Coastal Division and British forces fought for control of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kingdom Of Italy (1861-1946)
The Kingdom of Italy ( it, Regno d'Italia) was a state that existed from 1861, when Victor Emmanuel II of Sardinia was proclaimed King of Italy, until 1946, when civil discontent led to an institutional referendum to abandon the monarchy and form the modern Italian Republic. The state resulted from a decades-long process, the ''Risorgimento'', of consolidating the different states of the Italian Peninsula into a single state. That process was influenced by the Savoy-led Kingdom of Sardinia, which can be considered Italy's legal predecessor state. Italy declared war on Austria in alliance with Prussia in 1866 and received the region of Veneto following their victory. Italian troops entered Rome in 1870, ending more than one thousand years of Papal temporal power. Italy entered into a Triple Alliance with the German Empire and the Austro-Hungarian Empire in 1882, following strong disagreements with France about their respective colonial expansions. Although relations with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santa Croce Camerina
Santa Croce Camerina ( scn, Santa Cruci Camarina) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Ragusa, Sicily, in southern Italy. As of 2017 its population was of 10,973. Geography The municipal territory of Santa Croce is surrounded by the one of Ragusa, except for the coastline. The hamlets (''frazioni'') are the villages of Causzze, Kaukana, Punta Secca and Punta Braccetto. The village of Punta Braccetto is shared with Ragusa. See also *Marina di Ragusa *Scoglitti *Donnalucata *Donnafugata Castle Donnafugata Castle ( it, Castello di Donnafugata ) is from Ragusa in Sicily, Italy. Although the origins of Donnafugata Castle can be traced to the 14th-century most of its current Neo-Classical and Neo-Gothic appearance belongs to the 19th. ... References External links Official website Municipalities of the Province of Ragusa {{Sicily-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Self-propelled Gun
Self-propelled artillery (also called locomotive artillery) is artillery equipped with its own propulsion system to move toward its firing position. Within the terminology are the self-propelled gun, self-propelled howitzer, self-propelled mortar, and rocket artillery. They are high mobility vehicles, usually based on continuous tracks carrying either a large field gun, howitzer, mortar, or some form of rocket/missile launcher. They are usually used for long-range indirect bombardment support on the battlefield. In the past, self-propelled artillery has included direct-fire vehicles, such as assault guns and anti-tank guns (tank destroyers). These have been armoured vehicles, the former providing close fire-support for infantry and the latter acting as specialized anti-tank vehicles. Modern self-propelled artillery vehicles often mount their main gun in a turret on a tracked chassis so they superficially resemble tanks. However they are generally lightly armoured which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Semovente Da 47/32
The Semovente L. 40 da 47/32 was an Italian self-propelled gun built during World War II. It was created by mounting a Cannone da 47/32 anti-tank gun in an open-topped, box-like superstructure on a L6/40 light tank chassis. Some were built as command tanks with a radio installed instead of the main gun. An 8 mm machine gun disguised as the 47 mm main gun was used on these versions to make them look like a regular Semovente 47/32s. About 300 Semoventi da 47/32 were built from 1941 onward. The Semovente da 47/32 was the most heavily armed Italian armoured fighting vehicle An armoured fighting vehicle (AFV) is an armed combat vehicle protected by armour, generally combining operational mobility with offensive and defensive capabilities. AFVs can be wheeled or tracked. Examples of AFVs are tanks, armoured car ... used on the Italian participation in the Eastern Front, Eastern Front. While the 47 mm gun was adequate for 1941, by the time the Semovente reached t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carabinieri
The Carabinieri (, also , ; formally ''Arma dei Carabinieri'', "Arm of Carabineers"; previously ''Corpo dei Carabinieri Reali'', "Royal Carabineers Corps") are the national gendarmerie of Italy who primarily carry out domestic and foreign policing duties. It is one of Italy's main law enforcement agencies, alongside the Polizia di Stato and the Guardia di Finanza. As with the Guardia di Finanza but in contrast to the Polizia di Stato, the Carabinieri are a military force. As the fourth branch of the Italian Armed Forces, they come under the authority of the Ministry of Defence; for activities related to inland public order and security, they functionally depend on the Ministry of the Interior. In practice, there is a significant overlap between the jurisdiction of the Polizia di Stato and Carabinieri, although both of them are contactable through 112, the European Union's Single Emergency number. Unlike the Polizia di Stato, the Carabinieri have responsibility for policing the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Obice Da 105/14
The Obice da 105/14 modello 18 was a howitzer used by Italy during World War II. The howitzer was designed by Schneider in 1906.Filippo Cappellano, Le artiglierie terrestri dell'Ansaldo nella Grande Guerra, p. 12. It was chosen by the Italian Regio Esercito The Royal Italian Army ( it, Regio Esercito, , Royal Army) was the land force of the Kingdom of Italy, established with the proclamation of the Kingdom of Italy. During the 19th century Italy started to unify into one country, and in 1861 Manfre ... to serve as their new field gun, but licence production by Ansaldo was slow. Some more were produced during the interwar years, but the captured Austrian Obice da 100/17 was generally considered to be superior. It was originally designed to be towed by horses with wooden-spoked wheels. Some weapons may have been modernized for tractor-towing with steel-spoked wheels and pneumatic tires. For transport the box trail was supported by a small limber. Howitzers captured by the Ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skoda Houfnice Vz 14
The ''Skoda houfnice vz 14'' ("Howitzer model 1914") and ''Skoda houfnice vz 14/19'' ("Howitzer model 1914/1919") were 100 mm (3.93-inch) field howitzers made in Czechoslovakia by the Skoda works. Skoda houfnice vz 14 The ''Skoda houfnice vz 14'' was created in 1914. It was used by the Austro-Hungarian Army during World War I. Large numbers of the howitzers were acquired by Italy after the break-up of the Austro-Hungarian Empire in 1918. Statistics :Caliber: 100mm :Length of Piece: 1.93 m /19 Calibres or 76 inches:Weight: ? kg. (When Travelling); 1350 kg. (In Action). :Range: 8,400 m :Traverse: 6° :Elevation: -8° to +50° :Weight of Shell: 14 kg. Other designations *Called the ''Obice da 100/17 modelo 14'' in Italian service from 1919 to 1943. *Called the 10 cm M. 14 Feldhaubitze ("100mm Model 1914 Field Howitzer") in Austro-Hungarian service from 1914 to 1918. *Called the ''10cm leichte Feld-Haubitze 315 (Italienische)'' or ''10cm leFH315(i)'' ("100m Light Field ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cannone Da 149/35 A
The Cannone da 149/35 A was a heavy gun which served with Italy during World War I and World War II. It was already an old-fashioned weapon when introduced around 1900. It lacked a recoil system of any kind and could not traverse. The gun recoiled up two ramps placed behind the wheels and had to be re-laid after every shot. Wheel plates were added to absorb more recoil energy and to help the gun cross soft ground. Despite these serious drawbacks, being cheap and easy to manufacture, the gun was produced in large numbers and saw extensive use during World War I. Some 895 were still in Italian service in June 1940 and saw use in World War II in Italy and North Africa, as well for coastal defense in France and the Balkans The Balkans ( ), also known as the Balkan Peninsula, is a geographical area in southeastern Europe with various geographical and historical definitions. The region takes its name from the Balkan Mountains that stretch throughout the who .... Weapons captu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cannone Da 75/27 Modello 06
The Cannone da 75/27 modello 06 was a field gun used by Italy during World War I and World War II. It was a license-built copy of the Krupp Kanone M 1906 gun. It had seats for two crewmen attached to the gunshield as was common practice for the period. Captured weapons were designated by the Wehrmacht during World War II as the 7.5 cm Feldkanone 237(i). Variants Special fortress versions were produced as the Cannone da 75/27 modello 06 in Casmatta and Caverna. These had different carriages suitable for static use. The Cannone da 75/27 A.V. was mounted on a high-angle pedestal mount for anti-aircraft use was produced, and these were assigned to coastal defense and second line units during World War II. In 1915, the anti-aircraft version formed the basis of Italy's first truck mounted artillery, called the Autocannone da 75/27 CK. Eventually, twenty-seven batteries of five guns were formed during World War I. Between the wars, many guns were modernized for tractor-towin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cassibile (village)
Cassibile ( Sicilian: ''Cassìbbili'') is an Italian village and civil parish (''frazione'') of the city and municipality (''comune'') of Syracuse (''Siracusa''), in Sicily. As of 2006 its population was of 5,800. History The Necropolis of Cassibile, spread over the hills on either side of the Cassibile river, consists of hundreds of rock-cut chamber tombs dating to the Late Bronze and Iron Ages (about 1000–700 BC). In 1797 the Bourbons conceded the territory, together with the title of Marquis, to Silvestro Loffredo. In 1850, he started the construction of the rural village, which was completed by his son Gaetano, who in 1870 built the church of the Holy Family. During the Second World War, the village became famous as the location of the armistice between Italy and Allied armed forces (also known as the ''Armistice of Cassibile''), signed on September 3 and publicly declared on September 8, 1943. Geography Cassibile is located south of Syracuse and close to the village of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avola
Avola (; scn, Àvula/, becoming / if preceded by vowel; la, Abola) is a city and in the province of Syracuse, Sicily (southern Italy). History The foundation of the city in an area previously inhabited by the Sicani and invaded by the Sicels in the 13th-12th centuries BC, is perhaps connected to the city of Hybla Major. Hybla was the name of a pre-Greek divinity, later identified with the Greek Aphrodite. The Greeks colonized there in the 8th century. An important hoard of Ancient Greek gold jewellery and over 300 coins was found in the vicinity of Avola in 1914. Estimated to date between 370 and 300 BC, the extant items of ornate jewellery are now housed in the British Museum and comprise a pair of bracelets with double snake-heads, a finger-ring and an ear-ring with the figure of Eros. When the Romans conquered Sicily in 227 BC, the city of Syracuse maintained some autonomy in the control of the area, which lasted until the Second Punic War (212 BC). Hybla di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
