Can any one help with any info on the 131 Artillery Regiment. T.O &E etc.
Thanks Dave.
Centauro Artillery
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D. von Staberg
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I have a partila TO&E for Centaro in Nov. of 1942. It's found in "Mare Nostrum, The war in the mediterranean" by J Green, A Massignani and U Blenneman.
It shows the 131st Artillery regimetn with 1 batalion of 105/28 howitzers, 2 batalions of 75/27 cannon, 2 batalions of Semovente 75/18 and 2 batalions of Semovente 90/53. The last two units only had two companies/batteries each instead of three.
The notes attached to the TO&E further states that "(...)several components never arrived from Italy, primarily the artillery units." so not all units listed above took part in the last stage of the North African campaign.
/Daniel
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It shows the 131st Artillery regimetn with 1 batalion of 105/28 howitzers, 2 batalions of 75/27 cannon, 2 batalions of Semovente 75/18 and 2 batalions of Semovente 90/53. The last two units only had two companies/batteries each instead of three.
The notes attached to the TO&E further states that "(...)several components never arrived from Italy, primarily the artillery units." so not all units listed above took part in the last stage of the North African campaign.
/Daniel
*Edited for better clarity*
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Lupo Solitario
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mmm I 've not the named book but I am sure that no Semovente 90/53 ever reached north africa...D. von Staberg wrote:I have a partila TO&E for Centaro in Nov. of 1942. It's found in "Mare Nostrum, The war in the mediterranean" by J Green, A Massignani and U Blenneman.
It shows the 131st Artillery regimetn with 1 batalion of 105/28 howitzers, 2 batalions of 75/27 cannon, 2 batalions of Semovente 75/18 and 2 batalions of Semovente 90/53. The last two units only had two companies/batteries each instead of three.
The notes atatched to the TO&E further states that "(...)several components never arrived from Italy, primarily the artillery units."
/Daniel
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D. von Staberg
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No numers are given on the TO&E chart, the 90/53 units are shown with the SP Artillery/Assult gun symbol while in an earlier TO&E truck mounted 90/53 are shown with a motorized AAA symbol. The Centauro TO&E shows what the division had, not what arrived in North Africa. I did quote the notes which said that a number of units notably artillery never arrived in NA in my first post. 