207th Coastal Division (Italy)
The 207th Coastal Division () 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. History The division was activated on 15 November 1941 in Palermo by reorganizing the VII Coastal Sector Command. The division was assigned to XII Army Corps, which was responsible for the defense of the western half of the island of Sicily. In January 1942 the division moved its headquarter to Agrigento. The division was responsible for the coastal defense of the coast between Sciacca and Punta Due Rocche to the East of Licata. The division fought against units of the American Seventh Army after the allies landed on Sicily on 10 July 1943. By 16 July 1943 the division had been severely decimated and was therefore officially declared lost due to wartime events. Organization 207th Coastal Division, in Agrigento 138th Coastal Regiment CCCLXXX Coastal Battalion CCCLXXXVIII Coastal Battalion CDXV Coastal Battalion CDXVII Coastal Battalion CDXX Coastal Battalion 139th Coastal Regiment, in Licata LXII Replacements Battalion CDXIX Coastal Battalion CCCXC Coastal Battalion 12th