The Italian Liberation Corps ( Italian : Corpo Italiano di Liberazione (CIL)) was a corps of the Italian Co-belligerent Army during the Italian campaign of World War II . After the announcement of the Armistice of Cassibile on 8 September 1943 the Italian government began the formation of units to fight on the allied side against Germany. On 18 April 1944 the Italian Liberation Corps was formed, which after an intense cycle of combat operations was disbanded on 24 September 1944 to form division-sized combat groups.
9-548: On 13 October 1943 Italy declared war on Germany and the Italian government began with the formation of military units to fight on the allied side. The first large unit to be raised was the brigade-sized I Motorized Grouping activated on 27 November 1943 in San Pietro Vernotico near Brindisi with units and personnel of the 58th Infantry Division "Legnano" and 18th Infantry Division "Messina" . On 18 April 1944
18-475: A "hamlet of San Pietro". Other documents of the 12th century reveal the birth of the first Universitas Salentine, intended as the first civic administrations, with mayor, auditors, parliament and captain, able to organize the citizens who lived together. "The Universitas Sancti Petri Vernotici" was born around 1300. According to some views, in the 11th century, the Normans, as a sign of their domination, built in
27-557: Is characterized by a series of interventions aimed at improving public life: the reclamation of marshy and uncultivated lands, the construction of the Brindisi-Lecce railway and finally the police station. Between the end of the 19th century and the beginnings of the 20th century, San Pietro Vernotico records a demographic growth due to the immigration of numerous laborers from the Southern Salento. This phenomenon raised
36-686: The I Motorized Grouping was expanded to division-size and renamed Italian Liberation Corps. With the arrival of the 184th Infantry Division "Nembo" from Sardinia on 26 May 1944 did the Italian Liberation Corps reach corps -size. On 27 May 1944 the corps was assigned to the Polish II Corps and in July 1944 it participated in the Battle of Ancona . On 24 September 1944 the corps was disbanded its units and personnel used to form
45-417: The combat groups "Folgore" and "Legnano" . The Italian Liberation Corps organization from 26 May until 24 September 1944 was: The division's commanding officer was: San Pietro Vernotico San Pietro Vernotico ( Brindisino : Santu Piethru ) is a town and comune in the province of Brindisi , Apulia , on the south-east coast of Italy . Its main economic activities are tourism and
54-638: The current church of San Pietro Apostolo, built by Basilian monks between the 8th and 9th century AD, in a pasture area. Documents of the Angevin-Aragonese period suggest that in the 12th century the village was a hamlet belonging to the County of Lecce. The first official document mentioning San Pietro Vernotico is thought to be dated 1107, when the Countess Sighelgaita, widow of Goffredo Count of Brindisi, donated some of her lands to
63-636: The growing of olives and grapes . It was the site of a substantial Messapian community c. 500 BC . A few kilometers from the town there is the seaside resort of Campo di Mare , which is part of the municipality. The origins of San Pietro Vernotico date back to the historical period before the Norman, the Ottons of Germany and the Saracen invasions in Salento . The first settlements were around
72-467: The registry of municipalities from January 1 of the following year. San Pietro Vernotico, therefore, in 1812 was no longer Universitas, but municipality of the ancient province of Terra d'Otranto and then Lecce. During the First World War (1915–18) 114 Sanpietrani lost their lives, among them Ruggero De Simone, who received the gold medal for his heroic deeds. The second half of the 19th century
81-735: The village the Baronial Castle. Afterwards, it was used to host the feudal Bishops of Lecce as a baronial seat and as a defense against enemy attacks. Over time, then, around the Tower the new center of social life of the country was formed, that first revolved around the Church dedicated to the Apostle Peter. The town kept the title of Universitas until 1811. In 1808, indeed, due to the Napoleonic Laws, Gioacchino Murat established
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