[1] In late July 1942 the Perugia moved to Cetinje in Montenegro and was responsible for the territory between Lake Skadar and the Bay of Kotor.

The division was instantly attacked by the local partisan forces with intense, incessant fighting occurring in the mountainous area around Grahovo and Vilusi.

After the Armistice of Cassibile was announced on 8 September 1943 the Perugia was attacked by German forces and Albanian partisans.

[1] After the failure to unite its forces at Tepelenë the division returned to the original plan and both formations battled their way out of the Albanian mountains towards the coast.

The survivors of the 130th Infantry Regiment reached Vlorë and set up a defensive perimeter, which managed to withstand the German attacks until 20 September 1943.

The remnants of the 129th Infantry Regiment, together with the division's command, reached Sarandë, where the Germans besieged the Italians.