[2] The division was activated on 15 January 1942 in Sassari by reorganizing the IV Coastal Sector Command.

[3] The division was initially assigned to XIII Army Corps, which was responsible for the defense of the island of Sardinia.

On 15 July 1943 the division was assigned to the reactivated XXX Army Corps, which took over the responsibility for the defense of the northern half of Sardinia.

[4] On 1 August 1942 the IV Coastal Brigade was reactivated and took over the responsibility for the defense of the Maddalena archipelago and the north-eastern coast of Sardinia between Punta Li Francesi and Capo Coda Cavallo.

Realizing the futility of attempting to gain control of Sardinia the German forces on the island retreated to Corsica.