It then served occupation duties in the west until mid-1943 , whereupon it transferred to Italy to resist the Allied invasion , fought at Salerno .
It then remained in Italy for the rest of the war , surrendering to the British near Bologna at the end .
It then served occupation duties in the west until mid-1943 , whereupon it transferred to Italy to resist the Allied invasion , fought at Salerno , and remained in Italy for the rest of the war , surrendering to the British near Bologna at the end .