3rd Blackshirt Division (21 April) (Italy)
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The 3rd CCNN Division was one of the seven Black Shirt
militia Division
s that were organized and fought in the Second Italo-Abyssinian War
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Its commander was Generale di Divisione Giacomo Appiotti
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Notes:
Blackshirts
The Blackshirts were Fascist paramilitary groups in Italy during the period immediately following World War I and until the end of World War II...
militia Division
Division (military)
A division is a large military unit or formation usually consisting of between 10,000 and 20,000 soldiers. In most armies, a division is composed of several regiments or brigades, and in turn several divisions typically make up a corps...
s that were organized and fought in the Second Italo-Abyssinian War
Second Italo-Abyssinian War
The Second Italo–Abyssinian War was a colonial war that started in October 1935 and ended in May 1936. The war was fought between the armed forces of the Kingdom of Italy and the armed forces of the Ethiopian Empire...
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Its commander was Generale di Divisione Giacomo Appiotti
Giacomo Appiotti
Giacomo Appiotti was Lieutenant General of the Italian Army during the Second Italo-Abyssinian War.He was the commanding officer of the 12th Brigade from 1929 to 1933. In 1935 he was the general commanding the 3rd Black Shirt Division XXI Aprile in Ethiopia during the Second Italo-Abyssinian War...
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Order of battle (October 1935)
- 230th Blackshirts Legion "L'Aquila"
- 230th "L'Aquila" Blackshirts Bn
- 236th " Tre Monti" Blackshirts Bn
- 230th MMG Company
- 230th pack-artillery battery
- 252nd Blackshirts Legion "Acciaiata"
- 252nd "Acciaiata" Blackshirts Battalion
- 256th "Lucano" Blackshirts Battalion
- 252nd MMG Company
- 252nd pack-artillery battery
- 263rd Blackshirts Legion "T.Gulli"
- 263rd "T.Gulli" Blackshirts Battalion
- 264th "Scalfaro" Blackshirts Battalion
- 263rd MMG Company
- 263rd pack-artillery battery
- 3rd Blackshirts MMG Battalion
- 3rd Artillery Bn (65L17 - Army)
- 3rd Special Engineers Coy (mixed Blackshirts and Army)
- 2 x Replacements Battalions
Notes:
- Additionally the Division had a Medical Section, Logistics Section, and transport of a Pack-Mules unit (1600 mules), and a Mixed Trucks unit (80 light trucks)
Source
- Ettore Lucas and Giorgio de Vecchi, "Storia delle Unità Combattenti della MVSN 1923-1943", Giovanni Volpe Editore, 1976. pages 63 to 116 plus errata