4th Blackshirt Division (3 January) (Italy)
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The 4th CCNN Division "3 Gennaio" (CCNN standing for Camicie Nere, Blackshirts
) was one of seven Black Shirt Divisions that were organized and fought in the Second Italo-Abyssinian War
. Its commander was Generale di Divisione Alessandro Traditi.
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...
) was one of seven Black Shirt Divisions 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...
. Its commander was Generale di Divisione Alessandro Traditi.
Order of battle (October 1935)
4th "3 Gennaio" Blackshirts Division- 101st Blackshirts Legion "Libica"
- 101st Blackshirts Battalion (former 1st "Cirene" Bn from the Libya Territorial Legion)
- 102nd Blackshirts Battalion (former 2nd "Cirene" Bn from the Libya Territorial Legion)
- 101st MMG coy
- 101st pack-artillery battery
- 104th Blackshirts Legion "S.Santarosa"
- 104th "S.Santarosa" Blackshirts Battalion
- 111th "Monferrato" Blackshirts Battalion
- 104th MMG coy
- 104th pack-artillery battery
- 215th Blackshirts Legion "Cimino"
- 215th "Cimino" Blackshirts Battalion
- 220 "Giulio Cesare" Blackshirts Battalion
- 215th MMG coy
- 215th pack-artillery battery
- 4th Blackshirts MMG Battalion
- 4th Artillery Battalion (65L17 - Army)
- 4th 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 (1,600 mules), and a Mixed Trucks unit (80 light trucks).