2nd Blackshirt Division
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2nd Blackshirt Division (28 October)
The 2nd Blackshirt Division 28 Ottobre was an Italian Camicie Nere (Blackshirt) militia unit formed for the Second Italo-Abyssinian War.
It was named 28 ottobre (Italian for "28 October") in honor of the Fascist March on Rome (28 October 1922).
Order of battle (1935-36)
"28 Ottobre" Blackshirts Division (Gen. Somma) with :
- 114th Blackshirts Legion "Garibaldina"
- 114th "Garibaldino" Blackshirts Battalion
- 115th "Leonessa" Blackshirts Battalion
- 114th MMG company
- 114th pack-artillery battery
- 116th Blackshirts Legion "Alpina"
- 116th "Alpino" Blackshirts Battalion
- 125th "Ferreo" Blackshirts Battalion
- 116th MMG company
- 116th pack-artillery battery
- 180th Blackshirts Legion "Alessandro Farnese"
- 174th "Taro" Blackshirts Battalion
- 180th "Alessandro Farnese" Blackshirts Battalion
- 180th MMG company
- 180th pack-artillery battery
- 2nd Blackshirts MMG Battalion
- 2nd Artillery Battalion (65L17 – Army)
- 2nd Special Engineers Company (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)
Sources
- Lucas, Ettore; Giorgio de Vecchi (1976). Storia delle Unità Combattenti della MVSN 1923-1943. Giovanni Volpe Editore. pp. 63–116 plus errata.
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