7th Blackshirt Division (Cirene) (Italy)

7th Blackshirt Division (Cirene) (Italy)

The Italian 7th Blackshirt Division Cirene was an Italian CCNN Blackshirt militia unit formed for the Second Italo-Abyssinian War under the command of Lt. Gen. Guido Scandolara.

Order of Battle 1935-36

7th Blackshirt Division Cirene
* 190th Blackshirts Legion "Pisa"
** 190th "Pisa" Blackshirts Battalion
** 341st "Volturno" Blackshirts Battalion
* 196th Blackshirts Legion "Petrarca"
** 196th "Petrarca" Blackshirts Battalion
** 245th "C.Pisacane" Blackshirts Battalion
* 198th Blackshirts Legion "Maremmana"
** 198th "Maremmano" Blackshirts Battalion
** 240th "Aquilia" Blackshirts Battalion
* 219th Blackshirts Legion "Caio Mario"
** 219th "Caio Mario" Blackshirts Battalion
** 244th "Irpino" Blackshirts Battalion
* 241st Blackshirts Legion "Volturno"
** 241st "Rismondo" Blackshirts Battalion
** 245th Volturno" Blackshirts Battalion
* 267th Blackshirts Legion "Etna"
** 248th "Tavogliere" Blackshirts Battalion
** 267th "Etna" Blackshirts Battalion
* 271st Blackshirts Legion "Vespri"
** 271st "Vespri" Blackshirts Battalion
** 276th "Cacciatori Guide di Sardegna" Blackshirts Battalion
* 352nd Blackshirts Legion "Acciaiata"
** 352nd "Acciaiato" Blackshirts Battalion
** 363rd "T.Gulli" Blackshirts Battalion
* 180th Machine-gun Company
* 180th Pack-artillery Battery CC.NN.
* 7th Motorized Artillery Regiment (Army)
* 4 x 65L17 pack-artillery batteries
* 2 x Replacements Battalions
* 7th Special Engineer Company (mixed CC.NN. and Army)
* 7th Mixed-formation Truck Company

Notes:
* Additionally the Blackshirts Divisions had a Medical Section and Logistics Section.

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.

External links

* [http://regioesercito.dns1.us/reparti/mvsn/cirene.htm Regio Esercito: Divisione CC.NN. "Cirene"]


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