3rd Blackshirt Division (21 April) (Italy)
- 3rd Blackshirt Division (21 April) (Italy)
The Italian 3rd CCNN Division (CCNN standing for "Camicie Nere", Black Shirts; also known as 3rd CCNN Division "XXI Aprile") was one of seven Black Shirt Divisions that were organized and fought in the Second Italo-Abyssinian War. Its commander was Generale di Divisione Giacomo Appiotti .
Order of Battle October 1935
"3rd CCNN Division "21 Aprile"
* 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
Wikimedia Foundation.
2010.
Look at other dictionaries:
Massacre of the Acqui Division — Kefalonia. The Massacre of the Acqui Division (Italian: il massacro della divisione Acqui; Greek: Η Σφαγή της Μεραρχίας Άκουι, Hi Sfagi tis Merarchias Akoui), also known as the Cephalonia Massacre (Italian: Eccidio di Cefalonia, Germa … Wikipedia
Operation Compass — Part of the Western Desert Campaign of World War II Italian soldiers taken prisoner during Operation Compass … Wikipedia
Blackshirts — For other uses, see Blackshirts (disambiguation). Part of a series on Fascism … Wikipedia
Corpo Truppe Volontarie — Corps of Volunteer Troops Corpo Truppe Volontarie A column of Italian troops at the Battle o … Wikipedia
Ettore Bastico — (9 April 1876 ndash; 2 December 1972) was an Italian military officer before and during World War II. He held high commands during the Second Italo Abyssinian War (Ethiopia), the Spanish Civil War, and the North African Campaign. Ettore Bastico… … Wikipedia
East African Campaign (World War II) — Warbox conflict=East African Campaign partof=African Campaigns, World War II campaign= caption=Personnel from the King s African Rifles (KAR) collect weapons (mostly Carcano 1891 rifles) captured from Italian forces at Wolchefit Pass, Ethiopia,… … Wikipedia
Order of Battle, East African Campaign (World War II) — The Order of Battle, East African Campaign (World War II) shows the ground forces available to both sides in East Africa on the date that the Italians declared war on Britain and France, 10 June 1940. An update is also provided for the British… … Wikipedia
international relations — a branch of political science dealing with the relations between nations. [1970 75] * * * Study of the relations of states with each other and with international organizations and certain subnational entities (e.g., bureaucracies and political… … Universalium
Operation Husky order of battle — is a listing of the significant formations that were involved in the campaign for Sicily, July 10 – August 17, 1943. Contents 1 Allied Forces 1.1 Allied Naval Forces Mediterranean 1.2 Allied 15th Army Group … Wikipedia
Operation Fustian — Part of Allied invasion of Sicily … Wikipedia
