2nd Blackshirt Division (28 October) (Italy)
- 2nd Blackshirt Division (28 October) (Italy)
The Italian 2nd Blackshirt Division 28 Ottobre was an Italian CCNN Blackshirt militia unit formed for the Second Italo-Abyssinian War.
It was named "28 octobre" (Italian, "28 October") in honor of the Fascist's March on Rome (October 28, 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 Bn (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)
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
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