27th Infantry Division (Sila)

27th Infantry Division (Sila)

The 27th Infantry Division "Sila" served in Second Italo-Abyssinian War and was reorganized as the 27th Truck-Moveable Division "Brescia" prior to the start of World War II.

Order of Battle Oct. 1935

27th Infantry Division "Sila"
* 16th Infantry Regiment "Savona"
* 19th Infantry Regiment "Brescia"
* 20th Infantry Regiment "Brescia"
* 12th Artillery Regiment (3 x 75L13 bns)
* 527th MMG Battalion
* 27th Engineers Company
* 27th Replacements Battalion

Notes

* Each Army Division in the Ethiopian Campaign had a Pack-Mules unit of 3000 mules and three Regimental Trucks units (20 light trucks each).

External links

* [http://regioesercito.dns1.us/reparti/fanteria/rediv27.htm Regio Esercito: 27a Divisione di fanteria "Brescia"]


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