5th Blackshirt Division (1 February) (Italy)

5th Blackshirt Division (1 February) (Italy)

The Italian 5th Blackshirt Division 1 Febbraio was an Italian CCNN Blackshirt militia unit formed for the Second Italo-Abyssinian War under the command of Gen. Attillo Teruzzi.

Order of Battle 1935-36

5th "1 Febbraio" Blackshirts Division
* 107th Blackshirts Legion "Cairoli"
** 105th "Cairoli" Blackshirts Battalion
** 186th "Intrepido" Blackshirts Battalion
** 107th MMG Company
** 107th pack-artillery battery
* 128th Blackshirts Legion "Randaccio"
** 128th "Randaccio" Blackshirts Battalion
** 129th "Chinotto" Blackshirts Battalion
** 128th MMG Company
** 128th pack-artillery battery
* 142nd Blackshirts Legion "Berica"
** 142nd "Berico" Blackshirts Battalion
** 242nd "Berico" Blackshirts Battalion
** 142nd MMG Company
** 142nd pack-artillery battery
* 5th Blackshirts MMG Battalion
* 5th Artillery Bn (65L17 - Army)
* 5th Special Engineers Company (mixed Blackshirts and Army)
* 2 x Replacements Battalions

Notes:
* Additionally the Blackshirts Divisions 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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