The 2nd Blackshirt Division 28 Ottobre was an Italian Camicie Nere (Blackshirt) militia unit formed for the Second Italo-Abyssinian War.
It was named 28 ottobre (Italian for "28 October") in honor of the Fascist March on Rome (28 October 1922).
"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 Battalion (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).
"28 Ottobre" Blackshirts Division (Gen. Francesco) with :
231. CCNN Legion
131. CCNN Battalion
132. CCNN Battalion
135. CCNN Battalion
238. CCNN Legion
138. CCNN Battalion
140. CCNN Battalion
145. CCNN Battalion
2. CCNN Anti-tank Company
202. MG Battalion
202. Artillery Regiment
202. Mixed Engineer Battalion
Notes:
Took part in the invasion of Egypt and was destroyed at Bardia Jan 1941.
