5th Blackshirt Division 1 Febbraio

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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. The name 1 Febbraio refers to the founding of the Milizia Volontaria per la Sicurezza Nazionale on 1 February 1923.

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)

References

5th Blackshirt Division 1 Febbraio Wikipedia

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