The original organization of Mussolini's MVSN (Blackshirts) by Royal Decrees on 1 February 1923 and 4 August 1924 consisted of 15 zones, as follows:
1st Zona (Piemonte) Hq Torino
first Sabauda - Torino
second Alpina - Torino
third Subalpina - Cuneo
fourth Marengo - Allessandria
fifth Valle Scrivia - Tortona
eleventh Monferrato - Casale
twelfth Monte Bianco - Aosta
twenty eighth Randaccio - Vercelli
twenty ninth Alpina - Pallanza
thirtieth Oddone - Novara
thirty seventh P. Prestinari - Torino
thirty eighth N. Alfieri - Asti
Second Zona (Lombardia) Hq Milano
Third Zona (Liguria) Hq Genova
Fourth Zona (Venezia Tridentina) Hq Verona
Fifth Zona (Veneto) Hq Venezia
Sixth Zona (Venezia Giulia) Hq Trieste
Seventh Zona (Emilia Romagna) Hq Bologna
Eight Zona (Toscana) Hq Firenze
Nineth Zona (Umbria Marche) Hq Perugia
Tenth Zona (Lazio) Hq Roma
Eleventh Zona (Abruzzo Molise) Hq Pescara
twelfth Zona (Campania) Hq Napoli
thirtieth Zona (Puglie) Hq Bari
fourteenth Zona (Sicilia) Hq Palermo
fifteenth Zona (Sardegna) Hq Cagliari
