27th Infantry Division (Sila)

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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.

[edit] 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

[edit] 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).

[edit] External Links

• Regio Esercito: 27a Divisione di fanteria "Brescia"