3rd Blackshirt Division (21 April) (Italy)

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The Italian 3rd CCNN Division (CCNN standing for Camicie Nere, Black Shirts; also known as 3rd CCNN Division XXI Aprile) was one of seven Black Shirt Divisions that were organized and fought in the Second Italo-Abyssinian War. Its commander was Generale di Divisione Giacomo Appiotti .

[edit] Order of Battle October 1935

"3rd CCNN Division "21 Aprile"

230th Blackshirts Legion "L'Aquila"
- 230th "L'Aquila" Blackshirts Bn
- 236th " Tre Monti" Blackshirts Bn
- 230th MMG Company
- 230th pack-artillery battery
252nd Blackshirts Legion "Acciaiata"
- 252nd "Acciaiata" Blackshirts Battalion
- 256th "Lucano" Blackshirts Battalion
- 252nd MMG Company
- 252nd pack-artillery battery
263rd Blackshirts Legion "T.Gulli"
- 263rd "T.Gulli" Blackshirts Battalion
- 264th "Scalfaro" Blackshirts Battalion
- 263rd MMG Company
- 263rd pack-artillery battery
3rd Blackshirts MMG Battalion
3rd Artillery Bn (65L17 - Army)
3rd Special Engineers Coy (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)