4th Blackshirt Division (3 January) (Italy)

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The Italian 4th CCNN Division "3 Gennaio" (CCNN standing for Camicie Nere, Blackshirts) was one of seven Black Shirt Divisions that were organized and fought in the Second Italo-Abyssinian War. Its commander was Generale di Divisione Alessandro Traditi.

[edit] Order of Battle October 1935

4th "3 Gennaio" Blackshirts Division

101st Blackshirts Legion "Libica"
- 101st Blackshirts Battalion (former 1st "Cirene" Bn from the Lybia Territorial Legion)
- 102nd Blackshirts Battalion (former 2nd "Cirene" Bn from the Lybia Territorial Legion)
- 101st MMG coy
- 101st pack-artillery battery
104th Blackshirts Legion "S.Santarosa"
- 104th "S.Santarosa" Blackshirts Battalion
- 111th "Monferrato" Blackshirts Battalion
- 104th MMG coy
- 104th pack-artillery battery
215th Blackshirts Legion "Cimino"
- 215th "Cimino" Blackshirts Battalion
- 220 "Giulio Cesare" Blackshirts Battalion
- 215th MMG coy
- 215th pack-artillery battery
4th Blackshirts MMG Battalion
4th Artillery Battalion (65L17 - Army)
4th 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)