7th Blackshirt Division (Cirene) (Italy)

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The Italian 7th Blackshirt Division Cirene was an Italian CCNN Blackshirt militia unit formed for the Second Italo-Abyssinian War under the command of Lt. Gen. Guido Scandolara.

[edit] Order of Battle 1935-36

7th Blackshirt Division Cirene

  • 190th Blackshirts Legion "Pisa"
    • 190th "Pisa" Blackshirts Battalion
    • 341st "Volturno" Blackshirts Battalion
  • 196th Blackshirts Legion "Petrarca"
    • 196th "Petrarca" Blackshirts Battalion
    • 245th "C.Pisacane" Blackshirts Battalion
  • 198th Blackshirts Legion "Maremmana"
    • 198th "Maremmano" Blackshirts Battalion
    • 240th "Aquilia" Blackshirts Battalion
  • 219th Blackshirts Legion "Caio Mario"
    • 219th "Caio Mario" Blackshirts Battalion
    • 244th "Irpino" Blackshirts Battalion
  • 241st Blackshirts Legion "Volturno"
    • 241st "Rismondo" Blackshirts Battalion
    • 245th Volturno" Blackshirts Battalion
  • 267th Blackshirts Legion "Etna"
    • 248th "Tavogliere" Blackshirts Battalion
    • 267th "Etna" Blackshirts Battalion
  • 271st Blackshirts Legion "Vespri"
    • 271st "Vespri" Blackshirts Battalion
    • 276th "Cacciatori Guide di Sardegna" Blackshirts Battalion
  • 352nd Blackshirts Legion "Acciaiata"
    • 352nd "Acciaiato" Blackshirts Battalion
    • 363rd "T.Gulli" Blackshirts Battalion
  • 180th Machine-gun Company
  • 180th Pack-artillery Battery CC.NN.
  • 7th Motorized Artillery Regiment (Army)
  • 4 x 65L17 pack-artillery batteries
  • 2 x Replacements Battalions
  • 7th Special Engineer Company (mixed CC.NN. and Army)
  • 7th Mixed-formation Truck Company


Notes:

  • Additionally the Blackshirts Divisions had a Medical Section and Logistics Section.

[edit] Source

  • Ettore Lucas and Giorgio de Vecchi, "Storia delle Unità Combattenti della MVSN 1923-1943", Giovanni Volpe Editore, 1976. pages 63 to 116 plus errata.

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