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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