2nd Blackshirt Division (28 October) (Italy)
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The 2nd Blackshirt Division 28 Ottobre was an Italian Camicie Nere (Blackshirt) militia
unit formed for the Second Italo-Abyssinian War
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It was named 28 ottobre (Italian for "28 October") in honor of the Fascist March on Rome
(28 October 1922).
Notes:
Militia
The term militia is commonly used today to refer to a military force composed of ordinary citizens to provide defense, emergency law enforcement, or paramilitary service, in times of emergency without being paid a regular salary or committed to a fixed term of service. It is a polyseme with...
unit formed for the Second Italo-Abyssinian War
Second Italo-Abyssinian War
The Second Italo–Abyssinian War was a colonial war that started in October 1935 and ended in May 1936. The war was fought between the armed forces of the Kingdom of Italy and the armed forces of the Ethiopian Empire...
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It was named 28 ottobre (Italian for "28 October") in honor of the Fascist March on Rome
March on Rome
The March on Rome was a march by which Italian dictator Benito Mussolini's National Fascist Party came to power in the Kingdom of Italy...
(28 October 1922).
Order of battle (1935-36)
"28 Ottobre" Blackshirts Division (Gen. Somma) with :- 114th Blackshirts Legion "Garibaldina"
- 114th "Garibaldino" Blackshirts Battalion
- 115th "Leonessa" Blackshirts Battalion
- 114th MMG company
- 114th pack-artillery battery
- 116th Blackshirts Legion "Alpina"
- 116th "Alpino" Blackshirts Battalion
- 125th "Ferreo" Blackshirts Battalion
- 116th MMG company
- 116th pack-artillery battery
- 180th Blackshirts Legion "Alessandro Farnese"
- 174th "Taro" Blackshirts Battalion
- 180th "Alessandro Farnese" Blackshirts Battalion
- 180th MMG company
- 180th pack-artillery battery
- 2nd Blackshirts MMG Battalion
- 2nd Artillery Battalion (65L17 – Army)
- 2nd Special Engineers Company (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)