6th Blackshirt Division (Tevere)
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Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. The Italian 6th Blackshirt Division "Tevere" (Tiber) was an Italian Blackshirt militia unit formed for the Second Italo-Abyssinian War by volunteers. However due to age (World War I veterans), physical disabilities (amputated veterans), lack of military training (Italians living abroad) and lack of supporting machinguns and pack artillery limited combat value.[citation needed] Nevertheless it saw some combat in minor actions on the Somali front, and performed creditably[citation needed] under the command of Gen. Enrico Boscardi.
Order of Battle 1935-36
6th Blackshirt Division "Tevere"
- 219th Blackshirts Legion "Vittorio Veneto"
- 219th Blackshirts Battalion (World War I Veterans )
- 319th Blackshirts Battalion (World War I Veterans )
- 220th Blackshirts Legion
- 201st Blackshirts Battalion (World War I Amputated)
- 220th "Arditi" Blackshirts Battalion (World War I Assault Troops)
- 221st Blackshirts Legion "Italiani all'Estero"
- 221st Blackshirts Battalion (Italians living abroad)
- 421st Blackshirts Battalion (Italians living abroad)
- 6th Blackshirts MMG Battalion "Curtatone e Montanara" (University students)
- 6th Artillery Battalion (65L17 - Army)
- 6th Special Engineers Company (mixed Blackshirts and Army)
- 2 x Replacements Battalions
Notes:
- The Legions of "Tevere" Division did not have a supporting machingun company or pack-artillery battery.
- Additionally the Blackshirts Divisions had a Medical Section, Logistics Section, and transport of a Pack-Mules unit (1600 mules), and a Mixed Trucks unit (80 light trucks)
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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