5th Blackshirt Division 1 Febbraio

The Italian 5th Blackshirt Division 1 Febbraio was an Italian CCNN Blackshirt militia unit formed for the Second Italo-Abyssinian War under the command of Gen. Attillo Teruzzi. The name 1 Febbraio refers to the founding of the Milizia Volontaria per la Sicurezza Nazionale on 1 February 1923.

Order of Battle 1935-36

5th "1 Febbraio" Blackshirts Division

• 107th Blackshirts Legion "Cairoli"
  • 105th "Cairoli" Blackshirts Battalion
  • 186th "Intrepido" Blackshirts Battalion
  • 107th MMG Company
  • 107th pack-artillery battery
• 128th Blackshirts Legion "Randaccio"
  • 128th "Randaccio" Blackshirts Battalion
  • 129th "Chinotto" Blackshirts Battalion
  • 128th MMG Company
  • 128th pack-artillery battery
• 142nd Blackshirts Legion "Berica"
  • 142nd "Berico" Blackshirts Battalion
  • 242nd "Berico" Blackshirts Battalion
  • 142nd MMG Company
  • 142nd pack-artillery battery
• 5th Blackshirts MMG Battalion
• 5th Artillery Bn (65L17 - Army)
• 5th Special Engineers Company (mixed Blackshirts and Army)
• 2 x Replacements Battalions

Notes:

• 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)

Sources

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