5th CC.NN. Division "1 Febbraio"

The 5th CC.NN. Division "1 Febbraio" (Italian: 5ª Divisione CC.NN. "1 Febbraio") was an Italian CC.NN. (Blackshirts militia) division raised on 15 July 1935 for the Second Italo-Ethiopian War against Ethiopia and disbanded shortly after the war. The name "1 Febbraio" was chosen to commemorate the founding of the Milizia Volontaria per la Sicurezza Nazionale on 1 February 1923.[1]

Organization

Below follows the division's organization during the Second Italo-Ethiopian War and the cities, in which its CC.NN. battalions and companies/batteries were raised.[1]

  • 5th CC.NN. Division "1 Febbraio"
    • 107th CC.NN. Legion "Cairoli", in Pavia
      • Command Company
      • CVII CC.NN. Battalion, in Pavia
      • CLXXXVI CC.NN. Battalion, in Lucca
      • 107th CC.NN. Machine Gun Company, in Pavia
      • 107th CC.NN. Artillery Battery, in Pavia (65/17 infantry support guns)
    • 128th CC.NN. Legion "Randaccio", in Vercelli
      • Command Company
      • CXXVIII CC.NN. Battalion, in Vercelli
      • CXXIX CC.NN. Battalion, in Arona
      • 128th CC.NN. Machine Gun Company, in Vercelli
      • 128th CC.NN. Artillery Battery, in Vercelli (65/17 infantry support guns)
    • 142nd CC.NN. Legion "Berica", in Vicenza
      • Command Company
      • CXLII CC.NN. Battalion, in Vicenza
      • CCXLII CC.NN. Battalion, in Vicenza
      • 142nd CC.NN. Machine Gun Company, in Vicenza
      • 142nd CC.NN. Artillery Battery, in Vicenza (65/17 infantry support guns)
    • V CC.NN. Machine Gun Battalion
    • V Artillery Group (65/17 infantry support guns, Royal Italian Army)
    • V Mixed Transport Unit (Royal Italian Army)
    • V Supply Unit (Royal Italian Army)
    • 2x CC.NN. replacement battalions
    • 5th Special Engineer Company (Royal Italian Army)
    • 5th Medical Section (Royal Italian Army)
    • 5th Logistic Section (Royal Italian Army)
    • 5th Carabinieri Section

The supply unit had 1,600 mules and the mixed transport unit 80 light trucks. The division engaged in war crimes in Ethiopia during the Second Italo-Ethiopian War.[2]

Sources
  • Lucas, Ettore; de Vecchi, Giorgio (1976). Storia delle Unità Combattenti della MVSN 1923-1943. Giovanni Volpe Editore. pp. 63 to 116 plus errata.

References
  1. "Divisione CC.NN. "1 Febbraio"". Regio Esercito. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  2. Del Boca, Angelo (2007). Il gas di Mussolini. Il fascismo e la guerra d'Etiopia. ISBN 9788835958598.
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