6th CC.NN. Division "Tevere"

The 6th CC.NN. Division "Tevere" (Italian: 6ª Divisione CC.NN. "Tevere") was an Italian CC.NN. (Blackshirts militia) division raised on 7 August June 1935 for the Second Italo-Ethiopian War against Ethiopia and disbanded after the war. The division was named for the Tiber river. The division had only limited combat value due to the age (World War I veterans), the physical disabilities (amputated veterans), and the lack of military training (Italians living abroad) of its troops, and the lack of machine guns and pack artillery.[citation needed] Nevertheless, it saw some combat in minor skirmishes on the Somali front, and performed creditably[citation needed] under the command of Generale di Divisione Enrico Boscardi.[1]

Organization

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Below follows the division's organization during the Second Italo-Ethiopian War.[1]

  • 6th CC.NN. Division "Tevere"
    • 219th CC.NN. Legion "Vittorio Veneto" (World War I veterans)
      • CCXIX CC.NN. Battalion
      • CCCXIX CC.NN. Battalion
    • 220th CC.NN. Legion
      • CCI CC.NN. Battalion (World War I invalids)
      • CCXX CC.NN. Battalion (World War I Arditi)
    • 221st CC.NN. Legion (Italians living abroad)
      • CCXXI CC.NN. Battalion
      • CDXXI CC.NN. Battalion
    • 321st CC.NN. Legion (Italians living abroad)
      • CCCXXI CC.NN. Battalion
      • DXXI CC.NN. Battalion
    • VI CC.NN. Machine Gun Battalion "Curtatone e Montanara" (University students)
    • VI Artillery Group (65/17 field guns, Royal Italian Army unit)
    • VI Mixed Transport Unit (Royal Italian Army unit)
    • VI Supply Unit (Royal Italian Army unit)
    • VI CC.NN. Replacements Battalion
    • 6th Special Engineer Company (mixed CC.NN. and Royal Italian Army unit)
    • 6th Medical Section (Royal Italian Army unit)
    • 6th Logistic Section (Royal Italian Army unit)
    • 6th 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]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Divisione CC.NN. "Tevere"". Regio Esercito. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  2. ^ Del Boca, Angelo (2007). Il gas di Mussolini. Il fascismo e la guerra d'Etiopia. ISBN 9788835958598.

Sources

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