4th CC.NN. Division "3 Gennaio"
The 4th CC.NN. Division "3 Gennaio" was one of seven Italian Black Shirt Divisions, formed to participate in the Second Italo-Abyssinian War against Ethiopia in the mid-1930s. Its commander was Generale di Divisione Alessandro Traditi. The name 3 Gennaio was given in honor of the date of assumption of dictatorial powers by Benito Mussolini on 3 January 1925. The division took part in the Italian invasion of Egypt and was destroyed during the Battle of Sidi Barrani.4th CC.NN. Division "3 Gennaio"
- 101st Blackshirts Legion "Libica"
- * 101st Blackshirts Battalion
- * 102nd Blackshirts Battalion
- * 101st MMG coy
- * 101st pack-artillery battery
- 104th Blackshirts Legion "S.Santarosa"
- * 104th "S.Santarosa" Blackshirts Battalion
- * 111th "Monferrato" Blackshirts Battalion
- * 104th MMG coy
- * 104th pack-artillery battery
- 215th Blackshirts Legion "Cimino"
- * 215th "Cimino" Blackshirts Battalion
- * 220 "Giulio Cesare" Blackshirts Battalion
- * 215th MMG coy
- * 215th pack-artillery battery
- 4th Blackshirts MMG Battalion
- 4th Artillery Battalion
- 4th Special Engineers Coy
- 2 x Replacements Battalions
Notes:
- Additionally the division had a medical section, logistics section, and transport of a pack-mules unit, and a mixed trucks unit.
- The division took actively part in the Italian war crimes in Ethiopia.
Order of battle (9 December 1940)
- 250. CCNN Legion
- * 150. G. Carli CCNN Battalion
- * 154. D. Mastronuzzi CCNN Battalion
- * 156. Lucania CCNN Battalion
- 270. CCNN Legion
- * 170. Agrigentum CCNN Battalion
- * 172. Enna CCNN Battalion
- * 174. Segesta CCNN Battalion
- 4. CCNN Anti-tank Company
- 204. CCNN MMG Battalion
- 204. Artillery Regiment
- 204. Mixed Engineer Battalion
- 204. Medical Section
- 204. Logistics Section
- * Transport Section
- * Mixed Trucks Section
Notes:
- Took part in the invasion of Egypt and was destroyed at Sidi Barrani while protecting the retreat of the other Italian units.
