1st CC.NN. Division "23 Marzo"

1st CC.NN. Division "23 Marzo"
1st CC.NN. Division "23 Marzo" insignia
Active23 April 1935 - 5 January 1941
Country Italy
Branch MVSN
TypeInfantry
SizeDivision
Garrison/HQChieti
Motto(s)"Implacabile"
EngagementsSecond Italo-Ethiopian War
World War II
Insignia
Identification
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1st CC.NN. Division gorget patches

The 1st CC.NN. Division "23 Marzo" (Italian: 1ª Divisione CC.NN. "23 Marzo") was an Italian CC.NN. (Blackshirts militia) division raised on 23 April 1935 for the Second Italo-Ethiopian War against Ethiopia.[1] The name "23 Marzo" ("March 23rd") was chosen to commemorate the founding date of the Fasci Italiani di Combattimento on 23 March 1919.[2] The division took part in the Italian invasion of Egypt and was destroyed during the Battle of Bardia in January 1941.

  1. ^ Yared, Ephrem (2016-03-08). "The Second Italo-Abyssinian War (1935–1936) •". Retrieved 2020-11-18.
  2. ^ "Fasci di combattimento | Italian political organization". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2020-11-18.