2nd CC.NN. Division "28 Ottobre"

The '''2nd CC.NN. Division "28 Ottobre"''' (CC.NN. standing for Camicie Nere, Blackshirts) was an Italian militia division (similar to SS in Nazi-Germany), formed to participate in the Italian Second Italo-Abyssinian War against Ethiopia in the mid-1930s.

It was named 28 ottobre (Italian for "28 October") in honor of the Fascist March on Rome (28 October 1922).

Order of battle (1935-36)
'''2nd CC.NN. Division "28 Ottobre''' (Gen. Somma) with :
 * 114th Blackshirts Legion "Garibaldina"
 * 114th "Garibaldino" Blackshirts Battalion
 * 115th "Leonessa" Blackshirts Battalion
 * 114th MMG company
 * 114th pack-artillery battery
 * 116th Blackshirts Legion "Alpina"
 * 116th "Alpino" Blackshirts Battalion
 * 125th "Ferreo" Blackshirts Battalion - they left a monumental stone in Dogu'a Tembien, a metres-wide phonolite with inscriptions. It is located on top of the Dabba Selama mountain, and was carved by soldiers that participated in the First Battle of Tembien
 * 116th MMG company
 * 116th pack-artillery battery
 * 180th Blackshirts Legion "Alessandro Farnese"
 * 174th "Taro" Blackshirts Battalion
 * 180th "Alessandro Farnese" Blackshirts Battalion
 * 180th MMG company
 * 180th pack-artillery battery
 * 2nd Blackshirts MMG Battalion
 * 2nd Artillery Battalion (65L17 – Army)
 * 2nd Special Engineers Company (mixed Blackshirts and Army)
 * 2 x Replacements Battalions

Notes:
 * Additionally the division had a medical section, logistics section, and transport of a pack-mules unit (1600 mules), and a mixed trucks unit (80 light trucks).
 * The division took actively part in the Italian war crimes in Ethiopia.

Order of battle (1940)
"28 Ottobre" Blackshirts Division (Gen. Francesco) with :
 * 231. CCNN Legion
 * 131. CCNN Battalion
 * 132. CCNN Battalion
 * 135. CCNN Battalion
 * 238. CCNN Legion
 * 138. CCNN Battalion
 * 140. CCNN Battalion
 * 145. CCNN Battalion
 * 2. CCNN Anti-tank Company
 * 202. MG Battalion
 * 202. Artillery Regiment
 * 202. Mixed Engineer Battalion

Notes:
 * Took part in the invasion of Egypt and was finally destroyed at Bardia, Libya Jan 1941.