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Second Italo-Ethiopian War order of battle: Italy

The Italian order of battle for the Second Italo-Ethiopian War on 8 October 1935. The Ethiopian order of battle is listed separately.

Comando Supremo Africa Orientale

Commander: General Emilio De Bono to November 1935, Field Marshal Pietro Badoglio November 1935 – June 1936

  • 7th Artillery Group (77/28 field guns)
  • Granatieri di Sardegna Battalion (coming from Italy)
  • Alpini Battalion (coming from Italy)
  • Guardia di Finanza Battalion (coming from Italy)
  • 3 Assault Battalions (still in Italy)
  • 7th Artillery Group (Obice da 149/13 howitzer) (coming from Italy)
  • Engineer Unit Comando Supremo Africa Orientale
  • Bombardment, Reconnaissance, and Fighter Aviation Command A. O. – Gen. Mario Ajmone Cat
  • 3rd Air Brigade – Brig.Gen. Ferruccio Ranza Eritrea (145 aircraft)
  • HQ Flight (4 × Caproni Ca.101 light bomber/transport aircraft)
  • Reconnaissance Squadron (un-numbered):
  • 34th Reconnaissance Flight (8 × Romeo Ro.1 reconnaissance and ground attack aircraft) attached to Eritrean Corps
  • 38th Reconnaissance Flight (10 × Ro.1)
  • 41st Reconnaissance Flight (10 × Ro.1)
  • 103rd Reconnaissance Flight (9 × IMAM Ro.37)
  • 116th Reconnaissance Flight (10 × Ro.1)
  • 118th Reconnaissance Flight (10 × Ro.1) attached to II Army Corps
  • 131st Reconnaissance Flight (10 × Ro.1)
  • Libyan Reconnaissance Flight (11 × Ro.1) attached to I Army Corps
  • 106th Fighter Flight (7 × CR.20)
  • 4th Bombers Squadron – Brig.Gen. Attilio Matricardi
  • 14th Bomber Flight "Hic Sunt Leones" – (10 × Caproni Ca.101 D/2)
  • 15th Bomber Flight "La Disperata" – (10 × Ca.101 D/2)
  • 27th Bomber Squadron
  • 17th Bomber Flight (5 × Caproni Ca.111 light bombers)
  • 18th Bomber Flight (5 × Ca.111)
  • Hydroplanes Detachments (4 × Marinens Flyvebaatfabrikk M.F.4 floatplane and 2 × CANT 25 flying boat fighter)
  • 7th Bomber Wing detached to Somalia with 38 aircraft – Brig.Gen. Ferruccio Ranza (see below)

Northern Front – Eritrea

Sent to the front in February 1936

Formed in January 1936

Organized in March 1936

  • Celere Column A.O. (Eritrea), Lt.Gen. Achille Starace
  • 82nd CC.NN. Battalion "Mussolini"/6th CC.NN. Battalions Group, motorised
  • 8th Artillery Group (77 mm/28, motorised)
  • Included truck-transported machine-guns, armoured cars, altogether 3,000 men and 500 motor vehicles.

Southern Front – Somaliland

Libya

Forces were deployed in Libya to threaten the Suez Canal should the British close it to Italian traffic. These units were considered to have taken part in the campaign.

See also

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