The 5th CC.NN. Division "1 Febbraio" () was an Italian CC.NN. (Blackshirts militia) division raised on 15 July 1935 for the Second Italo-Ethiopian War against Ethiopia and disbanded shortly after the war. The name "1 Febbraio" was chosen to commemorate the founding of the Milizia Volontaria per la Sicurezza Nazionale on 1 February 1923.
Organization Below follows the division's organization during the Second Italo-Ethiopian War and the cities, in which its CC.NN. battalions and companies/batteries were raised.
5th CC.NN. Division "1 Febbraio" 107th CC.NN. Legion "Cairoli", in Pavia Command Company CVII CC.NN. Battalion, in Pavia CLXXXVI CC.NN. Battalion, in Lucca 107th CC.NN. Machine Gun Company, in Pavia 107th CC.NN. Artillery Battery, in Pavia (65/17 infantry support guns) 128th CC.NN. Legion "Randaccio", in Vercelli Command Company CXXVIII CC.NN. Battalion, in Vercelli CXXIX CC.NN. Battalion, in Arona 128th CC.NN. Machine Gun Company, in Vercelli 128th CC.NN. Artillery Battery, in Vercelli (65/17 infantry support guns) 142nd CC.NN. Legion "Berica", in Vicenza Command Company CXLII CC.NN. Battalion, in Vicenza CCXLII CC.NN. Battalion, in Vicenza 142nd CC.NN. Machine Gun Company, in Vicenza 142nd CC.NN. Artillery Battery, in Vicenza (65/17 infantry support guns) V CC.NN. Machine Gun Battalion V Artillery Group (65/17 infantry support guns, Royal Italian Army) V Mixed Transport Unit (Royal Italian Army) V Supply Unit (Royal Italian Army) 2x CC.NN. replacement battalions 5th Special Engineer Company (Royal Italian Army) 5th Medical Section (Royal Italian Army) 5th Logistic Section (Royal Italian Army) 5th 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.
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