East African campaign (World War II) order of battle

The Order of battle of the East African campaign shows the ground forces of both sides in East Africa on the date that the Italians declared war on Britain and France, 10 June 1940 and for the British and Commonwealth forces involved in the 1941 offensive. == Comando Forze Armate dell'Africa Orientale Italiana == Commander-in-Chief, Italian East African Armed Forces Command, Amedeo, 3rd Duke of Aosta === Northern Sector === Northern Sector, in Asmara – Lieutenant-General Luigi Frusci ==== Eritrea Troops Command ==== Eritrea Troops Command, in Asmara – Major-General Vincenzo Tessitore V Colonial Brigade, in Kerora – Brigadier-General Angelo Bergonzi XCVII Colonial Battalion CV Colonial Battalion CVI Colonial Battalion V Colonial Artillery Group (65/17 field guns) 5th Colonial Cavalry Squadron 5th Mixed Colonial Engineer Company 5th Colonial Field Hospital 5th Colonial Supply Column VIII Colonial Brigade, in Teseney – Colonel Antonio Rizzo CI Colonial Battalion CII Colonial Battalion VIII Colonial Artillery Group (65/17 field guns) 8th Colonial Cavalry Squadron 8th Mixed Colonial Engineer Company 8th Colonial Field Hospital 8th Colonial Supply Column XII Colonial Brigade, in Sebderat – Colonel Ugo Tabellini XXXV Colonial Battalion XXXVI Colonial Battalion XLIII Colonial Battalion XII Colonial Artillery Group (65/17 field guns) 12th Colonial Cavalry Squadron 12th Mixed Colonial Engineer Company 12th Colonial Field Hospital 12th Colonial Supply Column 2nd CC.NN. Legion "Ivo Oliveti", in Asmara XIII CC.NN. Battalion XIV CC.NN. Battalion XVI CC.NN. Battalion CXVI CC.NN. Battalion 1 × Colonial Artillery Group (77/28 field guns) 1 × CC.NN. Anti-aircraft Group (75/27 CK and Model 35 anti-aircraft guns) German Auto-transported Company (German volunteers) Colonial Unit "Cheren" (Irregular forces) Armoured Car Section "Eritrea" (1ZM armoured cars) ==== Amhara Troops Command ==== Amhara Troops Command, in Gondar – Major-General Agostino Martini III Colonial Brigade, in Debre Marqos – Colonel Saverio Maraventano XI Colonial Battalion XXIII Colonial Battalion XXX Colonial Battalion LXX Colonial Battalion III Colonial Artillery Group (65/17 field guns) 3rd Colonial Cavalry Squadron 3rd Mixed Colonial Engineer Company 3rd Colonial Field Hospital 3rd Colonial Supply Column IV Colonial Brigade, in Gondar – Colonel Livio Bonelli XIV Colonial Battalion XXV Colonial Battalion XXVII Colonial Battalion XXIX Colonial Battalion IV Colonial Artillery Group (65/17 field guns) 4th Colonial Cavalry Squadron 4th Mixed Colonial Engineer Company 4th Colonial Field Hospital 4th Colonial Supply Column XIX Colonial Brigade, in Injibara – Colonel Enrico Durante XXI Colonial Battalion LXV Colonial Battalion LXXII Colonial Battalion LXXXVI Colonial Battalion XIX Colonial Artillery Group (65/17 field guns) 19th Colonial Cavalry Squadron 19th Mixed Colonial Engineer Company 19th Colonial Field Hospital 19th Colonial Supply Column XXI Colonial Brigade, in Debre Tabor – Colonel Ignazio Angelini LXXVII Colonial Battalion LXXVIII Colonial Battalion LXXIX Colonial Battalion LXXX Colonial Battalion XXI Colonial Artillery Group (65/17 field guns) 21st Colonial Cavalry Squadron 21st Mixed Colonial Engineer Company 21st Colonial Field Hospital 21st Colonial Supply Column XXII Colonial Brigade, in Dangla – Colonel Adriano Torelli LXVII Colonial Battalion LXVIII Colonial Battalion LXIX Colonial Battalion LXXXI Colonial Battalion XXII Colonial Artillery Group (65/17 field guns) 22nd Colonial Cavalry Squadron 22nd Mixed Colonial Engineer Company 22nd Colonial Field Hospital 22nd Colonial Supply Column 3rd CC.NN. Legion "Reginaldo Giuliani", in Gondar CXXXI CC.NN. Battalion CXLI CC.NN. Battalion CXLVI CC.NN. Battalion CLI CC.NN. Battalion 7th CC.NN. Legion "F. Battisti", in Dessie CLXV CC.NN. Battalion CCXL CC.NN. Battalion DCXXX CC.NN. Battalion DCXXXV CC.NN. Battalion III Colonial Battalion CVIII Colonial Battalion CXIV Colonial Battalion 1 × CC.NN. Anti-aircraft Group (75/27 CK and Model 35 anti-aircraft guns) Colonial Unit "Amhara" (Irregular forces) I Colonial Frontier Units Group II Colonial Frontier Units Group Armoured Car Section "Amhara" (1ZM armoured cars) === Southern Sector === Southern Sector, in Jimma – General Pietro Gazzera (doubles as commander of the Galla and Sidama Troops Command) ==== Galla and Sidama Troops Command ==== Galla and Sidama Troops Command, in Jimma – General Pietro Gazzera I Colonial Brigade, in Magi – Colonel Guido Pialorsi I Colonial Battalion VI Colonial Battalion VIII Colonial Battalion XVIII Colonial Battalion III Colonial Artillery Group (75/13 howitzers) 1st Colonial Cavalry Squadron 1st Mixed Colonial Engineer Company 1st Colonial Field Hospital 1st Colonial Supply Column IX Colonial Brigade, in Yabelo – Colonel Flaminio Orrigo II Colonial Battalion XVII Colonial Battalion LIX Colonial Battalion LX Colonial Battalion IX Colonial Artillery Group (65/17 field guns) 9th Colonial Cavalry Squadron 9th Mixed Colonial Engineer Company 9th Colonial Field Hospital 9th Colonial Supply Column X Colonial Brigade, in Gimbi – Colonel Giuseppe Cloza XXVIII Colonial Battalion LV Colonial Battalion CLXXXI Colonial Battalion CLXXXVII Colonial Battalion X Colonial Artillery Group (65/17 field guns) 10th Colonial Cavalry Squadron 10th Mixed Colonial Engineer Company 10th Colonial Field Hospital 10th Colonial Supply Column XVIII Colonial Brigade, in Jimma – Colonel Bartolemeo Minola XVI Colonial Battalion LXI Colonial Battalion CLXXXII Colonial Battalion CLXXXIII Colonial Battalion XVIII Colonial Artillery Group (65/17 field guns) 18th Colonial Cavalry Squadron 18th Mixed Colonial Engineer Company 18th Colonial Field Hospital 18th Colonial Supply Column XXV Colonial Brigade, in Dolo – Lieutenant-Colonel Giorgio Rolandi VII Colonial Battalion XXVIII Colonial Battalion LIV Colonial Battalion XXV Colonial Artillery Group (65/17 field guns) 25th Colonial Cavalry Squadron 25th Mixed Colonial Engineer Company 25th Colonial Field Hospital 25th Colonial Supply Column 6th CC.NN. Legion "Luigi Valcarenghi", in Jimma DCCXXXI CC.NN. Battalion DCCXLV CC.NN. Battalion VI Colonial Cavalry Squadrons Group XI Colonial Cavalry Squadrons Group 1 × CC.NN. Anti-aircraft Group (75/27 CK and Model 35 anti-aircraft guns) III Colonial Frontier Units Group IV Colonial Frontier Units Group V Colonial Frontier Units Group Colonial Unit "Gallabi" (Irregular forces) Colonial Unit "Uollame" (Irregular forces) Colonial Unit "Uolkitti" (Irregular forces) Armoured Car Section "Galla-Sidama" (1ZM armoured cars) === Eastern Sector === Eastern Sector, in Addis Ababa – Lieutenant-General Guglielmo Nasi ==== Harar Troops Command ==== Harar Troops Command, in Harar – Major-General Carlo De Simone XIII Colonial Brigade, in Dire Dawa – Brigadier-General Cesare Nam XX Colonial Battalion XXXIX Colonial Battalion XLVIII Colonial Battalion XIII Colonial Artillery Group (65/17 field guns) 13th Colonial Cavalry Squadron 13th Mixed Colonial Engineer Company 13th Colonial Field Hospital 13th Colonial Supply Column XIV Colonial Brigade, in Harar – Colonel Siliprandi XXXVII Colonial Battalion LXIV Colonial Battalion LXXXIII Colonial Battalion XIV Colonial Artillery Group (65/17 field guns) 14th Colonial Cavalry Squadron 14th Mixed Colonial Engineer Company 14th Colonial Field Hospital 14th Colonial Supply Column XV Colonial Brigade, in Jijiga – Major Romano XXXVIII Colonial Battalion XL Colonial Battalion XLIX Colonial Battalion CXLII Colonial Battalion XV Colonial Artillery Group (65/17 field guns) 15th Colonial Cavalry Squadron 15th Mixed Colonial Engineer Company 15th Colonial Field Hospital 15th Colonial Supply Column XVII Colonial Brigade, in Lassar – Colonel Focanti XLII Colonial Battalion LVIII Colonial Battalion LXVI Colonial Battalion XVII Colonial Artillery Group (65/17 field guns) 17th Colonial Cavalry Squadron 17th Mixed Colonial Engineer Company 17th Colonial Field Hospital 17th Colonial Supply Column 4th CC.NN. Legion "Filippo Corridoni", in Harar CLXIV CC.NN. Battalion CLXVI CC.NN. Battalion DII CC.NN. Battalion DIV CC.NN. Battalion I Arab-Somali Battalion LXV Machine Gun Battalion (detached from the 65th Infantry Division "Granatieri di Savoia") XIV Colonial Cavalry Squadrons Group 1x Colonial Artillery Group (77/28 field guns) 1x CC.NN. Anti-aircraft Group (75/27 CK and Model 35 anti-aircraft guns) VI Dubat Units Group Colonial Unit "Fanelli" (Irregular forces) Colonial Unit "Svianò" (Irregular forces) Colonial Unit "Asellè" (Irregular forces) Colonial Unit "Alefà" (Irregular forces) 1st Armoured Car Squadron (Fiat 611 armoured cars) Armoured Car Section "Harar" (1ZM armoured cars) ==== Scioa Troops Command ==== Scioa Troops Command, in Addis Ababa – Major-General Ettore Scala XX Colonial Brigade, in Baidoa – Colonel Giuseppe Azzolini XL Colonial Battalion LXXIV Colonial Battalion LXXV Colonial Battalion LXXVI Colonial Battalion XX Colonial Artillery Group (65/17 field guns) 20th Colonial Cavalry Squadron 20th Mixed Colonial Engineer Company 20th Colonial Field Hospital 20th Colonial Supply Column XXIII Colonial Brigade, in Waliso – Lieutenant-Colonel Casabassa LXXXVIII Colonial Battalion LXXXIX Colonial Battalion XC Colonial Battalion XXIII Colonial Artillery Group (65/17 field guns) 23rd Colonial Cavalry Squadron 23rd Mixed Colonial Engineer Company 23rd Colonial Field Hospital 23rd Colonial Supply Column 1st CC.NN. Legion "Arnaldo Mussolini", in Addis Ababa II CC.NN. Battalion IV CC.NN. Battalion V CC.NN. Battalion XI CC.NN. Battalion Addis Ababa Artillery Command, in Addis Ababa 2 × CC.NN. Anti-aircraft groups (75/46 anti-aircraft guns) 1 × Heavy Field Artillery Battery (104/32 howitzers) 1 × Heavy Field Artillery Battery (149/13 howitzers) 1 × Position Artillery Battery (120/45 naval guns in fixed positions) 7 × Position Artillery batteries (120/25 field guns in fixed positions) I Colonial Cavalry Squadrons Group II Colonial Cavalry Squadrons Group III Colonial Cavalry Squadrons Group V Colonial Cavalry Squadrons Group XV Colonial Cavalry Squadrons Group XL Machine Gun Battalion (detached from the 40th Infantry Division "Cacciatori d'Africa") Colonial Units Group "Altopiano" (Irregular forces) Colonial Units Group "Rolle" (Irregular forces) Colonial Units Group "Scioa" (Irregular forces) Colonial Units Group "Uollo Ambassel" (Irregular forces) Colonial Unit "Auasc" (Irregular forces) Colonial Unit "Bolè" (Irregular forces) Colonial Unit "Buriè" (Irregular forces) Colonial Unit "Doduò" (Irregular forces) Colonial Unit "Moggiò" (Irregular forces) 3 × Anti-tank companies (47/32 anti-tank guns) Armoured Car Section "Scioa" (1ZM armoured cars) === Autonomous Giuba Sector === Autonomous Giuba Sector, in Mogadishu – Major-General Gustavo Pesenti XCI Colonial Brigade, in Jilib – Colonel Italo Carnevali LXXV Colonial Battalion CXCIV Colonial Battalion CXCVI Colonial Battalion XCI Colonial Artillery Group (70/15 field guns) 91st Colonial Cavalry Squadron 91st Mixed Colonial Engineer Company 91st Colonial Field Hospital 91st Colonial Supply Column XCII Colonial Brigade, in Barawa – Colonel Giaume LXXIV Colonial Battalion CXCI Colonial Battalion CXCII Colonial Battalion XCII Colonial Artillery Group (70/15 field guns) 92nd Colonial Cavalry Squadron 92nd Mixed Colonial Engineer Company 92nd Colonial Field Hospital 92nd Colonial Supply Column 5th CC.NN. Legion "Luigi Razza", in Mogadishu DV CC.NN. Battalion DVI CC.NN. Battalion DLXXXV CC.NN. Battalion DCXXXI CC.NN. Battalion IV Colonial Coastal Battalion V Colonial Coastal Battalion CI Colonial Artillery Group (70/15 field guns) Dubat Grouping I Dubat Units Group II Dubat Units Group III Dubat Units Group IV Dubat Units Group V Dubat Units Group VI Colonial Frontier Units Group Colonial Units Group "Desciech Uama" (Irregular forces) Armoured Car Section "Giuba" (1ZM armoured cars) === General Reserve === General Reserve, in Addis Ababa – Lieutenant-General Claudio Trezzani, Chief of Staff of the Italian East African Armed Forces Command IV Motorized Artillery Group (77/28 field guns) XXV Motorized Artillery Group (77/28 field guns) XXVI Motorized Artillery Group (77/28 field guns) XXXI Motorized Artillery Group (77/28 field guns) XXXII Motorized Artillery Group (77/28 field guns) CII Motorized Artillery Group (105/28 howitzers) CIII Motorized Artillery Group (105/28 howitzers) CIV Motorized Artillery Group (105/28 howitzers) CV Motorized Artillery Group (105/28 howitzers) CVI Motorized Artillery Group (105/28 howitzers) 1st Special Tank Company "L", in Addis Ababa (L3/35 tankettes) 2nd Special Tank Company "M", in Addis Ababa (M11/39 tanks) ==== 40th Infantry Division "Cacciatori d'Africa" ==== 40th Infantry Division "Cacciatori d'Africa", in Addis Ababa – Major-General Giovanni Varda 210th Infantry Regiment "Bisagno" Command Company 2 × Fusiliers battalions 211th Infantry Regiment "Pescara" Command Company 2 × Fusiliers battalions III CC.NN. Battalion XV CC.NN. Battalion I African Motorized Artillery Group (65/17 field guns) XVIII Mixed African Engineer Battalion Divisional Services ==== 65th Infantry Division "Granatieri di Savoia" ==== 65th Infantry Division "Granatieri di Savoia", in Addis Ababa – Major-General Amedeo Liberati 10th Grenadier Regiment Command Company 2 × Grenadier battalions Alpini Battalion "Uork Amba" Support Weapons Company (65/17 field guns) Mortar Company (81mm Mod.

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East African campaign (World War II) order of battle

The Order of battle of the East African campaign shows the ground forces of both sides in East Africa on the date that the Italians declared war on Britain and France, 10 June 1940 and for the British and Commonwealth forces involved in the 1941 offensive. == Comando Forze Armate dell'Africa Orientale Italiana == Commander-in-Chief, Italian East African Armed Forces Command, Amedeo, 3rd Duke of Aosta === Northern Sector === Northern Sector, in Asmara – Lieutenant-General Luigi Frusci ==== Eritrea Troops Command ==== Eritrea Troops Command, in Asmara – Major-General Vincenzo Tessitore V Colonial Brigade, in Kerora – Brigadier-General Angelo Bergonzi XCVII Colonial Battalion CV Colonial Battalion CVI Colonial Battalion V Colonial Artillery Group (65/17 field guns) 5th Colonial Cavalry Squadron 5th Mixed Colonial Engineer Company 5th Colonial Field Hospital 5th Colonial Supply Column VIII Colonial Brigade, in Teseney – Colonel Antonio Rizzo CI Colonial Battalion CII Colonial Battalion VIII Colonial Artillery Group (65/17 field guns) 8th Colonial Cavalry Squadron 8th Mixed Colonial Engineer Company 8th Colonial Field Hospital 8th Colonial Supply Column XII Colonial Brigade, in Sebderat – Colonel Ugo Tabellini XXXV Colonial Battalion XXXVI Colonial Battalion XLIII Colonial Battalion XII Colonial Artillery Group (65/17 field guns) 12th Colonial Cavalry Squadron 12th Mixed Colonial Engineer Company 12th Colonial Field Hospital 12th Colonial Supply Column 2nd CC.NN. Legion "Ivo Oliveti", in Asmara XIII CC.NN. Battalion XIV CC.NN. Battalion XVI CC.NN. Battalion CXVI CC.NN. Battalion 1 × Colonial Artillery Group (77/28 field guns) 1 × CC.NN. Anti-aircraft Group (75/27 CK and Model 35 anti-aircraft guns) German Auto-transported Company (German volunteers) Colonial Unit "Cheren" (Irregular forces) Armoured Car Section "Eritrea" (1ZM armoured cars) ==== Amhara Troops Command ==== Amhara Troops Command, in Gondar – Major-General Agostino Martini III Colonial Brigade, in Debre Marqos – Colonel Saverio Maraventano XI Colonial Battalion XXIII Colonial Battalion XXX Colonial Battalion LXX Colonial Battalion III Colonial Artillery Group (65/17 field guns) 3rd Colonial Cavalry Squadron 3rd Mixed Colonial Engineer Company 3rd Colonial Field Hospital 3rd Colonial Supply Column IV Colonial Brigade, in Gondar – Colonel Livio Bonelli XIV Colonial Battalion XXV Colonial Battalion XXVII Colonial Battalion XXIX Colonial Battalion IV Colonial Artillery Group (65/17 field guns) 4th Colonial Cavalry Squadron 4th Mixed Colonial Engineer Company 4th Colonial Field Hospital 4th Colonial Supply Column XIX Colonial Brigade, in Injibara – Colonel Enrico Durante XXI Colonial Battalion LXV Colonial Battalion LXXII Colonial Battalion LXXXVI Colonial Battalion XIX Colonial Artillery Group (65/17 field guns) 19th Colonial Cavalry Squadron 19th Mixed Colonial Engineer Company 19th Colonial Field Hospital 19th Colonial Supply Column XXI Colonial Brigade, in Debre Tabor – Colonel Ignazio Angelini LXXVII Colonial Battalion LXXVIII Colonial Battalion LXXIX Colonial Battalion LXXX Colonial Battalion XXI Colonial Artillery Group (65/17 field guns) 21st Colonial Cavalry Squadron 21st Mixed Colonial Engineer Company 21st Colonial Field Hospital 21st Colonial Supply Column XXII Colonial Brigade, in Dangla – Colonel Adriano Torelli LXVII Colonial Battalion LXVIII Colonial Battalion LXIX Colonial Battalion LXXXI Colonial Battalion XXII Colonial Artillery Group (65/17 field guns) 22nd Colonial Cavalry Squadron 22nd Mixed Colonial Engineer Company 22nd Colonial Field Hospital 22nd Colonial Supply Column 3rd CC.NN. Legion "Reginaldo Giuliani", in Gondar CXXXI CC.NN. Battalion CXLI CC.NN. Battalion CXLVI CC.NN. Battalion CLI CC.NN. Battalion 7th CC.NN. Legion "F. Battisti", in Dessie CLXV CC.NN. Battalion CCXL CC.NN. Battalion DCXXX CC.NN. Battalion DCXXXV CC.NN. Battalion III Colonial Battalion CVIII Colonial Battalion CXIV Colonial Battalion 1 × CC.NN. Anti-aircraft Group (75/27 CK and Model 35 anti-aircraft guns) Colonial Unit "Amhara" (Irregular forces) I Colonial Frontier Units Group II Colonial Frontier Units Group Armoured Car Section "Amhara" (1ZM armoured cars) === Southern Sector === Southern Sector, in Jimma – General Pietro Gazzera (doubles as commander of the Galla and Sidama Troops Command) ==== Galla and Sidama Troops Command ==== Galla and Sidama Troops Command, in Jimma – General Pietro Gazzera I Colonial Brigade, in Magi – Colonel Guido Pialorsi I Colonial Battalion VI Colonial Battalion VIII Colonial Battalion XVIII Colonial Battalion III Colonial Artillery Group (75/13 howitzers) 1st Colonial Cavalry Squadron 1st Mixed Colonial Engineer Company 1st Colonial Field Hospital 1st Colonial Supply Column IX Colonial Brigade, in Yabelo – Colonel Flaminio Orrigo II Colonial Battalion XVII Colonial Battalion LIX Colonial Battalion LX Colonial Battalion IX Colonial Artillery Group (65/17 field guns) 9th Colonial Cavalry Squadron 9th Mixed Colonial Engineer Company 9th Colonial Field Hospital 9th Colonial Supply Column X Colonial Brigade, in Gimbi – Colonel Giuseppe Cloza XXVIII Colonial Battalion LV Colonial Battalion CLXXXI Colonial Battalion CLXXXVII Colonial Battalion X Colonial Artillery Group (65/17 field guns) 10th Colonial Cavalry Squadron 10th Mixed Colonial Engineer Company 10th Colonial Field Hospital 10th Colonial Supply Column XVIII Colonial Brigade, in Jimma – Colonel Bartolemeo Minola XVI Colonial Battalion LXI Colonial Battalion CLXXXII Colonial Battalion CLXXXIII Colonial Battalion XVIII Colonial Artillery Group (65/17 field guns) 18th Colonial Cavalry Squadron 18th Mixed Colonial Engineer Company 18th Colonial Field Hospital 18th Colonial Supply Column XXV Colonial Brigade, in Dolo – Lieutenant-Colonel Giorgio Rolandi VII Colonial Battalion XXVIII Colonial Battalion LIV Colonial Battalion XXV Colonial Artillery Group (65/17 field guns) 25th Colonial Cavalry Squadron 25th Mixed Colonial Engineer Company 25th Colonial Field Hospital 25th Colonial Supply Column 6th CC.NN. Legion "Luigi Valcarenghi", in Jimma DCCXXXI CC.NN. Battalion DCCXLV CC.NN. Battalion VI Colonial Cavalry Squadrons Group XI Colonial Cavalry Squadrons Group 1 × CC.NN. Anti-aircraft Group (75/27 CK and Model 35 anti-aircraft guns) III Colonial Frontier Units Group IV Colonial Frontier Units Group V Colonial Frontier Units Group Colonial Unit "Gallabi" (Irregular forces) Colonial Unit "Uollame" (Irregular forces) Colonial Unit "Uolkitti" (Irregular forces) Armoured Car Section "Galla-Sidama" (1ZM armoured cars) === Eastern Sector === Eastern Sector, in Addis Ababa – Lieutenant-General Guglielmo Nasi ==== Harar Troops Command ==== Harar Troops Command, in Harar – Major-General Carlo De Simone XIII Colonial Brigade, in Dire Dawa – Brigadier-General Cesare Nam XX Colonial Battalion XXXIX Colonial Battalion XLVIII Colonial Battalion XIII Colonial Artillery Group (65/17 field guns) 13th Colonial Cavalry Squadron 13th Mixed Colonial Engineer Company 13th Colonial Field Hospital 13th Colonial Supply Column XIV Colonial Brigade, in Harar – Colonel Siliprandi XXXVII Colonial Battalion LXIV Colonial Battalion LXXXIII Colonial Battalion XIV Colonial Artillery Group (65/17 field guns) 14th Colonial Cavalry Squadron 14th Mixed Colonial Engineer Company 14th Colonial Field Hospital 14th Colonial Supply Column XV Colonial Brigade, in Jijiga – Major Romano XXXVIII Colonial Battalion XL Colonial Battalion XLIX Colonial Battalion CXLII Colonial Battalion XV Colonial Artillery Group (65/17 field guns) 15th Colonial Cavalry Squadron 15th Mixed Colonial Engineer Company 15th Colonial Field Hospital 15th Colonial Supply Column XVII Colonial Brigade, in Lassar – Colonel Focanti XLII Colonial Battalion LVIII Colonial Battalion LXVI Colonial Battalion XVII Colonial Artillery Group (65/17 field guns) 17th Colonial Cavalry Squadron 17th Mixed Colonial Engineer Company 17th Colonial Field Hospital 17th Colonial Supply Column 4th CC.NN. Legion "Filippo Corridoni", in Harar CLXIV CC.NN. Battalion CLXVI CC.NN. Battalion DII CC.NN. Battalion DIV CC.NN. Battalion I Arab-Somali Battalion LXV Machine Gun Battalion (detached from the 65th Infantry Division "Granatieri di Savoia") XIV Colonial Cavalry Squadrons Group 1x Colonial Artillery Group (77/28 field guns) 1x CC.NN. Anti-aircraft Group (75/27 CK and Model 35 anti-aircraft guns) VI Dubat Units Group Colonial Unit "Fanelli" (Irregular forces) Colonial Unit "Svianò" (Irregular forces) Colonial Unit "Asellè" (Irregular forces) Colonial Unit "Alefà" (Irregular forces) 1st Armoured Car Squadron (Fiat 611 armoured cars) Armoured Car Section "Harar" (1ZM armoured cars) ==== Scioa Troops Command ==== Scioa Troops Command, in Addis Ababa – Major-General Ettore Scala XX Colonial Brigade, in Baidoa – Colonel Giuseppe Azzolini XL Colonial Battalion LXXIV Colonial Battalion LXXV Colonial Battalion LXXVI Colonial Battalion XX Colonial Artillery Group (65/17 field guns) 20th Colonial Cavalry Squadron 20th Mixed Colonial Engineer Company 20th Colonial Field Hospital 20th Colonial Supply Column XXIII Colonial Brigade, in Waliso – Lieutenant-Colonel Casabassa LXXXVIII Colonial Battalion LXXXIX Colonial Battalion XC Colonial Battalion XXIII Colonial Artillery Group (65/17 field guns) 23rd Colonial Cavalry Squadron 23rd Mixed Colonial Engineer Company 23rd Colonial Field Hospital 23rd Colonial Supply Column 1st CC.NN. Legion "Arnaldo Mussolini", in Addis Ababa II CC.NN. Battalion IV CC.NN. Battalion V CC.NN. Battalion XI CC.NN. Battalion Addis Ababa Artillery Command, in Addis Ababa 2 × CC.NN. Anti-aircraft groups (75/46 anti-aircraft guns) 1 × Heavy Field Artillery Battery (104/32 howitzers) 1 × Heavy Field Artillery Battery (149/13 howitzers) 1 × Position Artillery Battery (120/45 naval guns in fixed positions) 7 × Position Artillery batteries (120/25 field guns in fixed positions) I Colonial Cavalry Squadrons Group II Colonial Cavalry Squadrons Group III Colonial Cavalry Squadrons Group V Colonial Cavalry Squadrons Group XV Colonial Cavalry Squadrons Group XL Machine Gun Battalion (detached from the 40th Infantry Division "Cacciatori d'Africa") Colonial Units Group "Altopiano" (Irregular forces) Colonial Units Group "Rolle" (Irregular forces) Colonial Units Group "Scioa" (Irregular forces) Colonial Units Group "Uollo Ambassel" (Irregular forces) Colonial Unit "Auasc" (Irregular forces) Colonial Unit "Bolè" (Irregular forces) Colonial Unit "Buriè" (Irregular forces) Colonial Unit "Doduò" (Irregular forces) Colonial Unit "Moggiò" (Irregular forces) 3 × Anti-tank companies (47/32 anti-tank guns) Armoured Car Section "Scioa" (1ZM armoured cars) === Autonomous Giuba Sector === Autonomous Giuba Sector, in Mogadishu – Major-General Gustavo Pesenti XCI Colonial Brigade, in Jilib – Colonel Italo Carnevali LXXV Colonial Battalion CXCIV Colonial Battalion CXCVI Colonial Battalion XCI Colonial Artillery Group (70/15 field guns) 91st Colonial Cavalry Squadron 91st Mixed Colonial Engineer Company 91st Colonial Field Hospital 91st Colonial Supply Column XCII Colonial Brigade, in Barawa – Colonel Giaume LXXIV Colonial Battalion CXCI Colonial Battalion CXCII Colonial Battalion XCII Colonial Artillery Group (70/15 field guns) 92nd Colonial Cavalry Squadron 92nd Mixed Colonial Engineer Company 92nd Colonial Field Hospital 92nd Colonial Supply Column 5th CC.NN. Legion "Luigi Razza", in Mogadishu DV CC.NN. Battalion DVI CC.NN. Battalion DLXXXV CC.NN. Battalion DCXXXI CC.NN. Battalion IV Colonial Coastal Battalion V Colonial Coastal Battalion CI Colonial Artillery Group (70/15 field guns) Dubat Grouping I Dubat Units Group II Dubat Units Group III Dubat Units Group IV Dubat Units Group V Dubat Units Group VI Colonial Frontier Units Group Colonial Units Group "Desciech Uama" (Irregular forces) Armoured Car Section "Giuba" (1ZM armoured cars) === General Reserve === General Reserve, in Addis Ababa – Lieutenant-General Claudio Trezzani, Chief of Staff of the Italian East African Armed Forces Command IV Motorized Artillery Group (77/28 field guns) XXV Motorized Artillery Group (77/28 field guns) XXVI Motorized Artillery Group (77/28 field guns) XXXI Motorized Artillery Group (77/28 field guns) XXXII Motorized Artillery Group (77/28 field guns) CII Motorized Artillery Group (105/28 howitzers) CIII Motorized Artillery Group (105/28 howitzers) CIV Motorized Artillery Group (105/28 howitzers) CV Motorized Artillery Group (105/28 howitzers) CVI Motorized Artillery Group (105/28 howitzers) 1st Special Tank Company "L", in Addis Ababa (L3/35 tankettes) 2nd Special Tank Company "M", in Addis Ababa (M11/39 tanks) ==== 40th Infantry Division "Cacciatori d'Africa" ==== 40th Infantry Division "Cacciatori d'Africa", in Addis Ababa – Major-General Giovanni Varda 210th Infantry Regiment "Bisagno" Command Company 2 × Fusiliers battalions 211th Infantry Regiment "Pescara" Command Company 2 × Fusiliers battalions III CC.NN. Battalion XV CC.NN. Battalion I African Motorized Artillery Group (65/17 field guns) XVIII Mixed African Engineer Battalion Divisional Services ==== 65th Infantry Division "Granatieri di Savoia" ==== 65th Infantry Division "Granatieri di Savoia", in Addis Ababa – Major-General Amedeo Liberati 10th Grenadier Regiment Command Company 2 × Grenadier battalions Alpini Battalion "Uork Amba" Support Weapons Company (65/17 field guns) Mortar Company (81mm Mod.

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