Italian 1st Eritrean Division

The First Eritrean Division or I Division Indigeni (Native) was organized for service in the Second Italo-Abyssinian War in 1935. It was formed from the Eritrean askari of the Battalion indigeni (Native Battalions) who provided the regular colonial forces of Italian Eritrea.

Order of battle

1st Native Division - Gen. Salvatore di Pietro

1st Mixed Brigade - Brig. Gen. Gallina
- 1st Native Battalion Group
  - I "Turitto" Native Battalion
  - VI "Cossu" Native Battalion
  - XVI "Adi Caieh" Native Battalion
- 5th Native Battalion Group
  - VII "Prestinari" Native Battalion
  - XV "Billia" Native Battalion
- 1st Mountain Artillery Battalion (65L17)
3rd Mixed Brigade - Brig. Gen. Cubeddu
- 2nd Native Battalion Group
  - III "Galliano" Native Battalion
  - XI Native Battalion
- VI Native Battalion Group
  - II "Hidalgo" Native Battalion
  - XIII "Roma" Native Battalion
  - XXIV Native Battalion
- 3rd Mountain Artillery Battalion (65L17)

Italian Empire

Subdivisions

Western Mediterranean	Southeastern France Monaco Corsica

Balkans	Albanian Kingdom Islands of the Aegean Kingdom of Croatia Dalmatia Greece Hellenic State Principality of the Pindus Ionian Islands Italian Province of Lubiana Kingdom of Montenegro

Italian East Africa	Italian Eritrea Eritrea Governorate Italian Somalia Somalia Governorate Italian Oltre Giuba British Somaliland Italian Ethiopia Amhara Governorate Harrar Governorate Galla-Sidamo Governorate Scioa Governorate

Italian Libya	Libya Cyrenaica Tripolitania Fezzan

Far East	Italian concession of Tientsin Concessions of Italy in China

Planned expansion	Egypt Majorca Tentative to occupy French Somaliland Kenya Sudan Malta Ticino, Valais and Grisons Tunisia

The Italian empire before WWII is shown in red. Pink areas were annexed/occupied for various periods between 1940 and 1943. Italian concessions and forts in China are not shown.

Settlers and Irredentism

Settlers and colonists	Albania Dodecanese Dalmatia Eritrea Ethiopia Libya Somalia Tunisia Egypt Lebanon Gibraltar

Irredentism	Corsica Nice Savoy Dalmatia Istria-Venezia Giulia Malta Switzerland Corfu

Architecture

Governmental	Governor's Palace (Mogadishu) Governor's Palace (Tripoli) Governor's Palace (Asmara) Asmara Presidential Palace (Asmara)

Civilian	Mogadishu Cathedral St. Joseph's Cathedral Benghazi Cathedral Tripoli Cathedral Cinema Impero Fiat Tagliero Building Marble Arch Asmara's Opera Lighthouse "Francesco Crispi" (Cape Guardafui)

Urbanism	Italian Tripoli Mogadishu under Italian rule Italian Benghazi Italian Asmara Italian Massaua

Infrastructure

Political concepts

Police and military

Currencies and Stamps

Italian Divisions in World War II

Armoured	131st Armoured Division Centauro 132nd Armoured Division Ariete 133rd Armoured Division Littorio 134th Armoured Division Freccia 135th Armoured Division Ariete II 136th Armoured Division Centauro II

Cavalry	1st Cavalry Division Eugenio di Savoia 2nd Cavalry Division Emanuele Filiberto Testa di Ferro 3rd Cavalry Division Amedeo Duca d'Aosta

Alpine	1st Alpine Division Taurinense 2nd Alpine Division Tridentina 3rd Alpine Division Julia 4th Alpine Division Cuneense 5th Alpine Division Pusteria 6th Alpine Division Alpi Graie

Mountain	1st Mountain Infantry Division Superga 2nd Mountain Infantry Division Sforzesca 3rd Mountain Infantry Division Ravenna 4th Mountain Infantry Division Livorno 26th Mountain Infantry Division Assietta 33rd Mountain Infantry Division Acqui 36th Mountain Infantry Division Forlì 37th Mountain Infantry Division Modena 59th Mountain Infantry Division Cagliari

Motorised	9th Motorised Division Pasubio 10th Motorised Division Piave 16th Motorised Division Pistoia 52nd Motorised Division Torino 101st Motorised Division Trieste 102nd Motorised Division Trento 103rd Motorised Division Piacenza 104th Motorised Division Mantova 105th Motorised Division Rovigo

Infantry	5th Infantry Division Cosseria 6th Infantry Division Cuneo 7th Infantry Division Lupi di Toscana 8th Infantry Division Po 11th Infantry Division Brennero 12th Infantry Division Sassari 13th Infantry Division Re 14th Infantry Division Isonzo 15th Infantry Division Bergamo 17th Infantry Division Pavia 18th Infantry Division Messina 19th Infantry Division Venezia 20th Infantry Division Friuli 21st Infantry Division Granatieri di Sardegna 22nd Infantry Division Cacciatori delle Alpi 23rd Infantry Division Ferrara 24th Infantry Division Pinerolo 25th Infantry Division Bologna 27th Infantry Division Brescia 28th Infantry Division Aosta 29th Infantry Division Piemonte 30th Infantry Division Sabauda 31st Infantry Division Calabria 32nd Infantry Division Marche 38th Infantry Division Puglie 40th Infantry Division Cacciatori d'Africa 41st Infantry Division Firenze 44th Infantry Division Cremona 47th Infantry Division Bari 48th Infantry Division Taro 49th Infantry Division Parma 50th Infantry Division Regina 51st Infantry Division Siena 53rd Infantry Division Arezzo 54th Infantry Division Napoli 55th Infantry Division Savona 56th Infantry Division Casale 57th Infantry Division Lombardia 58th Infantry Division Legnano 60th Infantry Division Sabratha 61st Infantry Division Sirte 62nd Infantry Division Marmarica 63rd Infantry Division Cirene 64th Infantry Division Catanzaro 65th Infantry Division Granatieri di Savoia 136th Infantry Division Giovani Fascisti

Garrison	151st Infantry Division Perugia 152nd Infantry Division Piceno 153rd Infantry Division Macerata 154th Infantry Division Murge 155th Infantry Division Emilia 156th Infantry Division Vicenza 157th Infantry Division Novara 158th Infantry Division Zara 159th Infantry Division Veneto

Airborne	184th Airborne Division Nembo 185th Airborne Division Folgore 80th Infantry Division La Spezia (Airlanding)

Blackshirt	1st Blackshirt Armoured Division M 1st Blackshirt Division 23 Marzo 2nd Blackshirt Division 28 Ottobre 3rd Blackshirt Division 21 Aprile 4th Blackshirt Division 3 Gennaio

African	1st Libyan Division Sibelle 2nd Libyan Division Pescatori 1st Eritrean Division 2nd Eritrean Division Italian Somali Divisions (101 and 102)

Coastal	201st Coastal Division 202nd Coastal Division 203rd Coastal Division 204th Coastal Division 205th Coastal Division 206th Coastal Division 207th Coastal Division 208th Coastal Division 209th Coastal Division 210th Coastal Division 211th Coastal Division 212th Coastal Division 213th Coastal Division 214th Coastal Division 215th Coastal Division 216th Coastal Division 220th Coastal Division 221st Coastal Division 222nd Coastal Division 223rd Coastal Division 224th Coastal Division 225th Coastal Division 226th Coastal Division 227th Coastal Division 230th Coastal Division

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