4th CC.NN. Division "3 Gennaio"
military unit
The 4th CC.NN. Division "3 Gennaio" (Italian: 4ª Divisione CC.NN. "3 Gennaio") was a Italian blackshirt militia division created on June 25th, 1935 for the Second Italo-Ethiopian War against Ethiopia. The name "3 Gennaio" "3 January" was chosen to celebrate the date that Benito Mussolini took absolute power over Italy.
4th CC.NN. Division "3 Gennaio" | |
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Active | 25 June 1935 – 11 December 1940 |
Country | Italy |
Branch | MVSN |
Type | Infantry |
Size | Division |
Motto(s) | "Chi osa vince" |
Engagements | Second Italo-Ethiopian War World War II |
Insignia | |
Identification symbol | 4th CC.NN. Division gorget patches |