4th CC.NN. Division &quot;3 Gennaio&quot;4th CC.NN. Division &quot;3 Gennaio&quot; 4th CC.NN. Division "3 Gennaio" The 4th CC.NN. Division "3 Gennaio" () was an Italian CC.NN. (Blackshirts militia) division raised on 25 June 1935 for the Second Italo-Ethiopian War against Ethiopia. The name "3 Gennaio" ("3 January") was chosen to commemorate the date of assumption of dictatorial powers by Benito Mussolini on 3 January 1925. The division took part in the Italian invasion of Egypt and was destroyed during the Battle of Sidi Barrani in December 1940. History. The division was one of six CC.NN. divisions raised in summer 1935 in preparation for the Second Italo-Ethiopian War. Its members  were volunteers from the various armed militias of the National Fascist Party's paramilitary wing. Its members came from two regions: the 101st and 104th CC.NN. legions from Piedmont and the 215th CC.NN. Legion from Lazio. Second Italo-Ethiopian War. The division assembled in Italian Eritrea in early November 1935 and moved to Macallè in Ethiopia. The division participated in the Battle of Amba Aradam. After the war the division was repatriated and then disbanded. World War II. The division was reformed in 1940 and sent with three other CC.NN. divisions to Italian Libya, where the division took part in  the Italian invasion of Egypt in September 1940. By December 1940 the division was encamped at Sidi Barrani, where it was destroyed during the British counter-offensive Operation Compass in the Battle of Sidi Barrani on 10-11 December 1940. Organization. 1935. Below follows the division's organization during the Second Italo-Ethiopian War and the cities, in which its CC.NN. battalions were raised; the legion's machine gun companies and artillery batteries were raised in the same cities as the legions. 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. 1940. Below follows the division's organization at the start of the Italian invasion of Egypt and the cities, in which its CC.NN. battalions were raised. CC.NN. Grouping "3 Gennaio". For the Italian participation in the Eastern Front the regiment-sized CC.NN. Grouping "3 Gennaio" was raised as unit of the Italian Army in Russia: Commanding officers. During the Second Italo-Ethiopian War: During the Italian invasion of Egypt: 4th CC.NN. Division "3 Gennaio" The 4th CC.NN. Division "3 Gennaio" () was an Italian CC.NN. (Blackshirts militia) division raised on 25