World War II Armed Forces — Orders of Battle and Organizations

Last Updated 15.08.2013

Royal Army In cooperation with Enrico Tagliazucchi Authorized Organization Colonial Brigade 10 June 1940

Colonial Brigades
Brigade     Headquarters	Commander	Infantry Battalions	Artilery Battalion	Other Unts
1 Brigata Coloniale     Magi	COL Guido Pialorsi	1, 6, 8, 18	1 [1]	1
2 Brigata Coloniale     Ancober	COL Orlando Lorenzini	4, 5, 9, 10	2 [1]	2
3 Brigata Coloniale     Debra Marcòs	COL Saverio Maraventano	11, 23, 30, 70	3	3
4 Brigata Coloniale     Gondar	COL Livio Bonelli	14, 25, 27, 29	4	4
5 Brigata Coloniale     Karora	BG Angelo Bergonzi	97, 105, 106	5	5
6 Brigata Coloniale     Dessiè	LTC Agostino Magrini	19, 24, 31, 34	6	6
7 Brigata Coloniale     Ambò	COL Tiburzio Rean	13, 15, 45	7	7
8 Brigata Coloniale     Tessenei	COL Antonio Rizzo	101, 102	8	8
9 Brigata Coloniale     Javello	COL Flaminio Orrigo	2, 17, 59, 60	9	9
10 Brigata Coloniale     Ghimbi	COL Giuseppe Cloza	28, 55, 181, 187	10	10
11 Brigata Coloniale     Ficcè	COL Francesco Prina	51, 52, 56	11	11
12 Brigata Coloniale     Sabderat	COL Dino Tabellini	35, 36, 43	12	12
13 Brigata Coloniale     Dire Daua	BG Cesare Nam	20, 39, 48	13	13
14 Brigata Coloniale     Harar	COL Giorgio Siliprandi	37, 64, 83	14	14
15 Brigata Coloniale     Giggiga	MAJ Luigi Romano	38, 40, 49, 142	15	15
16 Brigata Coloniale     Tessenei	COL Manlio Vanetti	22, 23, 47, 53	16	16
17 Brigata Coloniale     Lassar	COL Ettore Focanti	42, 58, 66	17	17
18 Brigata Coloniale     Gimma	COL Bartolomeo Minola	16, 61, 182, 183	18	18
19 Brigata Coloniale     Engiabara	COL Enrico Durante	21, 65, 72, 86	19	19
20 Brigata Coloniale     Baidoa	COL Giuseppe Azzolini	74, 75, 76	20	20
21 Brigata Coloniale     Debra Tabor	COL Ignazio Angelini	77, 78, 79, 80	21	21
22 Brigata Coloniale     Danghila	COL Adriano Torelli	3, 67, 68, 69, 81	22	22
23 Brigata Coloniale     Uolisò	COL Giuseppe Azzolini	88, 89, 80	23	23
25 Brigata Coloniale     Dolo	LTC Giorgio Rolandi	7, 28, 54	25	25
41 Brigata Coloniale (forming)     Adigrat	BG Fongoli Ugo	98, 99, 131, 132	41	41
42 Brigata Coloniale (forming)     ?	COL Gino Luziani	100, 103, 110, 111	42	42
43 Brigata Coloniale (forming)     ?	COL Carlo Postiglione	26, 31bis, 41, 44	43	43
45 Brigata Coloniale (forming)     ?	BG Antonio Rizzo	?	45	45
61 Brigata Coloniale (forming)     ?	LTC Girlando Giordano	50, 57	61	61
70 Brigata Coloniale (forming)     ?	BG Giuseppe Muller	62, 140, 143	70	70
85 Brigata Coloniale (forming)     Sciasciamanna	COL Sebastiano Lannuti	183, 184, 185, 186	85	85
86 Brigata Coloniale (forming)     ?	LTC Agostino Fenoglio	188, 189, 190	86	86
91 Brigata Coloniale (forming)     Gelib	COL Pietro Bivona	75, 194, 196	91	91
92 Brigata Coloniale (forming)     ?	COL Carlo Garino	192 (by July added 74 and 191)	92	92
Brigade     Headquarters	Commander	Infantry Battalions	Artilery Battalion	Other Unts
NOTES:  [1]  Artillery battalion equiiped with 75/13 mountain howitzers.