The Archive · 1935

Italian Armaments in Africa

The Italian Association of ex-Servicemen received 19,000 applica tions for voluntary enlistment in the East African forees, it was announced here yesterday." The volunteers will serve in the Teveri Black Shirts Division recently formed for ex-servicemen and war-maimed veterans residing abroad—Havas, More Talian Troops Sail Rome, Sept. 19.

The last detachments of the "Cosseria" division which comprises three infantry batallions, one reserve company and one carabinieri detach-Jment as well as medical personnel, making up 121 officers and 3,600 men, sailed from Genoa for East Afries last night in the s. Lombardia, while Janother transport ship mostly of artillery "men, left Trieste at the same time, 'The Duke of Bergamo left Milan yesterday to embark for East Africa assume command of an infantry brigade—Tvans-Ocean 'Kuo' Min.

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