The Archive · 1935

"Missing" Division

Rome, Sept, 21.

It is generally believed here that the two "missing" Italian divisions, the Cossoria and the Assietta, have gone to Cyrenaica, an Italian oology: in North Africa lying. between Tripolitania and Egypt. This, how-fever, has not been officially admitted, The two divisions, consisting of 25,000 men, embarked at Genoa in eighteen ships, ostensibly for East Africa, The tics vessel sailed on September 7, and the last eleven days later, Although at least 11 of them should have reached the Suez Canal by now, not a single one of them has arrived at Port Said, and their "disappearance" has "been rousing widespread speculation, Some. time ago it was announced! here that the-troops withdrawn from Libya for service in East Africa would be replaced by home roope. It ig noteworthy, however, that the forces thus withdrawn did not amount to anything like two divisions.

Reuter.

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