Milizia Coloniale

The Milizia Coloniale was an all-volunteer colonial milia composed of members of the Fascist Milizia Volontaria per la Sicurezza Nazionale ("Volunteer Militia for National Security") or MVSN, commonly called the "Blackshirts". Based in Italian North Africa and Italian East Africa, colonial militia units consisted of seven legions (legioni) recruited initially among Italian colonists, but later also among local Africans:

Milizia Coloniale

The Milizia Coloniale was an all-volunteer colonial milia composed of members of the Fascist Milizia Volontaria per la Sicurezza Nazionale ("Volunteer Militia for National Security") or MVSN, commonly called the "Blackshirts". Based in Italian North Africa and Italian East Africa, colonial militia units consisted of seven legions (legioni) recruited initially among Italian colonists, but later also among local Africans: