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4th CC.NN. Division "3 Gennaio"

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4th CC.NN. Division "3 Gennaio"
4th CC.NN. Division "3 Gennaio" insignia
Active25 June 1935 – 11 December 1940
Country Italy
Branch MVSN
TypeInfantry
SizeDivision
Motto(s)"Chi osa vince"
EngagementsSecond Italo-Ethiopian War
World War II
Insignia
Identification
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4th CC.NN. Division gorget patches

The 4th CC.NN. Division "3 Gennaio" (Italian: 4ª Divisione CC.NN. "3 Gennaio") was a Italian blackshirt militia division created on June 25th, 1935 for the Second Italo-Ethiopian War against Ethiopia. The name "3 Gennaio" "3 January" was chosen to celebrate the date that Benito Mussolini took absolute power over Italy.