East African campaign (World War II) order of battle

The Order of battle of the East African campaign shows the ground forces of both sides in East Africa on the date that the Italians declared war on Britain and France, 10 June 1940 and for the British and Commonwealth forces involved in the 1941 offensive.

Commander-in-Chief, Italian East African Armed Forces Command, Amedeo, 3rd Duke of Aosta[1] Over the course of the war the Italians combined some of the colonial brigades in divisions, however the sources as to which brigades were attached to which division and for how long are contradictory.

Below follows the division listing as given by the Italian wikipedia at it:Divisioni del Regio Esercito nella seconda guerra mondiale#Divisioni coloniali - Africa Orientale Italiana: Total 127,000 men Generale di Squadra Aerea Pietro Pinna Parpaglia[3][b] The Northern Sector Command (Italian: Commando Settore Nord) was based in Asmara.

Generale di Brigata Aerea Collati The Southern Sector Command (Commando Settore Sud) was based in Mogadishu.

T-821, Roll 144, American Historical Association Committee for the Study of War Documents, Washington, DC.