XVIII Battaglione Carabinieri

[David W]

Hi folks.

Can anyone place the XVIII Battaglione Carabinieri in A.S before September 1942?

Does anyone know it's Tabelle Organiche?

Thanks in advance,
David.

[David W]

Anyone?

[jwsleser]

What info/sources do you have about this btg.? I haven't found it.

Pista! Jeff

[David W]

Hi Jeff.

I originally made enquiries here.....

http://www.comandosupremo.com/forums/to ... ttaglione/

Kind Regards,
David.

[jwsleser]

David

Gads, footnotes. I would have spend years trying to find those comments.

Bottomline, the carabinieri site is likely the best answer you will find. As Nuno quoted, after the outbreak of hostilities, progressively more carabinieri units were mobilized. These units (119 sez., 4 btg., etc.) were units of the 10 ª armata. As the 10 ª armata was destroyed during Compass, I assume the battalions were raised between June and Dec of 1940. The I Battaglione carabinieri paracadutisti was definitely raised during this period.

Pista! Jeff

[Urmel]

Did someone say Paracadutisti?

https://rommelsriposte.com/2011/02/22/1 ... rica-1941/

[David W]

That appears to be the only Caribinieri unit that served in AS that is written about in any detail.