Appendix 4: Estimated Order of Battle of Italian Northern Army on 10 April 1941
(Showing units liquidated and those still to be dealt with.)1
| Unit | Prisoners Checked | Location | Remarks |
| Italian Troops | |||
| Savoy Grenadier Div (less MG Bn) | 3,005 | Liquidated | Twenty officers taken at Massawa. |
| 44 CCNN | 534 | Liquidated | Eighteen officers taken at Massawa. |
| 136 CCNN | 854 | Liquidated | Twelve officers taken at Massawa. |
| 150 CCNN | 623 | Liquidated | – |
| 170 CCNN | 302 | Liquidated | Seven officers taken at Massawa. |
| 11 Legion CCNN | 814 | Liquidated | Nine officers taken at Massawa. |
| 5 Legion | 114 | – | – |
| Marines and miscellaneous coastal troops | 3,584 | Liquidated | Taken at Massawa. |
| Colonial Troops | |||
| 1 Col Div | – | Liquidated | Commander and staff taken at Massawa. |
| Bdes. | |||
| 2 Col Bde (4,5,10, 151 Bns) | 1,050 | Liquidated | Went to Ghinda where Eritreans deserted. Forty-seven officers taken at Massawa. |
| 5 Col Bde (97,106 Tipo Bns) | 281 | 97 Bn at Amba Alagi, rest liquidated | Possibly split. Eight officers of HQ, taken at Massawa. Many prisoners taken by 4 Div. Very heavy casualties at Keren. |
| Unit | Prisoners checked | Location | Remarks |
| 6 Col Bde (19,24,31,34 Bns) | 927 | Liquidated at or on way to Massawa | Thirty-four officers from HQ, and all units taken at Massawa. |
| 7 Col Bde (13,15, 21,45 Bns) | 1 | Unknown | Presumably on southern front. |
| 8 Col Bde (102, 108, 110 Bns) | 55 | HQBn Amba Alagi. | 108 Bn was believed to have deserted mostly. |
| 11 Col Bde (51,52,56,63 Bns) | 1,499 | Liquidated | Officers from 52, and 55 Bns were found at Asmara. The remainder were found at Decamere where troops were disarmed and sent home by their own officers. |
| 12 Col Bde (36,43,103 Bns) | 133 | Gondar road. | Had probably been split. Prisoners from HQ and 103 Bn had been taken at Adi Ugri, while twenty-eight officers were taken at Massawa. Many prisoners had been taken by 4 Div. The balance was about one to two battalions. |
| 16 Col Bde (22, 23,47, 53 Bns) | 327 | Gondar road | Had suffered heavily at Barentu. All except 53 Bn were also reported at Nefasit, but none were identified at Massawa. |
| 21 Col Bde (78, 79, 80 Bns) | 227 | Amba Alagi | 80 Bn lost eight officers at Ad Teclesan. 79 Bn had not been identified, it had last been reported at Debra Tabor. 78 Bn was all captured at Adigrat. |
| Unit | Prisoners Checked | Location | Remarks |
| 41 Col Bde (98, 99, 131, 132 Bns) | 90 | Liquidated | Men were disarmed and sent home by their own commanders at Decamere. |
| 42 Col Bde (35, 101, 111 Bns) | 201 | Liquidated | 35 Bn was identified at Nefasit, and officers of 101 and 111 Bns were taken at Massawa. |
| 43 Col Bde (44, 104, 113 Bns) | 81 | Gondar road | Probably had many desertions in withdrawal from Om Hagar. |
| 44 Col Bde (105, 107, 112 Bns) | 225 | Probably Liquidated | Sixteen officers taken at Massawa. |
| 61 Col Bde (50, 57, 85, 141 Bns) | 2,228 | Liquidated | This brigade was split. HQ, was taken in Massawa. 141 Bn was captured complete in Adigrat. |
| Rizzio’s Command (26, 31 Bis, 41) | 20 | Amba Alagi | No 4 Coy 31 Bis was captured at Quiha. |
| Unbrigaded (109 Bn) | 10 | Amba Alagi | Two companies reported dispersed. |
ARTILLERY
In all, a total of eighty-five Italian guns had been captured since the beginning of the advance from Keren. The number of artillery prisoners captured by the 5th Indian Division was one thousand one hundred and seventy-eight.
MISCELLANEOUS
The number of prisoners from miscellaneous services was about three thousand.
UNITS STILL TO BE DEALT WITH
| AMBA ALAGI SECTOR | |
|
Probable |
Possible |
| 97 Col Bn, 109 Col Bn, 110 Col Bde, Rizzio’s Command | All or part of 7 Col Bde, 79 Col Bde |
| GONDAR ROAD SECTOR | |
|
Probable |
Possible |
| 102 Col Bde, 43 Col Bde | All or part of 7 Col Bde, 12 Col Bde, 16 Col Bde |
Note:–
The number of prisoners is not complete, as many missed the forward check where units were noted, owing to rapid advance. Also the figures do not include those captured by the 4th Indian Division. A very large number must also be added for deserters who went straight home, and for casualties in killed and wounded.