German Motorized Company

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Compagnia Autocarrata Tedesca
The German Motorized Company with a Schwarzlose Mod. 07/12 machine gun
Active	6 October 1940 – 19 May 1941
Country	Nazi Germany
Allegiance	Kingdom of Italy
Branch	Royal Italian Army
Size	Company
Equipment	Carcano 1891 rifles and carbines Breda 30 and Schwarzlose machine guns
Engagements	World War II East African Campaign Battle of Agordat Battle of Keren Battle of Amba Alagi
Commanders
Notable commanders	First Lieutenant (Oberleutnant) Gustav Hamel

The German Motorized Company (Italian: Compagnia Autocarrata Tedesca, German: Deutsche Motorisierte Kompanie) was a small military unit formed during the East African Campaign during World War II.^[1]