text: Territorial Anti-aircraft Defense The Territorial Anti-aircraft Defense ( - MDICAT) was an organization of the Italian National Fascist Party's Voluntary Militia for National Security tasked with static air-defense of cities and installations. The MDICAT was organized in 22 legions, which commanded all ground-based air-defense units, including Royal Italian Army and Royal Italian Navy units, in their sector. The territorial anti-aircraft defense unit responsible for Sicily was the 22nd Territorial CC.NN. Anti-aircraft Legion. The list below gives an overview of the 22nd Legion's batteries sorted by cities with the respective services army (RA), navy (RN), and militia (CC.NN.) listed.
  The anti-aircraft batteries in Messina, Reggio Calabria, Augusta, and Trapani were detached to the Royal Italian Navy's maritime military commands in these cities.
  Territorial Anti-aircraft Defense - 22nd Territorial CC.NN. Anti-aircraft Legion, in Palermo
  Ionia
  2x Anti-aircraft batteries (90/53 anti-aircraft guns; RA)
  2x Anti-aircraft batteries (20/65 anti-aircraft guns; RA)
  Gerbini Airfield
  1x Anti-aircraft battery (37/54 anti-aircraft guns; RA)
  1x Anti-aircraft battery (37/54 anti-aircraft guns; CC.NN.)
  2x Anti-aircraft batteries (76/40 anti-aircraft guns; RA)
  Catania
  460th Anti-aircraft Battery (90/53 anti-aircraft guns; CC.NN.)
  483rd Anti-aircraft Battery (76/40 anti-aircraft guns; RN)
  813th Anti-aircraft Battery (20/65 anti-aircraft guns; CC.NN.)
  2x Anti-aircraft batteries (37/54 anti-aircraft guns; RA)
  2x Anti-aircraft batteries (75/46 anti-aircraft guns; RA)
  5x Anti-aircraft batteries (90/53 anti-aircraft guns; CC.NN.)
  6x Anti-aircraft batteries (76/40 anti-aircraft guns; CC.NN.)
  2x Anti-aircraft batteries (37/54 anti-aircraft guns; CC.NN.)
  2x Anti-aircraft batteries (20/65 anti-aircraft guns; CC.NN.)
  San Pietro Clarenza
  XXXI Anti-aircraft Group
  18th and 19th Anti-aircraft batteries (76/40 anti-aircraft guns; CC.NN.)
  232nd and 827th Anti-aircraft batteries (20/65 anti-aircraft guns; CC.NN.)
  Gela
  22nd Anti-aircraft Battery (76/40 anti-aircraft guns; CC.NN.)
  23rd Anti-aircraft Battery (76/40 anti-aircraft guns; CC.NN.)
  93rd Anti-aircraft Battery (76/40 anti-aircraft guns; CC.NN.)
  333rd Anti-aircraft Battery (37/54 anti-aircraft guns; RA)
  334th Anti-aircraft Battery (37/54 anti-aircraft guns; RA)