Flechas Azules Division was a division of the
Nationalist forces during the
Spanish Civil War
The Spanish Civil War () was a military conflict fought from 1936 to 1939 between the Republican faction (Spanish Civil War), Republicans and the Nationalist faction (Spanish Civil War), Nationalists. Republicans were loyal to the Left-wing p ...
. The name means "Blue Arrows" in Spanish.
It was created when the
Flechas Azules Mixed Brigade was expanded into two division-sized units; the Flechas Azules and
Flechas Verdes Divisions. The Flechas Azules Division served in the
Catalonia Offensive
The Catalonia Offensive (, ) was part of the Spanish Civil War. The Nationalist Army started the offensive on 23 December 1938 and rapidly conquered Republican-held Catalonia with Barcelona (the Republic's capital city from October 1937). Ba ...
, the final offensive of the
Spanish Civil War
The Spanish Civil War () was a military conflict fought from 1936 to 1939 between the Republican faction (Spanish Civil War), Republicans and the Nationalist faction (Spanish Civil War), Nationalists. Republicans were loyal to the Left-wing p ...
. Italians from the
Corpo Truppe Volontarie
The Corps of Volunteer Troops () was a Fascist Italian expeditionary force of military volunteers, which was sent to Spain to support the Nationalist forces under General Francisco Franco against the Spanish Republic during the Spanish Civil ...
served in these mixed Italo-Spanish Flechas (Arrows) units where the Italians provided the officers and technical personnel, while the Spanish served in the rank-and-file.
Order of battle
Division Flechas Azules - Col.
Francesco La Ferla
* 1st Regiment
** 1st Battalion "Cerro Toro"
** 2nd Battalion "Sierra Lazaro"
** 3rd Battalion "Sierra Alteruela"
** Battery of 65/17
* 2nd Regiment
** 1st Battalion "Sierra Avila"
** 2nd Battalion "Sierra Argallen"
** 3rd Battalion "Maggiore Roccio"
* Rifle Battalion
* Battalion de maquinas
** 1st Machinegun Company
** 2nd Machinegun Company
** 3rd Machinegun Company
** 4th Mortar Company
** Anti Tank Company 47/35
* Artillery Regiment
** Group of 65/17
** Group of 75/27
** Group of 100/17
** 20mm AA Battery
** Machinegun Company
* Engineer Company
* Radio Company
* Services Unit
See also
*
Flechas Negras Division
Flechas Negras Division was a division of the Nationalist forces during the Spanish Civil War. The name means "Black Arrows" in Spanish.
It was a Blackshirts division created when the Flechas Division was further strengthened with support units ...
Sources
*de Mesa, José Luis, El regreso de las legiones: (la ayuda militar italiana a la España nacional, 1936–1939), García Hispán, Granada:España, 1994 {{ISBN, 84-87690-33-5
Military units and formations of the Spanish Civil War (National faction)
Divisions of Italy in the Spanish Civil War
Military units and formations established in 1937