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 and renamed. It served in the
Catalonia Offensive, the final offensive of the
Spanish Civil War. Italians from the
Corpo Truppe Volontarie 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
Flechas Negras Division - Col.
Valentino Babini
* 1st Regiment
** 1st Battalion "Monte Jata"
** 2nd Battalion "Bermeo"
** 3rd Battalion "Munguia"
** Battery of 65/17
* 2nd Regiment
** 1st Battalion "Peña Amarilla"
** 2nd Battalion "Santoña"
** 3rd Battalion "Algorta"
** Battery of 65/17
* Fusilier Battalion "Laredo"
* Independent Fusilier Battalion
* Battalion de maquinas
** 1st Machinegun Company
** 2nd Machinegun Company
** 3rd Machinegun Company
** 4th Mortar Company
* Auto Company
* Artillery Regiment
** Group of 65/17
** Group of 75/27 "Vizcaya"
** Group of 100/17
** 20mm Battery
* Engineer Battalion
* Logistics Company
See also
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Flechas Azules Division
Flechas Azules Division was a division of the Nationalist forces during the Spanish Civil War. 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 ...
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Flechas Verdes Division
The Flechas Verdes Division was a division of the Nationalist forces during the Spanish Civil War. The name means "Green Arrows" in Spanish.
It was created when the Flechas Azules Mixed Brigade was expanded into two division-sized units: the Fle ...
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
Divisions of Italy in the Spanish Civil War
Blackshirt divisions of Italy
Military units and formations established in 1937