Flechas Negras Division was a division of the Nationalist forces during the

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. The name means "Black Arrows" in Spanish. It was a

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division created when the Flechas Division was further strengthened with support units and renamed. It served in the

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, the final offensive of the

. Italians from the

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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.

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* 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

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

Order of battle

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