In 1937, 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 ...
, 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 ...
began to serve in mixed Italo-Spanish Flechas (Arrows) units where the Italians provided the officers and technical personnel, while the Spanish served in the rank-and-file. One, the Flechas Negras Mixed Brigade "Black Arrows" first served in
Vizcaya from April 1937.
Order of Battle, April 1937
Flechas Negras Brigade - Col.
Sandro Piazzoni
* 3rd Regiment
** 1st Battalion
** 2nd Battalion
** 3rd Battalion
** Battery 65/17
* 4th Regiment
** 1st Battalion
** 2nd Battalion
** 3rd Battalion
** Battery 65/17
* Assault Battalion
** 1st Company
** 2nd Company
* Artillery Group
** IVº Grupo de 75/27
** Grupo de 100/17
** Grupo de 105/28
** Battery 20mm AA
* Engineer Company
* Intendencia Section
* Sanitation Section
Order of Battle,
Battle of Santander
The Battle of Santander was fought in the War in the North campaign of the Spanish Civil War during the summer of 1937. Santander's fall on 26 August assured the Nationalist conquest of the province of Santander, now Cantabria. The battle deva ...
August 1937
Flechas Negras Brigade - Col. Sandro Piazzoni
* 3rd Regiment
** 1st Battalion "Monte Jata"
** 2nd Battalion "Bermeo"
** 3rd Battalion "Munguia"
** Battery 65/17
** Engineer Section
* 4th Regiment
** 1st Battalion "Peña Amarilla"
** 2nd Battalion
** 3rd Battalion "Algorta"
** Battery 65/17
** Engineer Section
* Assault Battalion
* Artillery Group
** Group 75/27
** Battery 149/12
** Antitank Battery 37mm
** Battery 20mm AA
* Engineer Company
* Division Truck Unit
The Flechas Negras Brigade was later expanded to form the
Flechas Division
Flechas Division (Flechas = Arrows, in Spanish) was created from the Flechas Negras Brigade expanded into a Division sized unit. It served in the Aragon Offensive and the March to the Sea, in 1938, during the Spanish Civil War. Italians from the Co ...
.
See also
*
Flechas Azules Mixed Brigade
In 1937, during the Spanish Civil War, Italians from the Corpo Truppe Volontarie began to serve in mixed Italo-Spanish Flechas (Arrows) units where the Italians provided the officers and technical personnel, while the Spanish served in the rank-and ...
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)
Military units and formations of Italy in the Spanish Civil War