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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 Azules and Flechas Verdes Divisions. The Flechas Azules Division 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 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 ** ...
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Nationalist Faction (Spanish Civil War)
The Nationalist faction ( es, Bando nacional) or Rebel faction ( es, Bando sublevado) was a major faction in the Spanish Civil War of 1936 to 1939. It was composed of a variety of right-leaning political groups that supported the Spanish Coup of July 1936 against the Second Spanish Republic and Republican faction and sought to depose Manuel Azaña, including the Falange, the CEDA, and two rival monarchist claimants: the Alfonsist Renovación Española and the Carlist Traditionalist Communion. In 1937, all the groups were merged into the FET y de las JONS. After the death of the faction's early leaders, General Francisco Franco, one of the members of the 1936 coup, would head the Nationalists throughout most of the war and emerge as the dictator of Spain until his death in 1975. The term Nationalists or Nationals () was coined by Joseph Goebbels following the visit of the clandestine Spanish delegation led by Captain Francisco Arranz requesting war material on 24 July 1936, ...
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Spanish Civil War
The Spanish Civil War ( es, Guerra Civil Española)) or The Revolution ( es, La Revolución, link=no) among Nationalists, the Fourth Carlist War ( es, Cuarta Guerra Carlista, link=no) among Carlists, and The Rebellion ( es, La Rebelión, link=no) or The Uprising ( es, La Sublevación, link=no) among Republicans. was a civil war in Spain fought from 1936 to 1939 between the Republicans and the Nationalists. Republicans were loyal to the left-leaning Popular Front government of the Second Spanish Republic, and consisted of various socialist, communist, separatist, anarchist, and republican parties, some of which had opposed the government in the pre-war period. The opposing Nationalists were an alliance of Falangists, monarchists, conservatives, and traditionalists led by a military junta among whom General Francisco Franco quickly achieved a preponderant role. Due to the international political climate at the time, the war had many facets and was variously viewed as cla ...
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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-file. One, the Flechas Azules Mixed Brigade "Blue Arrows" first served in Extremadura from April 1937 to the end of the War in the North. Order of Battle, April 1937 Flechas Azules Brigade - Col. Mario Guassardo * 1st Regimient ** 1st Battalion ** 2nd Battalion ** 3rd Battalion * 2nd Regimient ** 1st Battalion ** 2nd Battalion ** 3rd Battalion * Assault Battalion ** 1st Company ** 2nd Company * Artillery Group ** X Group 75/27 ** Battery 20mm AA Order of Battle, Aragon Front 1938 Flechas Azules Brigade - Col. Mario Guassardo * 3rd Regimient ** 1st Battalion ** 2nd Battalion ** 3rd Battalion ** Battery 65/17 * 4th Regimient ** 1st Battalion ** 2nd Battalion ** 3rd Battalion ** Battery 65/17 * Assault Battalion "As" * ...
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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 Flechas Verdes and Flechas Azules Divisions. The Flechas Verdes Division 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 Division Flechas Verdes - Col. Emilio Battisti * 1st Regimiento ** 1st Battalion "Caceres" ** 2nd Battalion "Bailen" ** 3rd Battalion "Balaguer" ** 4th Battalion "Gerona" ** Battery of 65/17 * 2nd Regiment ** 1st Battalion "Vitoria" ** 2nd Battalion "Medina" ** 3rd Battalion "Canarias" ** 4th Battalion "Las Navas" ** Battery of 65/17 * Battalion de maquinas ** 1s ...
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Catalonia Offensive
The Catalonia Offensive ( ca, Ofensiva de Catalunya, es, Ofensiva de Cataluña) 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). Barcelona was captured on 26 January 1939. The Republican government headed for the French border. Thousands of people fleeing the Nationalists also crossed the frontier in the following month, to be placed in internment camps. Franco closed the border with France by 10 February 1939. Background After its defeat at the Battle of the Ebro the Republican Army was broken and would never recover. The Republicans had lost most of their armament and experienced units. Furthermore, in October 1938 the Republican government agreed to withdraw the volunteers of the International Brigades. On the other hand, the Nationalists received new supplies of ammunition, weapons and aircraft from Germany. Furth ...
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Corpo Truppe Volontarie
The Corps of Volunteer Troops ( it, Corpo Truppe Volontarie, CTV) 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 War, 1936–39. Background In July 1936, at the beginning of Spanish Civil War, most of the elite Nationalist forces were isolated in Spanish Morocco or on the Canary Islands. Meanwhile, in Spain, smaller formations of Nationalists and Guardia Civil forces were locked in combat with pro-government militias, Assault Guards and those army units which remained loyal to the leftist Popular Front government. Making the situation more difficult for the Nationalists was the fact that the Spanish Republican Air Force and Navy generally remained loyal to the government. If the Nationalist forces fighting in Spain did not receive reinforcements, the rebellion could soon fail. General Francisco Franco and the ot ...
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Francesco La Ferla
Francesco La Ferla ( Monreale, 2 April 1886 – Palermo, 22 March 1962) was an Italian general during World War II. Biography He enlisted in the Royal Italian Army in 1907, after obtaining a degree in law in Palermo, and attended the Military Academy of Modena, graduating on 17 September 1910 with the rank of second lieutenant, assigned to the 8th Bersaglieri Regiment in Palermo. He participated in the Italo-Turkish War with the rank of lieutenant, being awarded a Bronze Medal of Military Valour, and subsequently in the First World War with the rank of captain and later major, being further decorated. After serving as a staff officer, he was promoted to colonel on August 17, 1935, first assuming command of the 37th Infantry Regiment "Ravenna" in 1935–1936, and then commanding the Flechas Azules Division during the Spanish Civil War (1937-1938). In 1939 he was assigned to the headquarters of the XII Corps in Palermo, and on 1 July 1940 he was promoted to brigadier gen ...
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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 and renamed. It served in the Catalonia Offensive, the final offensive of the Spanish Civil War. Italians from the Corpo Truppe Volontarie The Corps of Volunteer Troops ( it, Corpo Truppe Volontarie, CTV) 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 ... 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 ...
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Military Units And Formations Of The Spanish Civil War
A military, also known collectively as armed forces, is a heavily armed, highly organized force primarily intended for warfare. It is typically authorized and maintained by a sovereign state, with its members identifiable by their distinct military uniform. It may consist of one or more military branches such as an army, navy, air force, space force, marines, or coast guard. The main task of the military is usually defined as defence of the state and its interests against external armed threats. In broad usage, the terms ''armed forces'' and ''military'' are often treated as synonymous, although in technical usage a distinction is sometimes made in which a country's armed forces may include both its military and other paramilitary forces. There are various forms of irregular military forces, not belonging to a recognized state; though they share many attributes with regular military forces, they are less often referred to as simply ''military''. A nation's military may f ...
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Divisions Of Italy In The Spanish Civil War
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