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Flechas Negras 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 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 August 1937 Flechas Negras Brigade - Col. Sandro Piazzoni * 3rd Regiment ** 1st Battalion "Monte Jata" ** 2nd Battalion "Bermeo" ** 3rd B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Biscay
Biscay (; eu, Bizkaia ; es, Vizcaya ) is a province of Spain and a historical territory of the Basque Country, heir of the ancient Lordship of Biscay, lying on the south shore of the eponymous bay. The capital and largest city is Bilbao. Biscay is one of the most renowned and prosperous provinces of Spain, historically a major trading hub in the Atlantic Ocean since medieval times and, later on, one of the largest industrial and financial centers of the Iberian peninsula. Since the extensive deindustrialization that took place throughout the 1970s, the economy has come to rely more on the services sector. Etymology It is accepted in linguistics (Koldo Mitxelena, etc.) that ''Bizkaia'' is a cognate of ''bizkar'' (cf. Biscarrosse in Aquitaine), with both place-name variants well attested in the whole Basque Country and out meaning 'low ridge' or 'prominence' (''Iheldo bizchaya'' attested in 1141 for the Monte Igueldo in San Sebastián). Denominations ''Bizkaia'' ''Bi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sandro Piazzoni
Alessandro Piazzoni, also known as Sandro Piazzoni (Rome, 2 May 1885 – Brescia, 14 May 1971) was an Italian general during World War II. Biography Born into a noble Roman family, the son of Ernesto Piazzoni, he enlisted in the Royal Italian Army and entered the Royal Academy of Infantry and Cavalry in Modena on 14 September 1906, graduating with the rank of infantry second lieutenant. He participated in the Italo-Turkish war with the rank of captain, being decorated for military valor, and then in the First World War, by the end of which he had reached the rank of lieutenant colonel (in command of the 1st Battalion, 88th Infantry Regiment) and had been decorated with a Silver Medal of Military Valor (for his conduct during the withdrawal after the battle of Caporetto). After attending the Army School of War and serving as a staff officer, he was promoted to colonel on 15 August 1932, first taking up the infantry inspectorate in Rome and then the command of the 53rd Infant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Of Santander
The Battle of Santander was a battle 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 devastated the Republic's "Army of the North"; 60,000 soldiers were captured by the Nationalists. Background After the fall of Bilbao on 19 June and the end of the failed Republican offensive at Brunete on 25 July, the Nationalists decided to continue their offensive in the North and occupied the Cantabria Province. Opposing forces The Nationalists' Army of the North had 90,000 men (of which, 25,000 Italian), led by general Davila. The Italian force, led by General Bastico, comprised Bergonzoli's '' Littorio'' Division, Frusci's Black Flames Division and Francischi's 23 March Division. The Nationalists had also six Navarrese brigades led by Colonel Solchaga, two Castilian brigades led by General Ferrer, and one mixed Hispano-Ital ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 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. For its final campaign it was further strengthened and renamed Flechas Negras Division. Order of battle Division "Flechas" - Mario Roatta * Brigada Flechas Negras - Col. Sandro Piazzoni ** 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 * Assault Battalion "Laredo" * Artillery Group ** Group of 75/27 "Vizcaya" ** Group of 75/27 ** Battery of 20mm " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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" * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
