In 1937, during the
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, lin ...
, 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 R ...
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
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 Itali ...
* 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 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
Military units and formations of Italy in the Spanish Civil War