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XXIII de Marzo Division "Llamas Negras" (Black Flames in Spanish) was the Division XXIII di Marzo strengthened after the end of the War in the North for the Aragon Offensive in 1938. It was one of the Blackshirts units sent to Spain from Italy during the Spanish Civil War to make up the "Corpo Truppe Volontarie" (Corps of Volunteer Troops), or CTV.

XXIII di Marzo Division "Llamas Negras" or "Fiamme Nere" (Black Flames in Italian)

  • Commander: Luigi Frusci
  • IV Grupo de banderas
    • Battalion Bufalo
    • Battalion Vampa
    • Battalion Toro
    • Battery of 65/17
  • V Grupo de banderas
    • Battalion Inessorabile
    • Battalion Ardente
    • Battalion Lupi
    • Battery of 65/17
  • VII Grupo de banderas
    • Battalion Implacabile
    • Battalion Inflessibile
    • Battalion Disperata
    • Battery of 65/17
  • Division Artillery
    • IIº Grupo de 75/27
    • Grupo de 75/27
    • Grupo de 100/17
    • Grupo de 20mm AA
    • Grupo de 37mm CC
  • Engineer Company
  • Logistics Section
  • Carabinieri Section
  • Sanitation Section
  • Truck 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
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