1st CC.NN. Division "Dio lo Vuole"

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1st CC.NN. Division "Dio lo Vuole"
ActiveFebruary 1937 – April 1937
CountryFlag of Italy (1861-1946) crowned.svg  Kingdom of Italy
Branch Blackshirts
Size Division
Part of Corpo Truppe Volontarie
Motto(s)Dio lo Vuole
Engagements Spanish Civil War
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Brigadier General Edmondo Rossi [1]

The 1st CC.NN. Division "Dio lo Vuole" ("God wills it"), was one of the three Italian Blackshirts Divisions sent to Spain during the Spanish Civil War to make up the " Corpo Truppe Volontarie " (Corps of Volunteer Troops), or CTV.

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After the Battle of Guadalajara, the Division was disbanded and its personnel were transferred to the 2nd Division "Fiamme Nere" and the XXIII de Marzo Group. [2]

Structure

1st CC.NN. Division "Dio lo vuole" Bgd. Gen. Edmondo Rossi

The Blackshirt (Camicie Nere, or CC.NN.) Divisions contained regular soldiers and volunteer militia from the National Fascist Party. The CC.NN. divisions were semi-motorised.

Sources

References

  1. "Edmondo ROSSI GENERALE DI CORPO D'ARMATA". Comando Supremo (in Italian). 2021-05-19. Retrieved 2025-05-28.
  2. Patrick Cloutier, Royal Army: the Italian royal army in Mussolini's wars, 1935-1943 , 2011.