Division XXIII di Marzo
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The Agrupación XXIII de Marzo
was upgraded to Division status as the Division XXIII di Marzo prior to the Battle of Santander
. It was one of the ItalianBlackshirts
units sent to Spain
during the Spanish Civil War
to make up the "Corpo Truppe Volontarie
" (Corps of Volunteer Troops), or CTV.
XXIII de Marzo Group
The XXIII de Marzo Group was one of the Blackshirt units sent to Spain during the Spanish Civil War to make up the "Corpo Truppe Volontarie" , or CTV. This unit was attached to the 2nd CCNN Division "Fiamme Nere" during the Battle of Guadalajara in March 1937...
was upgraded to Division status as the Division XXIII di Marzo prior to the Battle of Santander
Battle of Santander
The Battle of Santander was fought over the summer of 1937 in the War in the North campaign in the Spanish Civil War. Santander's fall on September 1 assured the Nationalist conquest of the province of Santander and marked the last stand of the Republic's "Army of the North," which was destroyed...
. It was one of the ItalianBlackshirts
Blackshirts
The Blackshirts were Fascist paramilitary groups in Italy during the period immediately following World War I and until the end of World War II...
units sent to Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
during the Spanish Civil War
Spanish Civil War
The Spanish Civil WarAlso known as The Crusade among Nationalists, the Fourth Carlist War among Carlists, and The Rebellion or Uprising among Republicans. was a major conflict fought in Spain from 17 July 1936 to 1 April 1939...
to make up the "Corpo Truppe Volontarie
Corpo Truppe Volontarie
The Corps of Volunteer Troops was an Italian expeditionary force which was sent to Spain to support General Francisco Franco and the Spanish Nationalist forces during the Spanish Civil War...
" (Corps of Volunteer Troops), or CTV.
Battle of Santander August 1938
Division XXIII di Marzo- 4th Infantry Regiment
- Battalion Bufalo
- Battalion Vampa
- Battalion Toro
- 5th Battery 65/17
- 4th Mortar platoon
- 5th Infantry Regiment
- 540th Battalion Lupi
- Battalion Ardente
- Battalion Inesorabile
- 6th Battery 65/17
- 5th Mortar platoon
- Division Artillery
- Grupo de 65/17 (motorized)
- Mixed Engineer Company
- Logistics Section
- Carabinieri Section
- Mixed Motor Transport Company
Source
- 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