3rd CC.NN. Division "Penne Nere"

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3rd CC.NN. Division Penne Nere, ("Black Feathers"), was one of the three Blackshirt divisions (Camicie Nere, or CC.NN.) sent to Spain during the Spanish Civil War to make up the "Corpo Truppe Volontarie" (Corps of Volunteer Troops), or CTV.

3rd CC.NN. Division "Penne Nere" - Bgd. Gen.

• 9th Group of Banderas - Console Mario Pittau.
  • ? Bandera - ?
  • ? Bandera - ?
  • ? Bandera - ?
  • Support Battery 65/17
  • Engineers Section
• 10th Group of Banderas - Console Generale
  • 824 Bandera "Tembien" - 1st Seniore
  • 835 Bandera "Scire" - Seniore
  • 840 Bandera "Carso" - Seniore
  • Support Battery 65/17
  • Engineers Section
• 11th Grupo de Banderas - Console Generale
  • 830 Bandera - ?
  • 851 Bandera "Vampa" - Seniore
  • 635 Bandera "Freccia" - ?
  • Support Battery 65/17
  • Engineers Section
• "Carabinieri" Section
• Intendencia Section
• Sanitation Section
• Division Truck Unit

The CC.NN. Divisions contained regular soldiers and volunteer militia from the National Fascist Party. The CC.NN. divisions were semi-motorised.

Sources[]

• de Mesa, José Luis, El regreso de las legiones: (la ayuda militar italiana à la España nacional, 1936-1939), García Hispán, Granada:España, 1994 ISBN 84-87690-33-5