1st CCNN Division "Dio lo Vuole"

The 1st División "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.

1st División "Dio lo vuole" – Bgd. Gen. Edmondo Rossi

1st Group of Banderas – Lt. Coronel Aristide Frezza.

533 Bandera "Aquila"
? Bandera "Leone"
524 Bandera "Carroccio" – Mayor Luigi Giulani
Support Battery 65/17
Engineers Section
2nd Group of Banderas – Colonel Constantino Salvi
235 Bandera "Indomita" – Seniore Alberto Montanardi
Bandera "Folgore" – 1st Seniore Michele Olivas
Bandera "Falco" – Seniore Arnaldo Rocchi
Support Battery 65/17 "Centauro"
Engineers Section
3rd Grupo de Banderas – Coronel Mario Mazza.
640 bis Bandera "Lupi"
524 Bandera "Uragano"
635 Bandera "Tempesta"
Support Battery 65/17
Engineers Section
"Carabinieri" Section
Intendencia Section
Sanitation Section
Truck Unit

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

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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