Spanish Civil War
Three CCNN Divisions were sent to Spain to participate in the Civil War there as part of the Corpo Truppe Volontarie. The Blackshirt (Camicie Nere, or CCNN) Divisions contained regular soldiers and volunteer militia from the Fascist Party. The CCNN divisions were semi-motorised.
1st CCNN Division "Dio lo Vuole" ("God wants it")
2nd CCNN Division "Fiamme Nere" ("Black Flames")
3rd CCNN Division "Penne Nere" ("Black Feathers")
The 3rd CCNN Division was disbanded and consolidated with the 2nd CCNN Division in April 1937 after the Battle of Guadalajara. After the northern campaigns in October 1937, the 2nd CCNN Division was consolidated with the 1st CCNN and renamed the XXIII de Marzo Division "Llamas Negras".
