2nd CC.NN. Division "Fiamme Nere"

2nd CC.NN. Division "Fiamme Nere"
ActiveJanuary 1937 – October 1938
Country Kingdom of Italy
BranchBlackshirts
SizeDivision
Part ofCorpo Truppe Volontarie
Nickname"Fiamme Nere" (Black Flames)
EngagementsSpanish Civil War
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Brigadier General Guido Amerigo Coppi

2nd CC.NN. Division "Fiamme Nere" ("Black Flames"), was one of the three Blackshirts Divisions sent to Spain during the Spanish Civil War to make up the "Corpo Truppe Volontarie" (Corps of Volunteer Troops), or CTV. Was strengthened after the end of the War in the North for the Aragon Offensive in 1938 with Division XXIII di Marzo and renamed XXIII Marzo Division "Fiamme Nere".