This article lists the commanders of the Blackshirts ( Italian: Camicie Nere, CCNN; officially Milizia Volontaria per la Sicurezza Nazionale, MVSN — "Voluntary Militia for National Security"), a paramilitary wing of the Italian National Fascist Party (PNF), between the years of 1923 [a] and 1943.
Commandant-General of the Blackshirts | |
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Comandante generale della MVSN ( Italian) | |
Blackshirts | |
Type | Commanding officer of a paramilitary organization |
Member of | Stato Maggiore della MVSN Grand Council of Fascism |
Appointer | the Duce |
Formation | 1 February 1923 |
First holder | Held simultaneously by: |
Final holder | Renato Ricci |
Abolished | 8 December 1943 |
The Commandant-General of the Blackshirts ( Italian: Comandante generale della MVSN) was the supreme commander of the Blackshirts.
No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Party | Ref. | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
1 |
Marshal of Italy Emilio De Bono (1866–1944) |
1 February 1923 | 31 October 1924 | 1 year, 273 days | National Fascist Party | [1] | ||
1 |
Marshal of the Air Italo Balbo (1896–1940) |
1 February 1923 | 31 October 1924 | 1 year, 273 days | National Fascist Party | [2] | ||
1 |
General Cesare Maria De Vecchi (1884–1959) |
1 February 1923 | 10 July 1925 | 2 years, 159 days | National Fascist Party | [3] | ||
2 |
General Asclepia Gandolfo (1864–1925) |
1 December 1924 | 31 August 1925 | 273 days | National Fascist Party | [4] | ||
3 |
General Maurizio Ferrante Gonzaga (1861–1938) |
12 September 1925 | 9 October 1926 | 1 year, 27 days | National Fascist Party | [5] | ||
4 |
First Marshal of the Empire Benito Mussolini (1883–1945) |
12 October 1926 | 25 July 1943 | 16 years, 286 days | National Fascist Party | [6] | ||
5 |
General Quirino Armellini (1889–1975) |
26 July 1943 | 8 September 1943 | 44 days | Independent | [7] | ||
6 |
Renato Ricci (1896–1956) |
20 September 1943 | 8 December 1943 [b] | 79 days | Republican Fascist Party | [8] |
Chief of Staff of the Blackshirts | |
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Capo di stato maggiore della MVSN ( Italian) | |
Blackshirts | |
Type | Chief of staff of a paramilitary organization |
Member of | Stato Maggiore della MVSN Grand Council of Fascism |
Appointer | the Duce |
Formation | 1 February 1923 |
First holder | Francesco Sacco |
Final holder | Renzo Montagna (acting) |
Abolished | 30 September 1943 |
The Chief of Staff of the Blackshirts ( Italian: Capo di stato maggiore della MVSN) oversaw the day-to-day operations of the Blackshirts.
No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Party | Ref. | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
1 |
Lieutenant general Francesco Sacco (1877–1958) |
1 February 1923 | 1 December 1924 | 1 year, 304 days | National Fascist Party | [9] | ||
2 |
Lieutenant general Enrico Bazan (1864–1947) |
1 December 1924 | 23 December 1928 | 4 years, 22 days | National Fascist Party | – | ||
3 |
Lieutenant general Attilio Teruzzi (1882–1950) |
2 January 1929 | 3 October 1935 | 6 years, 274 days | National Fascist Party | [10] | ||
4 |
Lieutenant general Luigi Russo (1882–1964) |
3 October 1935 | 3 November 1939 | 4 years, 31 days | National Fascist Party | – | ||
5 |
Achille Starace (1889–1945) |
3 November 1939 | 16 May 1941 | 1 year, 194 days | National Fascist Party | [11] | ||
6 |
Lieutenant general Enzo Galbiati (1897–1982) |
25 May 1941 | 26 July 1943 | 2 years, 62 days | National Fascist Party | [12] | ||
– |
Lieutenant general Renzo Montagna (1894–1978) Acting |
17 September 1943 | 30 September 1943 | 13 days | Independent | [13] |
This article lists the commanders of the Blackshirts ( Italian: Camicie Nere, CCNN; officially Milizia Volontaria per la Sicurezza Nazionale, MVSN — "Voluntary Militia for National Security"), a paramilitary wing of the Italian National Fascist Party (PNF), between the years of 1923 [a] and 1943.
Commandant-General of the Blackshirts | |
---|---|
Comandante generale della MVSN ( Italian) | |
Blackshirts | |
Type | Commanding officer of a paramilitary organization |
Member of | Stato Maggiore della MVSN Grand Council of Fascism |
Appointer | the Duce |
Formation | 1 February 1923 |
First holder | Held simultaneously by: |
Final holder | Renato Ricci |
Abolished | 8 December 1943 |
The Commandant-General of the Blackshirts ( Italian: Comandante generale della MVSN) was the supreme commander of the Blackshirts.
No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Party | Ref. | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
1 |
Marshal of Italy Emilio De Bono (1866–1944) |
1 February 1923 | 31 October 1924 | 1 year, 273 days | National Fascist Party | [1] | ||
1 |
Marshal of the Air Italo Balbo (1896–1940) |
1 February 1923 | 31 October 1924 | 1 year, 273 days | National Fascist Party | [2] | ||
1 |
General Cesare Maria De Vecchi (1884–1959) |
1 February 1923 | 10 July 1925 | 2 years, 159 days | National Fascist Party | [3] | ||
2 |
General Asclepia Gandolfo (1864–1925) |
1 December 1924 | 31 August 1925 | 273 days | National Fascist Party | [4] | ||
3 |
General Maurizio Ferrante Gonzaga (1861–1938) |
12 September 1925 | 9 October 1926 | 1 year, 27 days | National Fascist Party | [5] | ||
4 |
First Marshal of the Empire Benito Mussolini (1883–1945) |
12 October 1926 | 25 July 1943 | 16 years, 286 days | National Fascist Party | [6] | ||
5 |
General Quirino Armellini (1889–1975) |
26 July 1943 | 8 September 1943 | 44 days | Independent | [7] | ||
6 |
Renato Ricci (1896–1956) |
20 September 1943 | 8 December 1943 [b] | 79 days | Republican Fascist Party | [8] |
Chief of Staff of the Blackshirts | |
---|---|
Capo di stato maggiore della MVSN ( Italian) | |
Blackshirts | |
Type | Chief of staff of a paramilitary organization |
Member of | Stato Maggiore della MVSN Grand Council of Fascism |
Appointer | the Duce |
Formation | 1 February 1923 |
First holder | Francesco Sacco |
Final holder | Renzo Montagna (acting) |
Abolished | 30 September 1943 |
The Chief of Staff of the Blackshirts ( Italian: Capo di stato maggiore della MVSN) oversaw the day-to-day operations of the Blackshirts.
No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Party | Ref. | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
1 |
Lieutenant general Francesco Sacco (1877–1958) |
1 February 1923 | 1 December 1924 | 1 year, 304 days | National Fascist Party | [9] | ||
2 |
Lieutenant general Enrico Bazan (1864–1947) |
1 December 1924 | 23 December 1928 | 4 years, 22 days | National Fascist Party | – | ||
3 |
Lieutenant general Attilio Teruzzi (1882–1950) |
2 January 1929 | 3 October 1935 | 6 years, 274 days | National Fascist Party | [10] | ||
4 |
Lieutenant general Luigi Russo (1882–1964) |
3 October 1935 | 3 November 1939 | 4 years, 31 days | National Fascist Party | – | ||
5 |
Achille Starace (1889–1945) |
3 November 1939 | 16 May 1941 | 1 year, 194 days | National Fascist Party | [11] | ||
6 |
Lieutenant general Enzo Galbiati (1897–1982) |
25 May 1941 | 26 July 1943 | 2 years, 62 days | National Fascist Party | [12] | ||
– |
Lieutenant general Renzo Montagna (1894–1978) Acting |
17 September 1943 | 30 September 1943 | 13 days | Independent | [13] |