List of senior officers of the Blackshirts

This is a list of senior officers of the Blackshirts (MVSN, "Voluntary Militia for National Security"), a paramilitary wing of the Italian National Fascist Party (PNF), between the years of 1923[lower-alpha 1] and 1943.

MVSN insignia

The supreme commander of the entire MVSN was Comandante generale, literally "Commandant-General", a titular position, while Capo di stato maggiore, literally "Chief of Staff", oversaw the day-to-day operations of the group.

Commandants−General
Commandant-General of the MVSN
Comandante generale della MVSN
Rank insignia
Command flag
Longest serving officeholder
Benito Mussolini
12 October 1926 – 25 July 1943
Blackshirts (MVSN) of Fascist Italy
StatusCommanding officer of a paramilitary organization
Member ofStato Maggiore della MVSN
AppointerBenito Mussolini
Formation1 February 1923
First holderHeld simultaneously by:
Final holderRenato Ricci
Abolished8 December 1943
No. Portrait Commandant−GeneralTook officeLeft officeTime in officePartyRef
1
De Bono, EmilioMarshal of Italy
Emilio De Bono
(1866–1944)
One of the Quadrumvirs		1 February 192331 October 19241 year, 273 daysFascist Party —
1
Balbo, ItaloMarshal of the Air
Italo Balbo
(1896–1940)
One of the Quadrumvirs		1 February 192321 November 19241 year, 294 daysFascist Party —
1
De Vecchi, Cesare MariaArmy corps general
Cesare Maria De Vecchi
(1884–1959)
One of the Quadrumvirs		1 February 192310 July 19252 years, 159 daysFascist Party —
2
Gandolfo, AsclepiaGeneral
Asclepia Gandolfo
(1864–1925)		1 December 192431 August 1925 †273 daysFascist Party —
3
Gonzaga, Maurizio FerranteGeneral
Maurizio Ferrante Gonzaga
(1861–1938)		12 September 19259 October 19261 year, 27 daysFascist Party —
4
Mussolini, BenitoFirst marshal of the empire
Benito Mussolini
(1883–1945)		12 October 192625 July 194316 years, 286 daysFascist Party —
5
Armellini, QuirinoGeneral
Quirino Armellini
(1889–1975)		26 July 19438 September 194344 daysIndependent—
5
Ricci, RenatoRenato Ricci
(1896–1956)		20 September 19438 December 194379 daysIndependent—

Chiefs of Staff
Chief of Staff of the MVSN
Capo di stato maggiore della MVSN
Rank insignia
Command flag
Longest serving officeholder
Attilio Teruzzi
1929 – 1935
Blackshirts (MVSN) of Fascist Italy
StatusChief of staff of a paramilitary organization
Member ofStato Maggiore della MVSN
AppointerBenito Mussolini
Formation1 February 1923
First holderFrancesco Sacco
Final holderRenzo Montagna (acting)
Abolished20 September 1943
No. Portrait Chief of StaffTook officeLeft officeTime in officePartyRef
1
Sacco, FrancescoLieutenant general
Francesco Sacco
(1877–1958)		1 February 19231 December 19241 year, 304 daysFascist Party [1]
2
Bazan, EnricoLieutenant general
Enrico Bazan
(1864–1947)		1 December 192423 December 19284 years, 22 daysFascist Party —
3
Teruzzi, AttilioLieutenant general
Attilio Teruzzi
(1882–1950)		192919355–6 yearsFascist Party —
4
Russo, LuigiLieutenant general
Luigi Russo
(1882–1964)		3 October 19353 November 19394 years, 31 daysFascist Party —
5
Starace, AchilleAchille Starace
(1889–1945)		3 November 193916 May 19411 year, 194 daysFascist Party —
6
Galbiati, EnzoLieutenant general
Enzo Galbiati
(1897–1982)		25 May 194126 July 19432 years, 62 daysFascist Party [2]
–
Montagna, RenzoConsul general
Renzo Montagna
(1894–1978)
Acting		17 September 194320 September 19433 daysIndependent—

See also

Notes
  1. After approval by the Council of Ministers (Mussolini Cabinet) on 28 December 1922, the draft law on founding the MVSN was approved by a resolution of the Grand Council of Fascism on 12 January 1923. The draft became law under Royal Decree No. 31 of 14 January 1923, issued by the King Victor Emmanuel III. The activities of the MVSN began on 1 February 1923.

References
  1. "Francesco Sacco, Senatori dell'Italia fascista" (in Italian). Retrieved 7 December 2018.
  2. Philip Rees, Biographical Dictionary of the Extreme Right Since 1890, 1990, p. 144
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