This article lists the commanders of the Blackshirts (, 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 and 1943.
Commandants−General
The Commandant-General of the Blackshirts () was the supreme commander of the Blackshirts.
List of officeholders Portrait Name Term of office Party Took office Left office Time in office 1 Emilio De Bono 1 February 1923 31 October 1924 National Fascist Party 1 Italo Balbo 1 February 1923 31 October 1924 National Fascist Party 1 Cesare Maria De Vecchi 1 February 1923 10 July 1925 National Fascist Party 2 Asclepia Gandolfo 1 December 1924 31 August 1925 National Fascist Party 3 Maurizio Ferrante Gonzaga 12 September 1925 9 October 1926 National Fascist Party 14 gennaio 1923: nasce la Milizia, custode della rivoluzione fascista, Il Secolo d'Italia 4 Benito Mussolini 12 October 1926 25 July 1943 National Fascist Party 5 Quirino Armellini 26 July 1943 8 September 1943 Independent 6 Renato Ricci 20 September 1943 8 December 1943 Republican Fascist Party
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Chiefs of Staff
The Chief of Staff of the Blackshirts () oversaw the day-to-day operations of the Blackshirts.
List of officeholders Portrait Name Term of office Party Took office Left office Time in office 1 1 February 1923 1 December 1924 National Fascist Party 2 1 December 1924 23 December 1928 National Fascist Party – 3 Attilio Teruzzi 2 January 1929 3 October 1935 National Fascist Party Attilio Teruzzi, Spazio in wind 4 Luigi Russo 3 October 1935 3 November 1939 National Fascist Party – 5 Achille Starace 3 November 1939 16 May 1941 National Fascist Party 6 Enzo Galbiati 25 May 1941 26 July 1943 National Fascist Party Philip Rees, Biographical Dictionary of the Extreme Right Since 1890, 1990, p. 144 – Renzo Montagna 17 September 1943 30 September 1943 Independent
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See also List of secretaries of Italian fascist parties
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