CTV
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CTV, short for Corpo Truppe Volontarie, was the Italian volunteer expeditionary force sent by Mussolini to support Francisco Franco’s Nationalists during the Spanish Civil War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| CTV canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Italian volunteer expeditionary force
ⓘ
military unit ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Benito Mussolini
ⓘ
Nationalist faction (Spain) ⓘ
surface form:
Nationalist faction (Spanish Civil War)
|
| alsoKnownAs |
Corpo Truppe Volontarie
ⓘ
surface form:
Italian Corps of Volunteer Troops
|
| approximateStrength | 70000 personnel ⓘ |
| component |
Blackshirt (MVSN) units
ⓘ
surface form:
Blackshirt (Milizia Volontaria per la Sicurezza Nazionale) units
armored units ⓘ artillery units ⓘ infantry units ⓘ |
| conflict | Spanish Civil War ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Kingdom of Italy ⓘ |
| disbandedAfter | end of the Spanish Civil War ⓘ |
| endTime | 1939 ⓘ |
| engagedInBattle |
Aragon Offensive
ⓘ
surface form:
Aragon Offensive (1938)
Battle of Guadalajara ⓘ Battle of Santander ⓘ Battle of Teruel ⓘ Catalonia Offensive ⓘ |
| fullName | Corpo Truppe Volontarie ⓘ |
| governmentInvolved | Fascist Italy ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Interwar period ⓘ |
| ideology | Fascism ⓘ |
| leader |
Ettore Bastico
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gastone Gambara ⓘ Mario Roatta ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
Ettore Bastico
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gastone Gambara ⓘ Mario Roatta ⓘ |
| notableDefeat | Battle of Guadalajara ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Italy ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
International Brigades
ⓘ
Spanish Republican Army ⓘ
surface form:
Spanish Republican forces
|
| organizedBy | Benito Mussolini ⓘ |
| partOf |
Italian expeditionary force in Spain
ⓘ
surface form:
Italian intervention in the Spanish Civil War
|
| primaryObjective | help secure Nationalist victory in Spain ⓘ |
| purpose | support Nationalist forces in the Spanish Civil War ⓘ |
| result | contributed to Nationalist victory in the Spanish Civil War ⓘ |
| startTime | 1936 ⓘ |
| status | disbanded ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
Italian Army (Kingdom of Italy)
ⓘ
surface form:
Italian Royal Army
|
| supported | Francisco Franco ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations | Spain ⓘ |
| typeOfOperation | expeditionary force ⓘ |
| usedEquipment |
Italian artillery
ⓘ
Italian tanks ⓘ small arms supplied by Italy ⓘ |
| volunteerLabel | included many regular Italian army personnel ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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