Corpo Truppe Volontarie

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The Corpo Truppe Volontarie was an Italian fascist expeditionary force sent by Mussolini to support Francisco Franco’s Nationalists during the Spanish Civil War.


Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Italian expeditionary force
fascist paramilitary organization
military unit
activeDuring 1936–1939
allegiance Italy
alliedWith German Condor Legion
alsoKnownAs CTV
approximateStrength about 50,000 personnel at peak
casualties several thousand killed and wounded
conflict Spanish Civil War
country Kingdom of Italy NERFINISHED
createdBy Benito Mussolini
disbandedAfter end of the Spanish Civil War
endTime 1939
engagedIn Aragon Offensive
Battle of Guadalajara
Battle of Santander
Catalonia Offensive
equipmentUsed Fiat M11/39 tanks
Fiat-Ansaldo L3 tankettes
artillery pieces supplied by Italy
garrison various bases in Nationalist-held Spain
governmentSponsor Fascist regime of Benito Mussolini
historicalPeriod interwar period
ideology Italian fascism
includes Italian Blackshirts
air force contingents
armored units
artillery units
regular Italian Army units
languageOfCommand Italian
notableCommander Ettore Bastico NERFINISHED
Gastone Gambara NERFINISHED
Mario Roatta
operationalTheater Spain
opposedTo Spanish Republic
organizedBy Benito Mussolini
partOf Italian Armed Forces
politicalContext interventionism of Fascist Italy
purpose to aid Franco in overthrowing the Spanish Republic
to expand Italian fascist influence in Spain
resultOf Italian foreign policy under Mussolini
role offensive operations against Republican forces
support of Nationalist ground operations
significance major foreign intervention in the Spanish Civil War
startTime 1936
supports Francisco Franco
Nationalist faction in the Spanish Civil War

Referenced by (11)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Corpo Truppe Volontarie armoured units
Flechas Azules Division
Flechas Negras Division
partOf
Battle of Guadalajara
Battle of Jarama ("Italian Corpo Truppe Volontarie")
belligerent
Aviazione Legionaria ("Italian Legionary Air Force")
alsoKnownAs
Garibaldi Battalion ("Italian Corpo Truppe Volontarie")
foughtAgainst
Siege of Madrid ("Italian Corpo Truppe Volontarie")
hasParticipant
Catalonia Offensive ("Italian Corpo Truppe Volontarie")
involvedForce
Central front of the Spanish Civil War ("Italian Corpo Truppe Volontarie")
involves
Aragon Offensive ("Italian Corpo Truppe Volontarie")
supportedBy

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