Aviazione Legionaria

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Italian military unit air force formation expeditionary air corps

Aviazione Legionaria was the Italian Royal Air Force expeditionary corps that intervened in the Spanish Civil War on the Nationalist side, conducting extensive bombing and air support operations.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Italian Aviazione Legionaria	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Italian military unit ⓘ air force formation ⓘ expeditionary air corps ⓘ
activeDuring	1936–1939 ⓘ
aircraftUsed	Caproni Ca.135 ⓘ Fiat BR.20 Cicogna ⓘ surface form: Fiat BR.20 Fiat CR.32 ⓘ Ro.37 Lince ⓘ Savoia-Marchetti SM.79 Sparviero ⓘ surface form: Savoia-Marchetti SM.79 Savoia-Marchetti SM.81 Pipistrello ⓘ surface form: Savoia-Marchetti SM.81
allegiance	Nationalist faction in the Spanish Civil War ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Corpo Truppe Volontarie ⓘ surface form: Italian Legionary Air Force
commander	Ruggero Bonomi ⓘ Tullio Toccolini ⓘ Vincenzo Velardi ⓘ
conflict	Spanish Civil War ⓘ
country	Kingdom of Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ
endTime	1939 ⓘ
historicalImpact	contributed to Nationalist victory in the Spanish Civil War ⓘ provided combat experience to Regia Aeronautica ⓘ
ideologicalAlignment	Fascist Italy ⓘ
languageOfName	Italian ⓘ
notableOperation	Battle of Guadalajara ⓘ Battle of the Ebro NERFINISHED ⓘ bombing of Barcelona ⓘ Bombing of Guernica ⓘ surface form: bombing of Guernica
operatedBy	Regia Aeronautica ⓘ
opposed	Second Spanish Republic ⓘ surface form: Spanish Republic
parentOrganization	Italian Armed Forces ⓘ
partOf	Regia Aeronautica ⓘ
purpose	conduct strategic bombing ⓘ provide air superiority ⓘ support Nationalist ground forces ⓘ test new aircraft and tactics ⓘ
role	expeditionary air support force ⓘ fighter air cover provider ⓘ strategic bombing force ⓘ tactical bombing force ⓘ
startTime	1936 ⓘ
supported	Francisco Franco ⓘ Francoist Spain ⓘ surface form: Nationalist Spain
theatreOfOperations	Mediterranean Sea ⓘ Spain ⓘ
translationOfName	Legionary Air Force ⓘ
usedTactics	close air support ⓘ fighter escort ⓘ interdiction bombing ⓘ terror bombing of cities ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Battle of the Ebro → airPowerUsedBy → Aviazione Legionaria ⓘ

Bombing of Guernica → belligerent → Aviazione Legionaria ⓘ

this entity surface form: Italian Aviazione Legionaria

Fiat CR.32 → usedBy → Aviazione Legionaria ⓘ

Savoia-Marchetti SM.81 Pipistrello → usedBy → Aviazione Legionaria ⓘ