Corpo Truppe Volontarie

Corps of Volunteer Troops
Corpo Truppe Volontarie
Emblem of the Volunteer
ActiveDecember 1936 – April 1939
Country Italy
AllegianceFrancoist Spain Nationalist faction
BranchArmy
TypeInfantry
RoleMotorized infantry
Size70,000 - 75,000 troops (peak)
758 planes
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The Corps of Volunteer Troops (Italian: Corpo Truppe Volontarie, CTV) was a Fascist Italian expeditionary force of military volunteers, which was sent to Spain to support the Nationalist forces under General Francisco Franco against the Spanish Republic during the Spanish Civil War, 1936–39.[1]

  1. ^ Brian R. Sullivan, "Fascist Italy's military involvement in the Spanish Civil War," Journal of Military History (1995) 59#4 pp 697-727.