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.

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CTV canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Italian volunteer expeditionary force ⓘ
military unit ⓘ
allegiance Benito Mussolini ⓘ
Nationalist faction (Spanish Civil War) ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Italian Corps of Volunteer Troops ⓘ
approximateStrength 70000 personnel ⓘ
component 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 (1938) ⓘ
linked to: Aragon Offensive

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 ⓘ
Gastone Gambara ⓘ
Mario Roatta ⓘ
notableCommander Ettore Bastico ⓘ
Gastone Gambara ⓘ
Mario Roatta ⓘ
notableDefeat Battle of Guadalajara ⓘ
operatedBy Italy ⓘ
opposedBy International Brigades ⓘ
Spanish Republican forces ⓘ
organizedBy Benito Mussolini ⓘ
partOf 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 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 ⓘ

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