Corpo Truppe Volontarie
Corps · Italy · December 1, 1936 – May 31, 1939 · 70,000–75,000 strong
Mussolini's expeditionary corps in Spain.
View on map Fought in Spanish Civil War Wikipedia
People who served 3
Strength and losses
- Nominal Strength: 70,000–75,000 peak
- Nominal Aircraft: 758
Movements
- February 8, 1937 Battle of Málaga (1937) Takes Málaga Map
- March 12, 1937 Battle of Guadalajara Routed near Brihuega Map
- June 13–19, 1937 Battle of Bilbao
- August 14 – September 1, 1937 Battle of Santander
- August 26, 1937 – March 6, 1938 Takes Santander with the Nationalists Map
- March 9, 1938 Aragon Offensive Advances through Aragon Map
- April 1–3, 1938 Battle of Gandesa
- July 25 – November 16, 1938 Battle of the Ebro
- January 26, 1939 Catalonia Offensive Advances into Catalonia Map
- March 26–31, 1939 Final offensive of the Spanish Civil War
- May 31, 1939 Embarks at Cádiz Map