Corpo Truppe Volontarie

Corps of Volunteer Troops Corpo Truppe Volontarie
Emblem of the Volunteer
Active	December 1936 – April 1939
Country	Italy
Allegiance	Nationalist faction
Branch	Army
Type	Infantry
Role	Motorized infantry
Size	70,000 - 75,000 troops (peak) 758 planes
Engagements	Spanish Civil War Battle of Málaga Battle of Guadalajara War in the North Battle of Santander Aragon Offensive Battle of the Ebro Catalonia Offensive
Commanders
Notable commanders	Mario Roatta Ettore Bastico Mario Berti Gastone Gambara

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.