A fascist warfare? Italian fascism and war experience in the Spanish Civil War (1936–39)

2017/09/12 by Javier Rodrigo · 1 citation
Social Sciences · #Italian Fascism and Post-war Society

paper · doi:10.1177/0968344517696526

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Abstract

Initiated as an armament, strategic and diplomatic assistance, the fascist intervention in the Spanish Civil War soon made Italy a belligerent country in the conflict. Once the initial coup d’état plan had failed, the Corpo Truppe Volontarie (CTV) was created to help Franco, and also as a tool to build fascist Spain and, indeed, fascist Europe. This paper examines a crucial part of the Italian intervention in Spain, far from irrelevance or trivialization: a multi-faced combat and war experience.

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