| | On the outbreak of the [[Spanish Civil War]], Mussolini backed General [[Francisco Franco]] and his Nationalist forces and during the first three months of the fighting sent 90 Italian aircraft and modernized the cruiser "Canaris". | | On the outbreak of the [[Spanish Civil War]], Mussolini backed General [[Francisco Franco]] and his Nationalist forces and during the first three months of the fighting sent 90 Italian aircraft and modernized the cruiser "Canaris". |
| − | During the Spanish Civil War, Italy sent 80,000 men, of whom almost 6,000 belonged to the [[Regia Aeronautica]] (''RA'' or Italian Air Force), 45,000 to the army and 29,000 to the Black shirts. Italy also supplied 1,800 artillery guns, 1,400 mortars, 3,400 machine-guns, 6,800 motor vehicles, 157 tanks, 213 bombers and 414 fighters. | + | During the Spanish Civil War, Italy sent 80,000 men, of whom almost 6,000 belonged to the [[Regia Aeronautica]] (''RA'' or Italian Air Force), 45,000 to the army and 29,000 to the Black Shirts. Italy also supplied 1,800 artillery guns, 1,400 mortars, 3,400 machine-guns, 6,800 motor vehicles, 157 tanks, 213 bombers and 414 fighters. |