The Tank and Armoured Cars Group (Agrupación de carros de asalto y autos blindados) was the first armoured formation of the Corps of Volunteer Troops (Corpo Truppe Volontarie

Corpo Truppe Volontarie

The Corps of Volunteer Troops was an Italian expeditionary force which was sent to Spain to support General Francisco Franco and the Spanish Nationalist forces during the Spanish Civil War...

, or CTV) involved in the Spanish Civil War

Spanish Civil War

The Spanish Civil WarAlso known as The Crusade among Nationalists, the Fourth Carlist War among Carlists, and The Rebellion or Uprising among Republicans. was a major conflict fought in Spain from 17 July 1936 to 1 April 1939...

. Between 3 February and 8 February 1937, Italian armour played a successful part during the Battle of Málaga

Battle of Málaga

The Battle of Málaga was the culmination of an offensive in early 1937 by the combined Nationalist and Italian forces to eliminate Republican control of the province of Málaga during the Spanish Civil War...

. But, between 8 March and 23 March 1937, this group was involved in the Battle of Guadalajara

Battle of Guadalajara

The Battle of Guadalajara saw the Republican People's Army defeat Italian and Nationalist forces attempting to encircle Madrid during the Spanish Civil War...

 which turned out to be a Republican victory.

Order of battle March 1937

Tank and Armoured Cars Group - Major Lohengrin Giraud

• 1st Tank Company - Capitán Oreste Fortuna
• 2nd Tank Company - Capitán Paolo Paladini
• 3rd Tank Company - Capitán Miduri
• 4th Tank Company - Capitán Carcio
• 1st Armoured Car Company
• 1st Motorized Machinegun Company - Capitán Ricci
• 47mm Antitank Gun Section
• Chemical - Flamethrower Company

Source

• de Mesa, José Luis, El regreso de las legiones: la ayuda militar italiana a la España nacional, 1936-1939, García Hispán, Granada:España, 1994 ISBN: 84-87690-33-5