Emigranti nelle forze armate italiane. Il caso dei volontari tunisini nella Seconda guerra mondiale

Abstract

The main objective of this article is to discuss the participation of about 4.000 volunteers from the Italian community of Tunisia in the Italian military during World War II. A factual reconstruction of the various units where they served – such as the T Centers, the T battalions, the MVSN forces and others – is carried out as well as a discussion on the volunteers´ motivations to join the Italian forces. Particular emphasis is given to the discussions between Italian diplomats and military about the legal status of these men and the problems regarding their identity.

Keywords

• Tunisia
• Second World War
• Seconda guerra mondiale
• battaglioni T
• T battalions
• volunteers
• volontari
• emigrazione
• emigration