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The Spanish Civil War (Spanish: guerra civil española) [note 2] was a military conflict fought from 1936 to 1939 between the Republicans and the Nationalists. Republicans were loyal to the left -leaning Popular Front government of the Second Spanish Republic . [ 10 ]
The squadron acted as a distant escort of a convoy bearing war equipment from Italy as well as troops from the Army of Africa being ferried across the Strait of Gibraltar. [ 2 ] On the same day, forces of the Spanish Republican Navy , led by Admiral Luis González de Ubieta and consisting of two light cruisers (the new Libertad and the older ...
The Battle of Majorca, also known as the Majorca Landings, was an amphibious landing of Republican forces in 1936, early in the Spanish Civil War, aimed at driving the Nationalists from Majorca and reclaiming the island for the Republic.
The background of the Spanish Civil War dates back to the end of the 19th century, when the owners of large estates, called latifundios, held most of the power in a land-based oligarchy. The landowners' power was unsuccessfully challenged by the industrial and merchant sectors.
The Aragon Offensive was an important military campaign during the Spanish Civil War, which began after the Battle of Teruel.The offensive, which ran from March 7, 1938, to April 19, 1938, smashed the Republican forces, overran Aragon, and conquered parts of Catalonia and the Levante.
The Asturias Offensive (Spanish: Ofensiva de Asturias, Asturian: Ofensiva d'Asturies) was an offensive in Asturias during the Spanish Civil War from 1 September to 21 October 1937. The Nationalists launched an offensive against the Republicans in eastern Asturias which had recently become an enclave.
The Battle of Ciudad Universitaria was a battle at the beginning of the Siege of Madrid in the Spanish Civil War. The battle happened at the new campus of the Ciudad Universitaria from 15 to 23 November 1936. The battle caused the frontline in this part of Madrid to stabilize for most of the war.
The Cartagena uprising (Spanish: Sublevación de Cartagena) was an uprising that occurred in Cartagena during the Spanish Civil War from 4 to 7 March 1939.. Soldiers of the Spanish Republican Army sympathetic to Segismundo Casado launched a rebellion against the Republican government of Juan Negrín in Cartagena, the main base of the Spanish Republican Navy.