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4th Army Corps (Spain)
The IV Army Corps was a military formation of the Spanish Republican Army that fought during the Spanish Civil War. It had a relevant role during the Battle of Guadalajara and, later, during the Casado coup. Among its commanders there were prestigious military personnel such as Enrique Jurado Barrio and Cipriano Mera. History The unit was created on March 13, 1937, in the middle of the Battle of Guadalajara. It was organized hastily, the 11th, 12th and 14th divisions were integrated into the Corps, under the command of Enrique Jurado Barrio and mainly Vicente Rojo Lluch. During the following days, the forces of the IV Army Corps managed to stop the offensive of the ''Corpo Truppe Volontarie'', going on the counterattack. On March 18, the 11th and 14th divisions converged on Brihuega with the support of 70 Soviet T-26 tanks; the town was almost surrounded by the republicans when a disbandment of its Italian defenders took place, which left behind many prisoners and war mat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Republican Faction (Spanish Civil War)
The Republican faction ( es, Bando republicano), also known as the Loyalist faction () or the Government faction (), was the side in the Spanish Civil War of 1936 to 1939 that supported the government of the Second Spanish Republic against the Nationalist faction of the military rebellion. The name Republicans () was mainly used by its members and supporters, while its opponents used the term ''Rojos'' (Reds) to refer to this faction due to its left-leaning ideology, including far-left communist and anarchist groups, and the support it received from the Soviet Union. At the beginning of the war, the Republicans outnumbered the Nationalists by ten-to-one, but by January 1937 that advantage had dropped to four-to-one. Foreign support The Republican faction hardly received external support from the Allied powers of World War II, due to the International Non-Intervention Committee. The support of the USSR stands out, fundamentally. Together with Mexico, France and Poland at the be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Víctor Lacalle Seminario
Víctor is a Spanish masculine given name, equivalent to Victor in English and Vítor in Portuguese. Notable people with the given name include: *Víctor Cabrera (Argentine footballer) *Víctor Cabrera (Chilean footballer) *Víctor Hugo Cabrera, actor *Víctor Manuel Camacho, politician *Víctor Carrillo, football referee *Víctor Hermosillo y Celada, politician *Víctor Raul Díaz Chávez, politician *Víctor Casadesús, footballer *Víctor Emeric, politician *Víctor Espárrago, football coach *Víctor Fernández, football coach *Víctor Manuel García Valdés (1897–1969), Cuban painter *Victor Garcia (director) * Victor G. Garcia III, ambassador *Víctor García (Spanish singer) *Víctor García (Mexican singer) *Víctor Andrés García Belaúnde, politician *Víctor García (racing driver) *Víctor García (volleyball) *Víctor Garcia (Spanish director) *Víctor García (runner) *Víctor Hugo García, footballer *Víctor García Marín, footballer *Víctor Genes, footballer *V ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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