The Spanish Republican Armed Forces ( es, Fuerzas Armadas de la República Española) were initially formed by the following two branches of the military of the

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Spanish Republican Army The Spanish Republican Army ( es, Ejército de la República Española) was the main branch of the Armed Forces of the Second Spanish Republic between 1931 and 1939. It became known as People's Army of the Republic (''Ejército Popular de la Rep� ...

(''Ejército de la República Española'' (1931–1936) and ''Ejército Popular de la República Española'' (1936–1939)). It included the '' Aeronáutica Militar'' air arm. *

Spanish Republican Navy The Spanish Republican Navy was the naval arm of the Armed Forces of the Second Spanish Republic, the legally established government of Spain between 1931 and 1939. History In the same manner as the other two branches of the Spanish Republ ...

(''Marina de Guerra de la República Española''), which included the

naval aviation Naval aviation is the application of military air power by navies, whether from warships that embark aircraft, or land bases. Naval aviation is typically projected to a position nearer the target by way of an aircraft carrier. Carrier-based ...

(''Aeronáutica Naval'').

History

The Spanish Republican Armed Forces went through two clear phases during their existence: *The pre-

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phase, before the coup of July 1936 that would fracture the Spanish military institution. *The Civil War reorganization of the forces that remained loyal to the established republican government dictated by the pressing needs of the moment.

The Air Force

At the time of the democratic municipal elections that led to the proclamation of the Spanish Republic, the Air Force was divided in two branches, the ''Aeronáutica Militar'' and ''Aeronáutica Naval'', the former being the air arm of the Spanish Republican Army and the latter the

of the Spanish Republican Navy. In September 1936 the Navy and Air Ministry (''Ministerio de Marina y Aire'') and the Air Undersecretariat, (''Subsecretaria del Aire''), both part of the National Defence Ministry ''(Ministerio de la Defensa Nacional)'' of the Republic, were established under the command of

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as minister. The Republican air arm was restructured again in May 1937, well into the Civil War. The new structure unified the ''Aeronáutica Militar'' and ''Aeronáutica Naval''. Some sources give this date as the date of the creation of the

Spanish Republican Air Force The Spanish Republican Air Force was the air arm of the Armed Forces of the Second Spanish Republic, the legally established government of Spain between 1931 and 1939. Initially divided into two branches: Military Aeronautics ('' Aeronáutica ...

, although it had been previously operative already under its two branches. The Republican Air Force would keep this structure until this disbandment two years later.Memoria republicana — SBHAC. Estructura orgánica de las FARE
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References

External links

''Foro Militar General'' – Spanish Military forum
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History

The Air Force

See also

References

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