The ''Grupos Armados Españoles'' (GAE) (English: Spanish Armed Groups) was a Spanish

neo-fascist Neo-fascism is a post-World War II far-right ideology which includes significant elements of fascism. Neo-fascism usually includes ultranationalism, ultraconservatism, racial supremacy, right-wing populism, authoritarianism, nativism, xe ...

paramilitary organisation active from 1979 to 1980, primarily in the Basque Country. A report by the Office for Victims of Terrorism of the

Basque Government The Basque Government (, ; ) is the governing body of the Basque Autonomous Community of Spain. The head of the Basque government is known as the '' Lehendakari''. The Lehendakari is appointed by the Basque Parliament every four years, after a re ...

in June 2010 attributed six murders to the group, and linked it to the

National Police Corps The National Police Corps (, CNP; ; also known simply as the National Police, ) is the national civilian police, police force of Spain. The CNP is mainly responsible for policing urban areas, whilst rural policing is generally the responsibil ...

, SECED and the Civil Guard.

Attacks

Attacks attributed to the Spanish Armed Groups: *28 September 1979: Assassination of Tomás Alba Irazusta, ''

Herri Batasuna Herri Batasuna (; ; HB) was a Far-left politics, far-left Basque nationalist coalition in Spain. It was founded in 1978 and defined itself as abertzale left, abertzale, left-wing, socialism, socialist, and supported the independence of the Basque ...

'' town councillor of Donostia in

Astigarraga Astigarraga is a town located in the province of Gipuzkoa, in the Autonomous Community of Basque Country, in northern Spain Spain, or the Kingdom of Spain, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe with territories in ...

. *15 January 1980: Assassination of Carlos Saldise Corta (member of the '' Gestoras Pro Amnistía'') in Lezo. *20 January 1980: Alonsotegi bombing. Four killed and 10 injured.(In Spanish
El grupo de ultraderecha GAE reivindica el atentado de Baracaldo

Alleged links with Francoist repression

The report of the Office of Victims of Terrorism of the

said that the GAE was a well organized group that "acted with a high level of tolerance, when no complicity with important sectors of the police apparatus of the time", and criticized the impunity and lack of investigation about group actions.

Notes

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Grupos Armados Espanoles Neo-fascist organizations Paramilitary organisations based in Spain 1979 establishments in Spain Organizations established in 1979 1980 disestablishments in Spain Organizations disestablished in 1980 Neo-fascist terrorism Far-right terrorism in Spain 20th century in Spain Basque history Political history of Spain Spanish nationalism