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the african troops are airlifted
in the first week od august hitler and mussolinni provided franco with planes to carry out the first majormilitary airlift of troops from africa to sevilla -
the war breaks out
After the victory of the Popular Front in the elections of that same year, a group of generals took advantage of the situation and hatched an insurrection against the republican government; Finally, this conspiracy led to the uprising of July 18 -
division of spain
in the middle of a brutal repression , sapin was divided into two zones defended by two sides wich would face each other in the civil war -
the victory of toledo
franco turns his army south to toledo where the nacionalist soldiers are resisting the republican siege in the alcazar -
begining of the combats in casa de campo and the university´s city
the nationals prepared to conquer Madrid and win the war. The republican government had escaped and left behind a Defense Board with few means and possibilities of success. The Francoist army managed to conquer the Casa de Campo and cross the Manzanares River, however, it could not continue due to the intense resistance of the republican army. -
madrid occupation
In early March the criterion of maintaining resistance defended by the president of the republican government, Juan Negrín, failed, due to the creation in Madrid of the National Defense Council. This body, headed by Colonel Segismundo Casado, dismissed Negrín and sought to achieve an honorable peace with the Francoist government of Burgos -
gernic bombardent
The small town of Guernica was bombarded for more than three hours by German aviation. More than 1,600 victims perished in the bombardment. Its painter, Pablo Picasso, exhibited this work in French museums to show the situation and try to make other countries show compassion and help them. -
battle of teruel
it is one of the biggest battles of the war ,nationalist gain a strategic victory that allows them to advance towards the mediterranean -
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battle of the ebro
The Battle of the Ebro was a battle fought during the Spanish Civil War. It was the battle in which more fighters participated, the longest and one of the bloodiest in the entire war. It took place in the lower channel of the Ebro valley, between the western part of the Tarragona province (Tierra Alta) and the eastern part of the Zaragoza province (Mequinenza) and it developed from July to November 1938. -
end of the civil war
After the fall of Catalonia, the government moved to the central area. Differences between Republicans precipitated the end of the war. In March 1939 Colonel Casado staged a coup in Madrid and the Republicans surrendered. On March 28, the national army entered Madrid, and in three days it occupied the rest of the country. On April 1, 1939, Franco signed the statement that the war was over.
