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SPANISH CIVIL WAR

By RUIZBIANCA98

  • ELECTIONS

    Elections held for the Spanish parliament are won by the "Popular Front".

  • FIGHT

    Start of military rebellion against the Spanish government in North Africa, and then mainland Spain.
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    THE SIEGE OF ALCAZAR

    This was a highly symbolic Nationalist victory in Toledo in the opening Stages of the Spanish Civil War.

  • NATIONALISTS

    Start of Nationalist ground assault on Madrid.

  • GUERNICA

    Bombing of the Basque capital of Guernica by German airplanes. The air raid was an attack on civilians, rather than a military target, and resulted in the destruction of most of the town.

  • BATTLE OF BRUNETE

    Battle of Brunete was a republican offensive against Nationalist forces to the west of Madrid

  • BATTLE OF TERUEL

    In the middle of the harsh winter, Republican forces capture Teruel before being forced to retreat by a Nationalist counter-attack.
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    BATTLE OF EBRO

    Republican troops launch an offensive across the river Ebro. Despite initial success, the Republican army is eventually forced to back across the river by Nationalist counter-attacks.

  • BARCELONA

    Nationalist forces enter Barcelona

  • CATALONIA

    Fall of Catalonia to Nationalist troops. In the previous week, thousands of refugees had fled to France.

  • MADRID

    Madrid is taken by Nationalist forces.

  • END

    Republican armies surrender. General Francisco Franco declares the war to be over.