Spanish Civil War

By TexasRose

  • Feb 12 1936

    The general elections was underway. The left wing popular won coalition and Azona was once again Prime Minister. Right wing formed National front so more polarisation. Socialists withdrew their support from popular front government. Public disturbances occured soon, which was making spain spiral out of control.

  • July 12 1936

    The leader of the Right wing politician was murdered. Rigth wing was in seruois danger of the communists taking over. They begun to favour the idea of military lead by General Mola.

  • July 12 1936

    General Franco took over the military, Spain morroco and crossed over into the mainland of Spain to take over the government. This is when the civil war begun.

  • March 31 1937

    The Battle of Bilbao was part of the War in the North, during the Spanish Civil War where the Nationalist Army captured the city of Bilbao and the remaining parts of the Basque Country still held by the Republic.

  • July 6 1937

    Fought 15 miles west of Madrid, was a Republican attempt to alleviate the pressure exerted by the Nationalists on the capital and on the north during the Spanish Civil War.

  • March 9 1938

    Nationalists launched the Aragon Offensive, and by 14 April, they had pushed through to the Mediterranean, cutting the Republican-held portion of Spain in two

  • July 24 1938

    longest and bloodiest battle of the Spanish Civil War. It took place between July and November 1938, with fighting mainly concentrated in two areas on the lower course of the Ebro River, the Terra Alta comarca of Catalonia, and the Auts area close to Fayón in the lower Matarranya, Eastern Lower Aragon.The results of the battle were disastrous for the Second Spanish Republic with tens of thousands of dead and wounded.

  • December 23 1938

    six-pronged Nationalist attack is launched, with separate columns from the Pyrenees to the Ebro. They take Borges Blanques, surround Tarragona and reach the outskirts of Barcelona. The Republican government retreats from Barcelona to Girona, although troops continue to maintain the defense of the city.

  • April 1 1939

    General Franco Announced That The War Was Over