Spanish Civil War
July 17, 1936 – April 1, 1939 · Spain
Result Nationalist victory
Civil war in Spain, 1936-1939, between the left-leaning Republican government backed by the Soviet Union and Nationalist rebels backed by Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy. The war began with the partial failure of the July 1936 military coup; the Nationalists won in early 1939, and General Francisco Franco, who declared victory on 1 April, ruled Spain until his death in 1975.
Republicans
Nationalists
Other
Units
Army of Africa (Spain)
German Army (1935–1945)
Italian Army
Nationalist Army of the North
Royal Italian Army
4th Infantry Division "Littorio"
Corpo Truppe Volontarie
1st CC.NN. Division "Dio lo Vuole"
2nd CC.NN. Division "Fiamme Nere"
3rd CC.NN. Division "Penne Nere"
Kriegsmarine
Regia Marina
Spanish cruiser Baleares
Aviazione Legionaria
Luftwaffe
Condor Legion
Battles and events 59
Key events
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Spanish Revolution of 1936 1936
- May Days May 3–8, 1937 · Government victory
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Spanish coup of July 1936 July 17–20, 1936
- July 1936 military uprising in Melilla July 17–18, 1936 · Nationalist victory
- Siege of the Montaña Barracks July 18–20, 1936 · Republican victory
- July 1936 military uprising in Seville July 18–22, 1936 · Nationalist victory
- July 1936 military uprising in Barcelona July 19–20, 1936 · Republican victory
- Siege of the Alcázar July 21 – September 27, 1936 · Nationalist victory
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Siege of Madrid November 8, 1936 – March 28, 1939 · Nationalist victory
- Battle of Ciudad Universitaria November 15, 1936 · Republican victory
- Second Battle of the Corunna Road December 13, 1936 – January 15, 1937 · Republican victory
- Third Battle of the Corunna Road January 3–15, 1937
- Battle of Jarama February 6–27, 1937 · Indecisive
- Battle of Guadalajara March 8–23, 1937 · Republican victory
- Bombing of Guernica April 26, 1937
- Battle of Brunete July 6–25, 1937 · Indecisive
- Battle of Belchite (1937) August 24 – September 7, 1937 · Republican victory
- Battle of Teruel December 15, 1937 – February 22, 1938 · Nationalist victory
- Battle of the Ebro July 25 – November 16, 1938 · Nationalist victory
- Catalonia Offensive December 23, 1938 – February 10, 1939 · Nationalist victory
1936
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Spanish Revolution of 1936 1936
- May Days May 3–8, 1937 · Government victory
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Spanish coup of July 1936 July 17–20, 1936
- July 1936 military uprising in Melilla July 17–18, 1936 · Nationalist victory
- Siege of the Montaña Barracks July 18–20, 1936 · Republican victory
- July 1936 military uprising in Seville July 18–22, 1936 · Nationalist victory
- July 1936 military uprising in Barcelona July 19–20, 1936 · Republican victory
- Siege of Gijón July 19 – August 16, 1936 · Republican victory
- Siege of Oviedo July 19 – October 16, 1936 · Nationalist victory
- Siege of the Alcázar July 21 – September 27, 1936 · Nationalist victory
- Battle of Guadarrama July 24, 1936 · Nationalist offensive stopped
- Campaign of Gipuzkoa July 25 – September 13, 1936 · Nationalist victory
- Extremadura campaign August 2–14, 1936 · Nationalist victory
- Convoy de la Victoria August 5, 1936 · Nationalist victory
- Battle of Sigüenza August 7, 1936
- Battle of Mérida August 10, 1936 · Nationalist victory
- Battle of Badajoz (1936) August 12–14, 1936 · Nationalist victory
- Battle of Mallorca August 16, 1936 · Nationalist victory
- Battle of Irún August 19 – September 5, 1936 · Nationalist victory
- Córdoba offensive August 19–22, 1936 · Nationalist victory
- Battle of Monte Pelado August 28, 1936 · Italian anti-fascist victory
- Battle of Talavera de la Reina (1936) September 3, 1936 · Nationalist victory
- Siege of Santuario de Nuestra Señora de la Cabeza September 14, 1936 – May 1, 1937 · Republican victory
- Battle of Cape Spartel (1936) September 29, 1936 · Nationalist victory
- Battle of Seseña October 29, 1936 · Nationalist victory
- Paracuellos massacres November 7 – December 4, 1936
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Siege of Madrid November 8, 1936 – March 28, 1939 · Nationalist victory
- Battle of Ciudad Universitaria November 15, 1936 · Republican victory
- Second Battle of the Corunna Road December 13, 1936 – January 15, 1937 · Republican victory
- Third Battle of the Corunna Road January 3–15, 1937
- Villarreal Offensive November 30 – December 18, 1936 · Nationalist victory
- Aceituna Campaign December 13–31, 1936 · Nationalist victory
- Battle of Lopera December 27–29, 1936 · Nationalist victory
1937
- Battle of Málaga (1937) February 3–8, 1937 · Nationalist victory
- Battle of Jarama February 6–27, 1937 · Indecisive
- Battle of Cape Machichaco March 5, 1937 · Nationalist victory
- Battle of Pozoblanco March 6 – April 16, 1937 · Republican victory
- Battle of Guadalajara March 8–23, 1937 · Republican victory
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War in the North March 31 – October 21, 1937 · Nationalist victory
- Biscay Campaign March 31 – July 1, 1937 · Nationalist victory
- Asturias Offensive September 1 – October 21, 1937 · Nationalist victory
- Bombing of Guernica April 26, 1937
- May Days May 3–8, 1937 · Government victory
- Bombardment of Almería May 31, 1937 · German victory
- Segovia Offensive June 6, 1937 · Nationalist victory
- Battle of Bilbao June 13–19, 1937 · Nationalist victory
- Huesca Offensive June 19, 1937 · Nationalist victory
- Battle of Albarracín July 5 – August 11, 1937 · Nationalist victory
- Battle of Brunete July 6–25, 1937 · Indecisive
- Battle of Santander August 14 – September 1, 1937 · Nationalist victory
- Battle of Belchite (1937) August 24 – September 7, 1937 · Republican victory
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Zaragoza Offensive August 24 – September 7, 1937 · Nationalist victory
- Battle of Belchite (1937) August 24 – September 7, 1937 · Republican victory
- Asturias Offensive September 1 – October 21, 1937 · Nationalist victory
- Battle of El Mazucu September 6, 1937 · Nationalist victory
- Battle of Cape Cherchell September 7, 1937 · Nationalist victory
- Battle of Teruel December 15, 1937 – February 22, 1938 · Nationalist victory
1938
- Battle of Alfambra February 5–7, 1938 · Nationalist victory
- Battle of Cape Palos (1938) March 5–6, 1938 · Republican victory
- Aragon Offensive March 7 – April 19, 1938 · Nationalist victory
- Battle of Caspe March 16–17, 1938 · Nationalist victory
- Battle of Gandesa April 1–3, 1938 · Nationalist victory
- Battle of the Segre April 4, 1938 – January 3, 1939 · Nationalist victory
- Battle of Bielsa pocket April 6 – June 16, 1938 · Nationalist victory
- Levante Offensive April 23 – July 24, 1938 · Republican victory
- Balaguer Offensive May 1938 · Francoist victory
- Battle of the Merida pocket July 1938 · Nationalist victory
- Battle of the Ebro July 25 – November 16, 1938 · Nationalist victory
- Catalonia Offensive December 23, 1938 – February 10, 1939 · Nationalist victory
1939
- Final offensive of the Spanish Civil War March 26–31, 1939 · Nationalist victory, end of the war
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- Rodion Malinovsky
- Enver Hoxha
- Mehmet Shehu
- Ferenc Münnich
- Chivu Stoica
- Luis Carrero Blanco
- Fernando de Santiago y Díaz
- Ermenegildo Gasperoni
- Hugo Sperrle
- Wilhelm Ritter von Thoma
- Josip Broz Tito
- Ernest Hemingway
- George Orwell
- Kirill Meretskov
- Wolfram von Richthofen
- Antonio Aranda
- José Moscardó Ituarte
- Mario Roatta
- Annibale Bergonzoli
- Francisco García-Escámez
- Carlos Asensio Cabanillas
- Agustín Muñoz Grandes
- Juan Vigón
- Ildefonso Puigdengolas
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- Shimon Avidan
- Antonio Ortega
- Luis Barceló
- Francisco Galán
- Gastone Gambara
- Valerian Frolov
- Infante Alfonso, Duke of Galliera
- Karol Świerczewski
- Grigori Shtern
- Rafael García Valiño
- Francisco Ciutat de Miguel
- Yakov Smushkevich
- Sebastián Pozas Perea
- Carlos Romero Giménez
- Adolfo Prada
- Leopoldo Menéndez
- Antonio Castejón Espinosa
- Alfonso Beorlegui Canet
- Antonio Cordón García
- Luis González de Ubieta
- Ettore Bastico