Defence High Command
The Defence High Command (Spanish: Alto Estado Mayor, AEM) was the principal staff body of the Spanish Armed Forces during the Francoist regime and the Spanish transition to democracy. It operated between 1939 and 1980, and was in charge of coordination between the staffs of the three branches of the Armed Forces (Army, Navy and the Air Force).
| Defence High Command | |
|---|---|
| Alto Estado Mayor | |
Building of the AEM, on Paseo de la Castellana (Madrid) | |
| Active | 1939–1980 |
| Country | Spain |
| Branch | Armed forces |
| Type | Military staff |
| Part of | Spanish Armed Forces |
| Headquarters | Madrid |
| Commanders | |
| First Chief | Brigadier General Juan Vigón Suerodíaz |
| Last Chief | Lieutenant General Ignacio Alfaro Arregui |
| Insignia | |
| Abbreviation | AEM |
| Emblem (until 1975) | |
| Emblem (1975–1980) | |
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