Spanish Republican Armed Forces
The Spanish Republican Armed Forces (Spanish: Fuerzas Armadas de la República Española) were initially formed by the following two branches of the military of the Second Spanish Republic:
- Spanish Republican Army (Ejército de la República Española (1931–1936) and Ejército Popular de la República Española (1936–1939)). It included the Aeronáutica Militar air arm.
- Spanish Republican Navy (Marina de Guerra de la República Española), which included the naval aviation (Aeronáutica Naval).
- Spanish Republican Air Force (Fuerzas Aéreas de la República Española) (FARE)
| Spanish Republican Armed Forces | |
|---|---|
| Fuerzas Armadas de la República Española | |
| Founded | 1931 |
| Disbanded | 1939 |
| Service branches | Army Navy Air force |
| Leadership | |
| Commander-in-chief | Manuel Azaña (last) |
| Prime minister | José Miaja (last) |
| Minister of Defence | Segismundo Casado (last) |
| Personnel | |
| Active personnel | 225.000 (1936) |
| Industry | |
| Domestic suppliers | CASA Hispano-Suiza Spanish Society for Naval Construction |
| Related articles | |
| History | Sanjurjada Revolution of 1934 Spanish Civil War |
| Ranks | Military ranks of the Second Spanish Republic |
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.