spa civil war
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Updated: 13 Feb 2020
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Created byLouise Sandgap
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Franco's forces airlifted from Morocco to southern SpainBritain and France begin policy of non-interventionLargo Caballero forms new republican governmentSan Sebastian taken by nationlistsRepublic incorporates militias into new popular army for fourh time nowFranco becomes head of the nationalist government and supreme military commanderThe Soviet intervention beginsItalian planes bomb MadridGerman planes also bomb MadridRepublican government leaves Madrid for ValenciaNationalists abondon attempt to take MadridNationalist offensive to cut the links between Madrid and Valencia fails at the battle JaramaRussian tanks and planes play a crucial role in the battleFall of Malaga to the NationalistsNationalist offensive to tighten the pressure on Madrid from the north fails at the battle of Guadalajara. This was a major defeat for the Italian army, and again the Soviet Union equipment was vital to Republican success
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