Popular Army of the Republic

E381960

The Popular Army of the Republic was the main regular military force of the Spanish Republic during the Spanish Civil War, formed to organize and coordinate its diverse militias against the Nationalist uprising.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf armed forces branch
army
military organization
alsoKnownAs Ejército Popular de la República
Republican Popular Army
commandStructure Ministry of War of the Spanish Republic
conflict Spanish Civil War
country Second Spanish Republic
disbandedFollowing Nationalist victory in the Spanish Civil War
endTime 1939
engagedIn Aragon Offensive (Republican)
linked to: Aragon Offensive

Battle of Guadalajara (1937)
Battle of Jarama
Battle of Teruel
Battle of the Ebro
Defense of Madrid
linked to: Battle of Madrid
formedFrom Republican militias
left-wing party militias
trade union militias
workers' militias
hasPart International Brigades
Mixed Brigades
Republican Air Force units
Republican Army corps
Republican Navy ground forces
Republican brigades
Republican divisions
headquartersLocation Madrid
ideology anti-fascism
republicanism
languageOfCommand Spanish
location Spain
militaryDoctrine combination of traditional Spanish Army doctrine and Soviet-inspired tactics
notableCommander Enrique Líster
José Miaja
Juan Modesto NERFINISHED
Juan Negrín
Vicente Rojo Lluch
opposedBy Nationalist Army (Spain)
linked to: Nationalist Army

Nationalist faction (Spain)
organizedBy Government of the Spanish Republic
partOf Armed Forces of the Spanish Republic
politicalControl Popular Front (Spain)
purpose centralize and coordinate Republican military forces
defend the Spanish Republic against the Nationalist uprising
startTime 1936
supportedBy International Brigades volunteers
Mexico
Soviet Union
timePeriod 1936–1939

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Republican forces hasPart Popular Army of the Republic
Battle of Santander involves Army of the North (Republican Spain)
linked to: Popular Army of the Republic
Popular Army of the Republic alsoKnownAs Republican Popular Army
linked to: Popular Army of the Republic
Republican Army of the East leadership commanded Republican Army units on the Aragon front
linked to: Popular Army of the Republic
Republican offensives in Aragon militaryBranch Republican Popular Army
linked to: Popular Army of the Republic