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
Popular Army of the Republic
surface form: Republican Popular Army
commandStructure Spanish Ministry of War
surface form: 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
surface form: Aragon Offensive (Republican)

Battle of Guadalajara
surface form: Battle of Guadalajara (1937)

Battle of Jarama
Battle of Teruel
Battle of the Ebro
Battle of Madrid
surface form: Defense of Madrid
formedFrom Republican militias
left-wing party militias
trade union militias
workers' militias
hasPart International Brigades
Mixed Brigades
National Republican Air Force
surface form: 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
surface form: Nationalist Army (Spain)

Nationalist faction (Spain)
organizedBy Second Spanish Republic
surface form: Government of the Spanish Republic
partOf Spanish Republican Army
surface form: 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
surface form: 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 Popular Army of the Republic
this entity surface form: Army of the North (Republican Spain)
Popular Army of the Republic alsoKnownAs Popular Army of the Republic
this entity surface form: Republican Popular Army
Republican Army of the East leadership commanded Popular Army of the Republic
this entity surface form: Republican Army units on the Aragon front
Republican offensives in Aragon militaryBranch Popular Army of the Republic
this entity surface form: Republican Popular Army