José María Galán
José María Galán | |
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Birth name | José María Galán Rodriguéz |
Born | 1904 |
Died | 1978 |
Allegiance | Spanish Republic |
Service/ | Army |
Rank | Major |
Commands held | Commander of a militia column (1936), Mixed brigade (1936), 34th division (1937), XXIII Corps (1938). |
Battles/wars | Spanish Civil War |
José María Galán Rodríguez (1904–1978) was a Spanish military officer. He served in the Spanish Civil War. He was the brother of Fermín Galán, leader of the Jaca Uprising, and Francisco Galán. Before the war, he was a lieutenant of the Carabineros.[1]
Civil war[]
José María Galán remained loyal to the Spanish government during the coup of July 1936 that triggered the Civil War. In July 1936, he led a militia column in the Somosierra front.[1] In October 1936 he led the 3rd Mixed Brigade, one of the first such units to be established.
Later he took part in the Second Battle of the Corunna Road.[2] In June 1937 he led the in the Segovia Offensive.[3] In 1938, he led the XXIII Army Corps in Andalusia.
After the war, he fled to the USSR and later exiled himself to Cuba. He died there in 1978.
See also[]
- 3rd Mixed Brigade
- José_María_Galán (Spanish)
Notes[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Thomas, Hugh. (2001). The Spanish Civil War. Penguin Books. London. p.307
- ^ Thomas, Hugh. (2001). The Spanish Civil War. Penguin Books. London. p.477
- ^ Beevor, Antony. (2006).The Battle for Spain. The Spanish Civil War, 1936-1939. Penguin Books. London. p.275
- 1904 births
- 1978 deaths
- Spanish army officers
- Communist Party of Spain politicians
- Spanish military personnel of the Spanish Civil War (Republican faction)
- Exiles of the Spanish Civil War in Cuba
- Spanish emigrants to Cuba
- Exiles of the Spanish Civil War in the Soviet Union