Eight hundred and seventieth chapters attack Madrid
By the 20th, the rebellion in Madrid was finally quelled. In Barcelona, the fighting became more intense. The police and workers' armed forces fought fierce street battles with the National Army in the streets and alleys of the city. Many workers held government bags and fought with the National Army.
The army's barricades were destroyed together, and by around the 20th, the rebellion there was also put down.
Despite the stubborn resistance of workers and police, the overall war situation is not optimistic. The policy of arming workers may be beneficial to defending the republic to a certain extent. However, after these workers were armed, political factions and ethnic divisions ensued.
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In the early days of the Civil War, the entire Spanish resistance seemed isolated and disorganized, and it was for this reason.
The internal divisions in the republic became more and more obvious in the following years. When the government of the republic began to become more democratic, the secessionist tendencies of Catalonia, controlled by anarchists, became even more obvious.
Less than a month after the war broke out, the Catalan autonomous government appointed its own minister of defense and foreign affairs, issued currency, and established its own army. All these were typical acts of separatism.
Some people sarcastically call it a "revolutionary Taifa Kingdom era": "Every unit is enjoying the fun of dictatorship and separatism; in order to better exercise dictatorship, every unit happily enjoys
It has the pleasure of being separated not only from the rest of Spain, but also from neighboring cities or villages.”
By July 20, the first round of the battle between the two sides was basically over. The National Army controlled almost the entire coefficient of Morocco, the Canary Islands, the entire Balearic Islands except Minorca, the Guadarrama Mountains and Ebou
A large area north of the Ro River. The government of the Republic occupies the eastern coast, Basque Country, Catalonia and other places, and cuts off the connection between the north and south of the National Army in Badajoz Province. At the same time, Madrid, the largest city in Spain,
And Barcelona remains in the hands of the Republic.
Some areas are in a stalemate: in Asturias, government-controlled areas and national army-controlled areas are intertwined; while in the hinterland of the republicans, Colonel Moscado and a group of young cadets from military schools who supported the rebellion were seduced by the republicans.
The army surrounded the Alcazar fortress in Toledo.
The Republican Army took General Moscado's son Louis as a hostage and asked him to surrender, but this method did not work. The general's son comforted his father on the phone and said: "They said that if Alcazar does not surrender, they will shoot me. However,
Don't worry about me."
The general said: "If this is true, you will entrust your soul to God and shout 'Long live Spain,' and you will become a hero who sacrifices for him. Goodbye, my son. I hug you tightly." "Goodbye,
Dad, I hug you tightly too."
Ten minutes later, the Alcazar Fortress had not surrendered. The young hostage was indeed shot dead by the Republican Army.
During the Spanish Civil War, Spain became the focus of all Europe. Despite international opposition to foreign intervention, the fascist governments of Italy and Germany supported Frank's army by providing soldiers, tanks, aircraft, and artillery, while France and the Soviet Union were trapped in Moscow.
Bolshevik Russia supported the Republicans. Volunteers from many countries around the world formed the famous "International Brigade" to support the Republicans and went into battle.
At the beginning of the civil war, the Spanish Republican Army, with the support of the people, prevented the rebels from advancing in the south, and controlled all the country's large industrial and political centers, major seaports, and transportation trunk lines. The rebels were in a very critical situation. But at this moment, the German and Italian fascists began to intervene·
Not only did it help transport the rebels from Morocco to Spain, but they also sent 50,000 and 150,000 troops respectively to Spain to assist the rebels in fighting. Britain, France and other countries imposed a blockade on the Spanish government in the name of a "non-intervention" policy. International Refugee
The infantry forces actively support the Spanish coalition government, and approximately 35,000 volunteers from 54 countries form an international corps to fight side by side with the Spanish people.
On November 6, 1936, Franco's rebels and interventionists launched a war aimed directly at Madrid.
Franco's rebels were well-equipped and well-supplied. They quickly occupied a large area of land in the south. At the same time, the German and Italian troops landed in Spain. They attacked from the north and the south and approached the capital Madrid. The newborn People's Republic was already in danger.
"Defend Madrid!" "Defend the People's Republic!" became the common wish of the people in the capital Madrid.
Madrid is taking action. All men, women, and children are mobilized. They organize stretcher teams, transport teams, and city guards to actively cooperate with the battle on the front line. The prostitutes write on their flags: "The widows who would rather be heroes
, not a slave’s wife!”
Like the men, they dug trenches, built fortifications, carried large bags, and some even went directly to the front line.
Franco launched four large-scale attacks on Madrid. During the fourth attack, Mussolini also sent his cronies Roata to take command and added a large number of troops and heavy weapons. However, they were defeated by the Spanish people.
We must retreat across the board!
This war shocked the world. It was an international column composed of patriots from all over the world to support the Spanish people's revolution. This international column had a total of about 35,000 people and was divided into twelve teams. Patriots from all over the world used their own
The country is most proud and glorious to name its own battalions. There are "Lincoln Battalion", "Garrison Battalion", "Paris Commune Battalion" and so on.
In this contest in Spain, the soldiers of the International Brigade have always been at the forefront.
They can be seen wherever it is most dangerous and difficult. When the 11th and 12th columns entered Madrid, it was when the Franco attack was at its most aggressive and the war was at its fiercest. They did not bother to take a break.
They were directly thrown into the battle. For more than a month, they could only sleep in the bunker and eat in the wind. When the enemy was repulsed, they walked out of the trenches and they were "beyond recognition": they were all in rags, their faces were black,
Many people's hair and beards were singed by the flames of war.
The most dangerous and thrilling one may be the battle in the Yarama Valley.
Jarrama is located in the southeast of Madrid. It is a long and narrow valley. It is the barrier to the south of Madrid and the only place where Franco's army must pass when attacking Madrid.
Therefore, Franco assembled a large number of troops here, equipped with tanks, artillery and aircraft. The soldiers of the International Column and the Spanish Fifth Army jointly guarded this mountain at dawn. The silent Yalama Valley was bombarded by "rumbling" artillery.
I woke up with the sound of "booming" aircraft motors. A large group of aircraft swooped down like crows, and sinister bombs rolled down from the belly of the aircraft. Under the cover of the aircraft cannons, the murderous rebels rushed towards the mountain pass, as if
The third attack of Longo's army began.
The machine guns roared; grenades pounced on the enemy as if they had eyes. Under the cover of fierce artillery fire, locust-like enemies rushed up. There were only a few thousand soldiers guarding the mountain pass, but there were tens of thousands of attacking enemies. But
, none of the brave soldiers retreated. In a few days, they repelled dozens of enemy charges.
Zichan also used stones and rolling logs when they were finished. When the supplies were gone, he used wild grass and bark instead.
When the soldiers pushed the last stone down the mountain, reinforcements arrived. Only a few hundred of the first batch of warriors who stood firm were left. They were so tired that they almost fell asleep while walking. They were sent back to the base.
Recuperate.
This battle lasted for nearly a month. Franco lost 20,000 corpses. The Republic also suffered more than 10,000 casualties. Many soldiers of the International Brigades died in this battle. This was the first time since World War I
The most fierce battle.
Later, a song was widely circulated among the soldiers of the International Brigade. The song sang: There is a valley in Spain called Yalama, and people miss it. How many comrades fell at the foot of the mountain, and Yalama was full of flowers. The International Brigade left
In Jalama, to defend free Spain, they swore to defend the mountains and defeat the fascist dogs and wolves!
In this way, the soldiers of the International Brigade sacrificed their blood and precious lives to defend this land that they were not relatives of. They fought for justice, for progress, and for peace.
After that, the rebels turned their focus to northern Spain. The main force of the rebels pushed towards Bilbao, carried out air strikes on undefended towns and villages, and captured Bilbao on June 20. Then they moved towards Santander, Greece, and Santander.
Hong Jinjun. Although the Republican Army conducted two large-scale strategic offensives during this period, they failed to save the crisis in the north. Then, the rebels turned to the east, broke through the Republican Army's defense line, and seized the strategic initiative on the eastern front.
On July 25, the Republican Army won the Battle of the Ebro River, partially reversing the military situation.
But a month after the signing of the Munich Agreement encouraged German and Italian fascists to support Franco against the Republic, the rebels launched another attack on Madrid in the Guadalajara area. Under the attack of German aircraft, tanks and artillery
With the support, 50,000 Italian fascist troops came here on Mussolini's order, attempting to cut off the connection between Madrid and Valencia, and then occupy Madrid.
On the 10th day of the battle, the Republican Army and the International Column launched a decisive counterattack. As a result, Mussolini's army suffered huge losses, thousands of casualties, 1,000 prisoners, 250 machine guns, 30 cannons, and a large number of
tank.
The Battle of Guadalajara was a brilliant victory for the Republic.
From then on, Mussolini became even more angry.
The civil war taking place in Spain is already very, very difficult for Italy and Franco!
"I think it's time for us to intervene."
Wang Hengyue handed Peter the telegram from his secretary.
Pete took a quick look: "What are we going to do?"
"What should we do?" Wang Hengyue repeated Peter's words, and then said meaningfully: "Let's do what we should do!".