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The uprising.
The uprising starts in Morocco the 17th of July.
Just a day after, Franciso Franco declares a state of war and arrives in Morocco to take control of the troops.
The uprising in Madrid an Barcelona is defeated on July 19. País Vasco, Cataluña and Valencia remain loyal to the government.
On August, Hitler and Mussolini provide Franco planes to carry out the first military airlifts of troops from Africa to Sevilla. -
September 1936 - March 1937.
Objetive Madrid. General Franco leed his troops from the south and General Mola from the north. By this time, Franco had Badajoz and Mola took Gipuzkua to close the border.
On 28 September, Nationalists made a symbolic victory in Toledo by resisting the Republican siege in the Alcázar.
On November, Nationalists troops reach Madrid. The government decided to evacuate to Valencia. International aid arrives and the Republians resist. -
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Civil War.
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July 1937 - November 1938.
The Gernika bombing helped the Nationalists in the northern front from March to October. In the other hand, there is a Republican offensive in Aragón.
The Battle of Teruel is one of the most hard of the war. Nationalist gain a strategic victory that allows them to advance. Republican side now is divided in two sides.
From July to November 1938 is the development of the Battle of the Ebro. The Republicans launched all his army to reconect its territory. Falied and Franco invade Cataluña. -
1939 (The end of the war).
A plot within the Republican Army cases the government in Valencia to fall. Franco only accepts uncondicional surrende. Juan Negrín, the president, flees to France.
Then, Nationalist start a general offensive that woulb finished the war. On 28 March, they occupy Madrid and by 31, they controll all Spanish territory. Franco proclaims victory on 1 Abril.
