Manuel Matallana
| Manuel Matalla Gómez | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Manuel Matallana Gónez |
| Born |
1899 Madrid |
| Died |
1956 Madrid |
| Allegiance |
.svg.png){kind=small} Spanish Republic |
| Service/branch | Army |
| Years of service | 1936-1939 |
| Rank | General |
| Battles/wars | |
Manuel Matallana Gomez. (1899, Madrid – 1956) was a Spanish officer and lawyer. A son of a military officer, he joined the Spanish army and participated in the Rif War.[1] He supported the Republican government during the Spanish Civil War. In November 1936 he was a member of the general Miaja’s staff during the battle of Madrid.[2] After that, he was promoted to colonel and on July 1937 he was the chief of staff of Miaja during the battle of Brunete,[3] and then later promoted again to general.[4] On February 1939 he said to the prime minister Negrin that it was impossible to continue the war[5] and on March 1939 he joined Casado's coup against the Negrin government.[6] After the end of the war, he was detained and imprisoned by the Nationalists. He died in Madrid in 1956.[7]
Notes
- ↑ es:Manuel Matallana Gómez
- ↑ Jackson, Gabriel. The Spanish Republic and the Civil War, 1931-1939. Princeton University Press. Princeton. 1967. p.323
- ↑ Thomas, Hugh. The Spanish Civil War. Penguin Books. 2001. London. p.690
- ↑ Thomas, Hugh. The Spanish Civil War. Penguin Books. 2001. London. p.845
- ↑ Jackson, Gabriel. The Spanish Republic and the Civil War, 1931-1939. Princeton University Press. Princeton. 1967. p.467
- ↑ Beevor, Antony. The Battle for Spain. The Spanish Civil War, 1936-1939. Penguin Books. London. 2006. p.389
- ↑ Thomas, Hugh. The Spanish Civil War. Penguin Books. 2001. London. p.923
References
- Beevor, Antony. The battle for Spain. The Spanish civil war, 1936-1939. Penguin Books. 2006. London. ISBN 978-0-14-303765-1
- Thomas, Hugh. The Spanish Civil War. Penguin Books. 2001. London. ISBN 978-0-14-101161-5
- Jackson, Gabriel. The Spanish Republic and the Civil War, 1931-1939. Princeton University Press. Princeton. 1967.