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Battle of Seseña, the Glossary

The Battle of Seseña was a Republican-Soviet assault on the Nationalist stronghold of Seseña, near Toledo, 30 km south of Madrid in October 1936 during the Spanish Civil War.^[1]

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History of the province of Toledo
Military history of Castilla–La Mancha
October 1936 events
Tank battles involving Italy
Tank battles involving Spain
Tank battles involving the Soviet Union

Battle of Badajoz (1936)

The Battle of Badajoz was one of the first major engagements of the Spanish Civil War, resulting in a tactical and strategic Nationalist victory, however at a significant cost in time and troops. Battle of Seseña and Battle of Badajoz (1936) are 1936 in Spain, Battles of the Spanish Civil War and conflicts in 1936.

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Battle of Mérida

The Battle of Mérida saw the Republican militia twice fail to halt the Spanish Army of Africa near the historic town of Mérida early in the Spanish Civil War. Battle of Seseña and Battle of Mérida are 1936 in Spain, Battles of the Spanish Civil War and conflicts in 1936.

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Battle of Talavera de la Reina (1936)

The Battle of Talavera de la Reina was fought on 3 September 1936 in the Spanish Civil War. Battle of Seseña and Battle of Talavera de la Reina (1936) are 1936 in Spain, Battles of the Spanish Civil War, conflicts in 1936, history of the province of Toledo and military history of Castilla–La Mancha.

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Battle of the Sierra Guadalupe

The Battle of the Sierra Guadalupe (Guadalupe Mountains), also known as the Tagus Campaign, was a continuation of the Nationalist Army's race north toward Madrid in the early stages of the Spanish Civil War. Battle of Seseña and Battle of the Sierra Guadalupe are 1936 in Spain, Battles of the Spanish Civil War and conflicts in 1936.

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Condor Legion

The Condor Legion (Legion Condor) was a unit of military personnel from the air force and army of Nazi Germany’s Wehrmacht which served with the Nationalist faction during the Spanish Civil War.

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Emilio Mola

Emilio Mola y Vidal (9 July 1887 – 3 June 1937) was one of the three leaders of the Nationalist coup of July 1936 that started the Spanish Civil War.

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Enrique Líster

Enrique Líster Forján (21 April 1907 – 8 December 1994) was a Spanish communist politician and military officer.

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Esquivias

Esquivias is a municipality located in the province of Toledo, Castile-La Mancha, Spain.

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Extremadura campaign

The Extremadura campaign was a campaign in Extremadura, Spain during the Spanish Civil War. Battle of Seseña and Extremadura campaign are 1936 in Spain, Battles of the Spanish Civil War and conflicts in 1936.

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Francisco Largo Caballero

Francisco Largo Caballero (15 October 1869 – 23 March 1946) was a Spanish politician and trade unionist, who served as the Prime Minister of the Second Spanish Republic during the Spanish Civil War.

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Francoist Spain

Francoist Spain (España franquista), also known as the Francoist dictatorship (dictadura franquista), was the period of Spanish history between 1936 and 1975, when Francisco Franco ruled Spain after the Spanish Civil War with the title Caudillo.

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French Third Republic

The French Third Republic (Troisième République, sometimes written as La IIIe République) was the system of government adopted in France from 4 September 1870, when the Second French Empire collapsed during the Franco-Prussian War, until 10 July 1940, after the Fall of France during World War II led to the formation of the Vichy government.

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Getafe

Getafe is a municipality and a city in Spain belonging to the Community of Madrid.

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Griñón

Griñón is a municipality of the Community of Madrid, Spain.

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Hugh Thomas, Baron Thomas of Swynnerton

Hugh Swynnerton Thomas, Baron Thomas of Swynnerton (21 October 1931 – 7 May 2017) was an English historian and writer, best known for his book The Spanish Civil War.

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Ildefonso Puigdendolas

Colonel Ildefonso Puigdendolas Ponce de Leon (1876, in Girona – 31 October 1936, near Illescas) was a Spanish military officer who served the Republic during the Spanish Civil War.

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Illescas, Toledo

Illescas is a town and municipality of Spain located in the province of Toledo, Castilla–La Mancha.

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Junkers Ju 52

The Junkers Ju 52/3m (nicknamed Tante Ju ("Aunt Ju") and Iron Annie) is a transport aircraft that was designed and manufactured by German aviation company Junkers.

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L3/35

The L3/35 or Carro Veloce CV-35 was an Italian tankette that saw combat before and during World War II.

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Latvia

Latvia (Latvija), officially the Republic of Latvia, is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe.

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Léon Blum

André Léon Blum (9 April 1872 – 30 March 1950) was a French socialist politician and three-time Prime Minister of France.

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List of Spanish Nationalist military equipment of the Spanish Civil War

This is a list of all military equipment used by the nationalists during the Spanish Civil War.

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List of Spanish Republican military equipment of the Spanish Civil War

This is a list of military equipment of the Spanish Republicans.

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Madrid

Madrid is the capital and most populous city of Spain.

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Mikhail Koltsov

Mikhail Efimovich Koltsov (Михаи́л Ефи́мович Кольцо́в) (The record of the birth of Moisey Fridlyand in the metric book of the Kiev rabbinate for 1898 (ЦГИАК Украины. Ф. 1164. Оп. 1. Д. 442. Л. 138об–139.) – February 2, 1940), born Moisey Haimovich Fridlyand (Моисей Хаимович Фридлянд), was a Soviet journalist, revolutionary and NKVD agent.

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Mixed brigade

Mixed brigade (brigada mixta) was a basic tactical military unit of the Republican army during the Spanish Civil War.

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Molotov cocktail

A Molotov cocktail (among several other names – see) is a hand-thrown incendiary weapon consisting of a frangible container filled with flammable substances and equipped with a fuse (typically a glass bottle filled with flammable liquids sealed with a cloth wick).

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Morocco

Morocco, officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa.

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Nationalist faction (Spanish Civil War)

The Nationalist faction (Bando nacional) or Rebel faction (Bando sublevado) was a major faction in the Spanish Civil War of 1936 to 1939.

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Nazi Germany

Nazi Germany, officially known as the German Reich and later the Greater German Reich, was the German state between 1933 and 1945, when Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party controlled the country, transforming it into a totalitarian dictatorship.

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Pols Armāns

Pols Armāns (known also as "Major Greiser"), whose true name was Pauls Tiltiņš (– 7 August 1943) was a Soviet officer and the first Red Army tankman to be awarded with title of Hero of Soviet Union.

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Province of Toledo

Toledo is a province of central Spain, in the western part of the autonomous community of Castile–La Mancha.

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Regulares

The Fuerzas Regulares Indígenas ("Indigenous Regular Forces"), known simply as the Regulares (Regulars), are infantry units of the Spanish Army, largely recruited in the cities of Ceuta and Melilla.

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Salamanca

Salamanca is a municipality and city in Spain, capital of the province of the same name, located in the autonomous community of Castile and León.

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Savoia-Marchetti SM.81 Pipistrello

The Savoia-Marchetti SM.81 Pipistrello (Italian: bat) was the first three-engine bomber/transport aircraft serving in the Italian Regia Aeronautica.

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Second Spanish Republic

The Spanish Republic, commonly known as the Second Spanish Republic, was the form of democratic government in Spain from 1931 to 1939.

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Seseña

Seseña is a municipality of Spain located in the province of Toledo, Castilla–La Mancha.

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Seville

Seville (Sevilla) is the capital and largest city of the Spanish autonomous community of Andalusia and the province of Seville.

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Siege of Madrid

The Siege of Madrid was a two-and-a-half-year siege of the Republican-controlled Spanish capital city of Madrid by the Nationalist armies, under General Francisco Franco, during the Spanish Civil War (1936–1939). Battle of Seseña and siege of Madrid are Battles of the Spanish Civil War.

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Siege of the Alcázar

The siege of the Alcázar was a highly symbolic Nationalist victory in Toledo in the opening stages of the Spanish Civil War. Battle of Seseña and siege of the Alcázar are 1936 in Spain, Battles of the Spanish Civil War, conflicts in 1936, history of the province of Toledo and military history of Castilla–La Mancha.

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Soviet Union

The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), commonly known as the Soviet Union, was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991.

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Spanish Civil War

The Spanish Civil War (Guerra Civil Española) was a military conflict fought from 1936 to 1939 between the Republicans and the Nationalists. Battle of Seseña and Spanish Civil War are conflicts in 1936.

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Spanish Republican Army

The Spanish Republican Army (Ejército de la República Española) was the main branch of the Armed Forces of the Second Spanish Republic between 1931 and 1939.

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T-26

The T-26 tank was a Soviet light tank used during many conflicts of the Interwar period and in World War II.

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Talavera de la Reina

Talavera de la Reina is a city and municipality of Spain, part of the autonomous community of Castile–La Mancha.

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Toledo, Spain

Toledo is a city and municipality of Spain, the capital of the province of Toledo and the de jure seat of the government and parliament of the autonomous community of Castilla–La Mancha.

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Torrejón de la Calzada

Torrejón de la Calzada is a municipality of the Community of Madrid, Spain.

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Torrejón de Velasco

Torrejón de Velasco is a municipality of the Community of Madrid, Spain.

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Tupolev SB

The Tupolev ANT-40, also known by its service name Tupolev SB (Скоростной бомбардировщик – Skorostnoi Bombardirovschik – high speed bomber) and development co-name TsAGI-40, was a high speed twin-engined three-seat monoplane bomber, first flown in 1934.

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1st Mixed Brigade

The First Mixed Brigade (1.ª Brigada Mixta), also known as Brigada Lister, was a mixed brigade of the Spanish Republican Army in the Spanish Civil War.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Seseña

Battle of Seseña, the Glossary

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See also

History of the province of Toledo

Military history of Castilla–La Mancha

October 1936 events

Tank battles involving Italy

Tank battles involving Spain

Tank battles involving the Soviet Union

References