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Although Spain had been for many years on the periphery of the great affairs of Europe, within a few months of the Civil War breaking out in 1936, three out of the four major European powersItaly, Germany, and the Soviet Uniondecided to intervene. Spain turned out to be the perfect proving ground to carry out controlled, realistic experiments with live weapons and troops. This book covers the theories of the three main contributors that provided armor to the warring parties in the civil war, how those contributions shaped combat, and how the lessons learned were then applied to tank combat in World War II.The use of tanks in the Spanish Civil War wedded traditional war to modern technology. The fighting in Spain did not offer any easy answers, however, to the question of infantry-armor cooperation, primarily because the tanks supplied were not very worthy and had been supplied in small numbers, even though the Republicans organized an armored division. The situation for the tanks on the Nationalist side was so bad in practical terms that they reused captured Russian armor in their units. Tank employment in Spain did offer many lessons, but the lessons did not always lie in what was done or accomplished but precisely on what was not done and was not accomplished. Table of ContentsPrefaceA QUICK APPRAISAL OF THE MILITARY OPERATIONSFOREIGN INTERVENTIONPart One: The BackgroundThe beginning: the early days of tanks in the Spanish ArmyOrganization and structure of Armor in the Spanish Army on the eve of the Civil WarPart Two: Foreign Aid ArrivesSoviet ParticipationThe Italian aid and the Volunteer CorpsGermany enters the arenaPart Three: Balance of ForcesOrganization and Structure of the Nationalist Armored ForcesOrganization and Structure of the Republican Armored ForcesPart Four: OperationsThe Opening Rounds: Blitzkrieg Francos styleOn the Move: Republican armor always not enough Stalemate and AttritionThe End: The Battle of the Ebro and the Catalonia offensiveAntitank warfareLogisticsTANK MAINTENANCE ON THE NATIONALIST SIDE AND THE SERVICE FOR WAR EQUIPMENT RECOVERYTANK COMBAT SERVICE SUPPORT IN THE PEOPLES ARMY OF THE REPUBLICA KEY FEATURE: THE REPUBLICAN TANK SCHOOL AT ARCHENAPart Five: AftermathThe Experience Reconsidered: ConclusionsA Reappraisal on the Equipment and ArmamentSOVIET EQUIPMENTITALIAN EQUIPMENTGERMAN EQUIPMENTA SPECIAL CASE: CAPTURED RUSSIAN TANKS IN SERVICE WITH THE SPANISH NATIONALIST ARMYRESUME OF TANKS SUPPLIED BY FOREIGN POWERSEpilogueGallerySpanish pre-war equipmentItalian AidGerman AidRussian aidRussian tanks captured by the Nationalist ArmyAdditional Bibliography and further recommended reading

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Tank Combat in Spain

TANK COMBAT IN SPAIN

Armored Warfare during the Spanish Civil War 19361939

Anthony J. Candil

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Published in the United States of America and Great Britain in 2021 by

CASEMATE PUBLISHERS

1950 Lawrence Road, Havertown, PA 19083, USA

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The Old Music Hall, 106108 Cowley Road, Oxford OX4 1JE, UK

Copyright 2021 Anthony J. Candil

Hardcover Edition: ISBN 978-1-61200-970-4

Digital Edition: ISBN 978-1-61200-971-1

A CIP record for this book is available from the British Library

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With appreciation for the work of the storytellers who record the history, the archivists who preserve it, and the historians who help interpret it for the new generations to come. If you aint Cav, you aint!

To my children and grandchildren, even if they do not share my passion for tanks.

To my close friend Walter G. Radencic, a gentleman and of course, a cavalry officer.

To my friend Stanley G. Payne, who deserves to be a cavalry officer.

To my father, who instilled a passion for tanks in me.

To the U.S. Army Armor School, where I learnt so much.

To the men and women of the 37th Armor Regiment, with whom I spent some memorable days at their Regimental Recall, in September 2018, at Nashville, Tennessee.

To Major Ronnie Nall and Captain Dwight McLemore, both my instructors at the U.S. Army Armor School, who were so patient with me.

To Lieutenant Colonel David A. H. Sievwright, British Army, 13/18 Queen Marys Own/ Royal Hussars, a red coat who shared with me unlimited time at the Spanish Staff College.

To U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel Charles J. Piraneo, my friend and comrade at the Spanish Staff College.

To Major General Peter Nagel, Bundeswehr, whose father fought in the Spanish Civil War.

To Major General Itzhak Rabin, Israeli Defense Forces, an outstanding armor officer and close friend, and a classmate at the U.S. Army Armor School.

And to the best team I ever had as director for the Leopard 2 Project in the Spanish Army.

Thank you all for making my life so thrilling!

Acknowledgments

Firstly, I need to state that I feel fully indebted to Professor Stanley G. Payne, who encouraged me to write and set an example for me, and who has only ever had words of appreciation and support for me.

I also wish to thank professors Shannon Fleming and Jose Alvarez for their efforts and time spent with my manuscript, and for urging me to do a presentation of the subject at the 59th Annual Missouri Valley History Conference at Omaha, Nebraska, in 2016.

Above all, I would like to thank my classmate and good friend, U.S. Army Major Walter G. Radencic, who has stood by me since those times back in 1977, when, at Fort Knox, we were once young and soldiers. My friend Walter has found time enough to read both my draft and my final manuscript and to make the appropriate suggestions.

I must also thank my friend and classmate, U.S. Army Major Michael Mastersontoday known as the Reverend Mike Masterson of the Evangelical Lutheran Churchwho found time among his community work, worship and family to read my manuscript draft and encourage me to publish it. Thank you, Mike, for your suggestions and your time.

I would also like to express my gratitude to Brigadier General Fernando Cano, of the Spanish Army, for reading the manuscript and making appropriate suggestions. Brigadier General Cano is an old friend and a graduate from the U.S. Army Armor School.

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