Born in Barcelona, as an infantry officer, he fought in Cuba during the Spanish–American War and received the Cruz del Mérito Militar. He later entered the General Staff of the Army. He was then promoted to lieutenant colonel and assigned to Spanish Morocco. In 1929 he was promoted to brigadier general and was assigned to the VII Military district.
During the military reforms of Prime Minister Manuel Azaña, he solicited permission to go into the reserves and settled down in Burgos, from where he participated in the military conspiracy to overthrow the Popular Front government. On the night of the July 18–19, 1936 he seized the civil government of Burgos. He was a member of the Junta de Defensa Nacional and president of the Junta Técnica del Estado, the core of the future national government, as well as chief of staff of the Army. He participated in the War in the North resulting in the conquest of Biscay, Cantabria, and Asturias.
He was named minister of National Defense in the first government of Francisco Franco (February 1938), at the same time he was promoted to lieutenant general. He organized the Aragon Offensive[1] campaign to isolate Catalonia and participated in the campaign of the Maestrazgo, the Battle of the Ebro and the Catalonia Offensive resulting in the final conquest of that region.[2] In August 1939 he received the post of captain-general of the II Military district and the headquarters of the general staff. In July 1945 he was designated minister of the Army and in 1949 he was named head of the government. In 1951 he was part of the Council of the Kingdom and president of the Geographic Superior Council. He died in Madrid in 1962.
Notes
^Beevor, Antony. (2006). The Battle for Spain: The Spanish Civil War, 1936-1939. Penguin Books. London. p.324
fidel, dávila, arrondo, this, spanish, name, first, paternal, surname, dávila, second, maternal, family, name, arrondo, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsou. In this Spanish name the first or paternal surname is Davila and the second or maternal family name is Arrondo This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Fidel Davila Arrondo news newspapers books scholar JSTOR May 2014 Learn how and when to remove this template message Fidel Davila Arrondo 24 April 1878 22 March 1962 was a Spanish Army officer during the Spanish Civil War Fidel Davila ArrondoPresident of the Technical State JuntaIn office 3 October 1936 3 June 1937Preceded byMiguel CabanellasSucceeded byFrancisco Gomez JordanaPersonal detailsBornFidel Davila Arrondo Gil y Arija 1878 04 24 24 April 1878Barcelona Kingdom of SpainDied22 March 1962 1962 03 22 aged 83 Madrid Francoist Spain now Spain Political partyFalangeProfessionMilitaryBorn in Barcelona as an infantry officer he fought in Cuba during the Spanish American War and received the Cruz del Merito Militar He later entered the General Staff of the Army He was then promoted to lieutenant colonel and assigned to Spanish Morocco In 1929 he was promoted to brigadier general and was assigned to the VII Military district During the military reforms of Prime Minister Manuel Azana he solicited permission to go into the reserves and settled down in Burgos from where he participated in the military conspiracy to overthrow the Popular Front government On the night of the July 18 19 1936 he seized the civil government of Burgos He was a member of the Junta de Defensa Nacional and president of the Junta Tecnica del Estado the core of the future national government as well as chief of staff of the Army He participated in the War in the North resulting in the conquest of Biscay Cantabria and Asturias He was named minister of National Defense in the first government of Francisco Franco February 1938 at the same time he was promoted to lieutenant general He organized the Aragon Offensive 1 campaign to isolate Catalonia and participated in the campaign of the Maestrazgo the Battle of the Ebro and the Catalonia Offensive resulting in the final conquest of that region 2 In August 1939 he received the post of captain general of the II Military district and the headquarters of the general staff In July 1945 he was designated minister of the Army and in 1949 he was named head of the government In 1951 he was part of the Council of the Kingdom and president of the Geographic Superior Council He died in Madrid in 1962 Notes Edit Beevor Antony 2006 The Battle for Spain The Spanish Civil War 1936 1939 Penguin Books London p 324 Beevor p 378External links Edit Media related to Fidel Davila Arrondo at Wikimedia CommonsGovernment officesPreceded byMiguel Cabanellas Prime Minister of Francoist Spain Technical Board of State 3 October 1936 3 June 1937 Succeeded byFrancisco Gomez JordanaPreceded byCarlos Asensio Cabanillas Minister of the Army20 July 1945 19 July 1951 Succeeded byAgustin Munoz GrandesMilitary officesPreceded byToribio Martinez CabreraDisputed Chief of Staff of the ArmyDisputed2 October 1936 30 September 1939 Succeeded byCarlos Martinez de Campos y SerranoPreceded byFrancisco Martin Moreno Chief of the Defence High Command5 May 1941 20 July 1945 Succeeded byLuis Orgaz Yoldi Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Fidel Davila Arrondo amp oldid 1160717285, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
