By 1935, the Spanish Military Union, a secret military organization of pro-fascist officers of the Spanish Republican Armed Forces had extended its influence among Spanish officers and began displaying open hostility towards the Spanish Republic.[1] In order to oppose and neutralize this movement, Eugenio Rodríguez Sierra, an officer of the Spanish Republican Navy was instrumental in the foundation of the Antifascist Military Union. The Unión Militar Antifascista was later merged with the Republican Military Union, another group of similar goals that had been founded in 1929 within the Army, in order to create the Republican Antifascist Military Union.[2]
One of the members of UMRA, Captain Carlos Faraudo, would be blacklisted by Spanish Military Union. He had allegedly been placed at the top of the list before being murdered.[3] Membership of this secret society was especially high among the Assault Guard. One of its leading members, Captain Díaz Tendero, was later to perish at the Mauthausen–Gusen concentration camp.[4]
republican, antifascist, military, union, spanish, unión, militar, republicana, antifascista, umra, self, described, anti, fascist, organization, members, spanish, republican, armed, forces, spain, during, period, second, spanish, republic, 1935, spanish, mili. The Republican Antifascist Military Union Spanish Union Militar Republicana Antifascista UMRA was a self described anti fascist organization for members of the Spanish Republican Armed Forces in Spain during the period of the Second Spanish Republic By 1935 the Spanish Military Union a secret military organization of pro fascist officers of the Spanish Republican Armed Forces had extended its influence among Spanish officers and began displaying open hostility towards the Spanish Republic 1 In order to oppose and neutralize this movement Eugenio Rodriguez Sierra an officer of the Spanish Republican Navy was instrumental in the foundation of the Antifascist Military Union The Union Militar Antifascista was later merged with the Republican Military Union another group of similar goals that had been founded in 1929 within the Army in order to create the Republican Antifascist Military Union 2 One of the members of UMRA Captain Carlos Faraudo would be blacklisted by Spanish Military Union He had allegedly been placed at the top of the list before being murdered 3 Membership of this secret society was especially high among the Assault Guard One of its leading members Captain Diaz Tendero was later to perish at the Mauthausen Gusen concentration camp 4 Footnotes Edit Franco Castanon 2004 pp 193 194 Busquets 2003 pp 63 64 Suero Roco 1981 p 297 Beevor 2006 p 457 Bibliography EditBeevor A 2006 The Battle for Spain London Penguin ISBN 9780143037651 Busquets J 2003 Ruido de sables in Spanish Barcelona Critica ISBN 9788484324249 Franco Castanon H 2004 Por el camino de la revolucion in Spanish Valladolid Neptuno ISBN 9788496016309 Suero Roco T 1981 Militares republicanos de la Guerra de Espana in Spanish Barcelona Peninsula Iberica ISBN 9788429717068 This article about a political organization is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Republican Antifascist Military Union amp oldid 1113857959, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
