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| Fidel Dávila Arrondo | |
|---|---|
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| President of the Technical State Junta | |
| In office 3 October 1936 – 3 June 1937 | |
| Preceded by | Miguel Cabanellas |
| Succeeded by | Francisco Gómez-Jordana |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Fidel Dávila Arrondo Gil y Arija (1878-04-24)24 April 1878 Barcelona, Kingdom of Spain |
| Died | 22 March 1962(1962-03-22) (aged 83) Madrid, Francoist Spain (now Spain) |
| Political party | Falange |
| Profession | Military |
Fidel Dávila Arrondo, 1st Marquess of Dávila (24 April 1878 – 22 March 1962) was a Spanish Army officer during the Spanish Civil War.
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 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. 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
- Beevor, p.378
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| Government offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded byMiguel Cabanellas | Prime Minister of Francoist Spain (Technical Board of State) 3 October 1936 – 3 June 1937 |
Succeeded byFrancisco Gómez Jordana |
| Preceded byCarlos Asensio Cabanillas | Minister of the Army 20 July 1945 – 19 July 1951 |
Succeeded byAgustín Muñoz Grandes |
| Military offices | ||
| Preceded byToribio Martínez Cabrera Disputed |
Chief of Staff of the Army Disputed 2 October 1936 – 30 September 1939 |
Succeeded byCarlos Martínez de Campos y Serrano |
| Preceded byFrancisco Martín-Moreno | Chief of the Defence High Command 5 May 1941 – 20 July 1945 |
Succeeded byLuis Orgaz Yoldi |
| Spanish nobility | ||
| New creation | Marquess of Dávila 1949–1962 |
Succeeded byValentín Dávila |
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- 1878 births
- 1962 deaths
- Military personnel from Barcelona
- Spanish captain generals
- Spanish generals
- Spanish military personnel of the Rif War
- Spanish military personnel of the Spanish Civil War (National faction)
- Perpetrators of political repression in Francoist Spain
- Grandees of Spain
- Prime ministers of Spain
- Ministers of defence of Spain