José María Galán

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Galán and the second or maternal family name is Rodríguez.
José María Galán
Birth nameJosé María Galán Rodriguéz
Born1904
Died1978 (aged 73–74)
AllegianceSecond Spanish Republic Spanish Republic
Service/branchArmy
RankMajor
Commands heldCommander of a militia column (1936), Mixed brigade (1936), 34th division (1937), XXIII Corps (1938).
Battles/warsSpanish Civil War

José María Galán Rodríguez (1904–1978) was a Spanish military officer. He served in the Spanish Civil War. He was the brother of Fermín Galán, leader of the Jaca Uprising, and Francisco Galán. Before the war, he was a lieutenant of the Carabineros.[1]

Civil war[edit]

José María Galán remained loyal to the Spanish government during the coup of July 1936 that triggered the Civil War. In July 1936, he led a militia column in the Somosierra front.[1] In October 1936 he led the 3rd Mixed Brigade, one of the first such units to be established.

Later he took part in the Second Battle of the Corunna Road.[2] In June 1937 he led the 34th Division in the Segovia Offensive.[3] In 1938, he led the XXIII Army Corps in Andalusia.

After the war, he fled to the USSR and later exiled himself to Cuba. He died there in 1978.

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Notes[edit]

  1. ^ a b Thomas, Hugh. (2001). The Spanish Civil War. Penguin Books. London. p.307
  2. ^ Thomas, Hugh. (2001). The Spanish Civil War. Penguin Books. London. p.477
  3. ^ Beevor, Antony. (2006).The Battle for Spain. The Spanish Civil War, 1936-1939. Penguin Books. London. p.275
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