Siege of Madrid

Fortín acorazado de ametralladoras de la Guerra Civil en el Parque del Oeste de Madrid. Hay tres.

Octavilla convocando a los madrileños a la defensa de Madrid ante el ataque de las fuerzas sublevadas

Behind the front Lines in Madrid Behind the front Lines in Madridtitle QS:P1476,en:"Behind the front Lines in Madrid"label QS:Len,"Behind the front Lines in Madrid"

Bombardeo del 17 de noviembre de 1936 sobre Madrid. Impacto de una bomba en la Puerta del Sol.

British Labor Leadermat, Madrid Front-Line Trenches, Madrid British Labor Leadermat, Madrid Front-Line Trenches, Madridtitle QS:P1476,en:"British Labor Leadermat, Madrid Front-Line Trenches, Madrid"label QS:Len,"British Labor Leadermat, Madrid Front-Line Trenches, Madrid"

La hora del rancho en el frente de Madrid.
![Collectie / Archief : Fotocollectie Anefo
Reportage / Serie : [ onbekend ]
Beschrijving : De Spaanse Burgeroorlog Madrid gebombardeerd [Tekstː Herhaaldeljk gebombardeerd, maandenlang belegerd. De regeringsmilitie verdedigt de stad heldhaftig, waardoor de intocht van de rebellen onder Franco niet plaatsvindt.]
Datum : 8 april 1964
Locatie : Madrid
Trefwoorden : Burgeroorlogen
Fotograaf : Fotograaf Onbekend / Anefo
Auteursrechthebbende : Nationaal Archief
Materiaalsoort : Negatief (zwart/wit)
Nummer archiefinventaris : bekijk toegang 2.24.01.04
Bestanddeelnummer : 916-2814](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/49/De_Spaanse_Burgeroorlog_Madrid_gebombardeerd%2C_Bestanddeelnr_916-2814.jpg)
Collectie / Archief : Fotocollectie Anefo Reportage / Serie : [ onbekend ] Beschrijving : De Spaanse Burgeroorlog Madrid gebombardeerd [Tekstː Herhaaldeljk gebombardeerd, maandenlang belegerd. De regeringsmilitie verdedigt de stad heldhaftig, waardoor de intocht van de rebellen onder Franco niet plaatsvindt.] Datum : 8 april 1964 Locatie : Madrid Trefwoorden : Burgeroorlogen Fotograaf : Fotograaf Onbekend / Anefo Auteursrechthebbende : Nationaal Archief Materiaalsoort : Negatief (zwart/wit) Nummer archiefinventaris : bekijk toegang 2.24.01.04 Bestanddeelnummer : 916-2814

Edificio de la Diputación Provincial de Madrid en ruinas después de la Batalla de Madrid

frontline west of Madrid 1936

Milicianos del General Miaja escribiendo cartas General Miaja's Militiamen Writing Letterstitle QS:P1476,en:"General Miaja's Militiamen Writing Letters"label QS:Len,"General Miaja's Militiamen Writing Letters"

careful glimpse from Republican trenches towards Nationalist positions, Ciudad Universitaria, Clinical Hospital visible ahead

Republican soldiers having a meal in makeshift canteen behind the frontline in Madrid

Nationalist soldiers raiding a suburb of Madrid during the Spanish Civil War

Nationalist soldiers raiding a suburb of Madrid during the Spanish Civil War

Nationalist trench in the Escorial, with a knocked T-26 Republican tank next to a wall.

Suburbios madrileños.

Cover of the satirical magazine La Traca during the Spanish Civil War, in which a caricature of two nationalist soldiers belonging to the Army of Africa is shown. In it they are represented with the stereotypical attributes of the black African people according to the western vision of the time, with large red lips and googly eyes. The image is accompanied by a text that says the following: Negroes in the front of Madrid, by Bluff. And whoever calls me Kaffir from now on, I kill him! Until I saw a fascist I did not know what a Kaffir was.

Preparing Capital for Fascist Drive Preparing Capital for Fascist Drivetitle QS:P1476,en:"Preparing Capital for Fascist Drive"label QS:Len,"Preparing Capital for Fascist Drive"

Republican machine gunner in Madrid during the Spanish Civil War

Republican soldiers at rest near the Moncloa palace in Madrid

Running to the nearest shelter Running to the nearest sheltertitle QS:P1476,en:"Running to the nearest shelter"label QS:Len,"Running to the nearest shelter"
Russian writer Mikhail Koltsov photo.
Madrid in 1936. Russian writer Mikhail Koltsov photo.
Russian writer Mikhail Koltsov photo.
Фотография республиканца коммуниста Хосе Диаса (Испания) на оборонительных работах под Мадридом. "Испанский дневник".
Repulican guards. Russian writer Mikhail Koltsov photo.
Historical Overview
The siege of Madrid was a two-and-a-half-year siege of the Republican-controlled Spanish capital city of Madrid by the Nationalist armies, under General Francisco Franco, during the Spanish Civil War (1936–1939). The city, besieged from October 1936, fell to the Nationalist armies on 28 March 1939. The Battle of Madrid in November 1936 saw the most intense fighting in and around the city when the Nationalists made their most determined attempt to take the Republican capital.
Quick Facts
Republicans
- Commander: José Miaja
- Strength: ca. 150.000
- Casualties: hoch
Nationalists
- Commander: Francisco Franco
- Strength: ca. 100.000
- Casualties: hoch
Strategic Context
Central struggle for the political heart of Spain.
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