The Spanish Civil War 1936-1939

[Louis]

Aerial view of Barcelona during an air raid by Italian bombers, 1938.

 

[Gunner]

And today.....

 

[Louis]

wow, nice work @Gunner

 

[Louis]

Republican soldiers during the siege of Madrid, winter 1936-37.

 

[Louis]

Militiamen listening to music in the Plaza de Oriente, Madrid, Dec 1936.

 

[Louis]

Militia barricade on the Avenida del Paralelo, Barcelona, during the military uprising, July 1936.

 

[Louis]

Republican Air Force personnel lunching near a Mosca Polikarpov I-16, 1937.

 

[Gunner]

I was looking at the plane thinking what a tough looking machine that is and that it looks a little bit like the Fokker D.XXI from the Finish thread you posted the other day so I looked it up.
It took me by surprise that that is actually a retractable landing gear.

"The Polikarpov I-16 (Russian: Поликарпов И-16) is a Soviet single-engine single-seat fighter aircraft of revolutionary design; it was the world's first low-wing cantilever monoplane fighter with retractable landing gear to attain operational status and as such "introduced a new vogue in fighter design." The I-16 was introduced in the mid-1930s and formed the backbone of the Soviet Air Force at the beginning of World War II. The diminutive fighter, nicknamed "Ishak" or "Ishachok" ("donkey" or "burro") by Soviet pilots, figured prominently in the Second Sino-Japanese War, the Battle of Khalkhin Gol, Winter War and the Spanish Civil War – where it was called the Rata ("rat") by the Nationalists or Mosca ("fly") by the Republicans."
- Wikipedia

 

[chiquichops]

Great photos as usual @Louis and interesting information @Gunner.
That "burro" looks like a tough little beast.

 

[Louis]

Two knocked out Republican T-26 Model 1933 tanks on the outskirts of Madrid in Nov 1936.

 

[Louis]

Victory Parade, Madrid, May 19, 1939.
Francisco Franco chairs the event.

 

[Gunner]

A bit of an overkill on the name repetition.

 

[Louis]

Republican soldiers in street shootouts, Barcelona, July 1936.

 

[Gunner]

Looks like an effective MG team.

 

[Louis]

Civilians in Pamplona cheer Nationalist soldiers, Aug 1936.

 

[Louis]

Militiamen observe a dead comrade in a street in Barcelona.

 

[Louis]

Republican militia in action - 1937.

 

[mTk]

"Action" may be a bit of an over statement.

 

[Louis]

New recruits from the rebel side practice with rifle, Salamanca, Feb 1937.

 

[Louis]

Civil guards loyal to the Republic, in Catalunya's square.