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'''Sebastián Pozas Perea''' ([[Zaragoza]], 1876 - 1946) was a [[Spain|Spanish]] [[military officer]] and [[civil service|civil servant]]. Trained in the [[cavalry]], Pozas offered a long service in [[Spanish Morocco]], fighting in the [[Rif War (1920)|Rif Wars]] and attaining the rank of [[general]] in 1926, by order of the [[Miguel Primo de Rivera]] government. |
'''Sebastián Pozas Perea''' ([[Zaragoza]], 1876 - 1946) was a [[Spain|Spanish]] [[military officer]] and [[civil service|civil servant]]. Trained in the [[cavalry]], Pozas offered a long service in [[Spanish Morocco]], fighting in the [[Rif War (1920)|Rif Wars]] and attaining the rank of [[general]] in 1926, by order of the [[Miguel Primo de Rivera]] government. |
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In the 1930s, Pozas served the [[Second Spanish Republic|Republic]] as [[Director General]] of the ''[[Guardia Civil (Spain)|Guardia Civil]]''. When the [[Spanish State|Nationalists]] rose against the government on |
In the 1930s, Pozas served the [[Second Spanish Republic|Republic]] as [[Director General]] of the ''[[Guardia Civil (Spain)|Guardia Civil]]''. When the [[Spanish State|Nationalists]] rose against the government on June 18, 1936, leading to the [[Spanish Civil War]], Pozas remained loyal and rallied large numbers of [[police]] and [[paramilitary]] units to the Republic. In the opening days of war he reorganized the Guardia Civil into the ''Guardia National''. |
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Pozas briefly served as [[Minister of the Interior]] before being put in command of the Army of the Center. Nearly overwhelmed along [[Battle of Jarama|the Jarama]] in February 1937, the Army of the Centre ultimately flung back the Nationalist pincers closing around [[Madrid]] after a bloody campaign culminating in the [[Battle of Guadalajara]]. In May Pozas led a costly attack toward [[Huesca]] that cost the Republic 10,000 casualties.<ref>{{harvnb|Thomas|2001|p=568}}.</ref> Pozas was present at [[Battle of Belchite (1937)|Belchite]] and [[Battle of Teruel|Teruel]]. It is said that during the war he also joined the [[Communist Party of Spain]],{{Citation needed|date=November 2009}} though pro-[[Soviet Union|Soviet]] sources reject this claim.<ref>Landis, Arthur H. ''Spain! The Unfinished Revolution''. 1st ed. New York: International Publishers, 1975. p. 359.</ref> In 1939, with the Republic defeated, Pozas journeyed in exile to [[Mexico]], where he died in 1946. |
Pozas briefly served as [[Minister of the Interior]] before being put in command of the Army of the Center. Nearly overwhelmed along [[Battle of Jarama|the Jarama]] in February 1937, the Army of the Centre ultimately flung back the Nationalist pincers closing around [[Madrid]] after a bloody campaign culminating in the [[Battle of Guadalajara]]. In May Pozas led a costly attack toward [[Huesca]] that cost the Republic 10,000 casualties.<ref>{{harvnb|Thomas|2001|p=568}}.</ref> Pozas was present at [[Battle of Belchite (1937)|Belchite]] and [[Battle of Teruel|Teruel]]. It is said that during the war he also joined the [[Communist Party of Spain]],{{Citation needed|date=November 2009}} though pro-[[Soviet Union|Soviet]] sources reject this claim.<ref>Landis, Arthur H. ''Spain! The Unfinished Revolution''. 1st ed. New York: International Publishers, 1975. p. 359.</ref> In 1939, with the Republic defeated, Pozas journeyed in exile to [[Mexico]], where he died in 1946. |
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Revision as of 20:00, 23 December 2009
Sebastián Pozas Perea (Zaragoza, 1876 - 1946) was a Spanish military officer and civil servant. Trained in the cavalry, Pozas offered a long service in Spanish Morocco, fighting in the Rif Wars and attaining the rank of general in 1926, by order of the Miguel Primo de Rivera government.
In the 1930s, Pozas served the Republic as Director General of the Guardia Civil. When the Nationalists rose against the government on June 18, 1936, leading to the Spanish Civil War, Pozas remained loyal and rallied large numbers of police and paramilitary units to the Republic. In the opening days of war he reorganized the Guardia Civil into the Guardia National.
Pozas briefly served as Minister of the Interior before being put in command of the Army of the Center. Nearly overwhelmed along the Jarama in February 1937, the Army of the Centre ultimately flung back the Nationalist pincers closing around Madrid after a bloody campaign culminating in the Battle of Guadalajara. In May Pozas led a costly attack toward Huesca that cost the Republic 10,000 casualties.[1] Pozas was present at Belchite and Teruel. It is said that during the war he also joined the Communist Party of Spain,[citation needed] though pro-Soviet sources reject this claim.[2] In 1939, with the Republic defeated, Pozas journeyed in exile to Mexico, where he died in 1946.
Notes
- ^ Thomas 2001, p. 568.
- ^ Landis, Arthur H. Spain! The Unfinished Revolution. 1st ed. New York: International Publishers, 1975. p. 359.
References
- Hugh Thomas (2001). The Spanish Civil War. Modern Library. ISBN 0-375-75515-2.
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