Spanish Civil War

1936–1939 civil war in Spain Spanish Civil WarPart of the interwar period and prelude to World War II Clockwise from top-left: Members of the XI International Brigade on a T-26 at the Battle of Belchite Granollers after being bombed by the Aviazione Legionaria in 1938 Republican soldiers at the Battle of Teruel Bombing of an airfield in Spanish Morocco Nationalist soldiers operating an anti-aircraft gun The Lincoln Battalion Date17 July 1936 – 1 April 1939LocationSpainMoroccoWestern SaharaGuineaResult Nationalist victoryTerritorialchanges Establishment of the Spanish State under the rule of Francisco Franco and end of the Second Spanish RepublicBelligerents Republicans Spanish Republic People's Army Popular Front UGT CNT-FAI POUM Generalitat de Catalunya / Revolutionary Catalonia People's Army of Catalonia Estat Català Regional Defence Council of Aragon Popular Executive Committee of Valencia Sovereign Council of Asturias and León Málaga Public Health Committee Euzko Gudarostea Madrid Defense Council Foreign volunteers International Brigades Soviet Union Mexico France (Limited) Nationalists Spanish State National Army Spanish Military Union FET y de las JONS FE de las JONS R