Английская Википедия:Eliseo Álvarez-Arenas Romero

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Eliseo Álvarez-Arenas Romero (14 June 1882 – 8 July 1966) was a Spanish military officer who participated in the Rif War and the Spanish Civil War, commanding several military units. During the Francoist regime he held important positions, being Director General of the Civil Guard between 1939 and 1942.

Biography

He was born in the town of Alcázar de San Juan in La Mancha.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn

During the first years of his military career he served in Africa, participating in the Rif War. He was stationed in the Regulares forces, composed of native Moroccans. By 1924 he already held the rank of lieutenant colonel and directed the Tabor of Regulares of Ceuta.Шаблон:Sfn After the proclamation of the Second Spanish Republic, in 1932 he rose to the rank of brigadier general.Шаблон:Sfn

Civil War

At the time of the Spanish coup of July 1936, he was commander of the 9th Infantry BrigadeШаблон:Sfn based in Zaragoza and dependent on the Шаблон:Interlanguage link. After joining the Nationalist faction, he cooperated effectively with his superior officer, General Miguel Cabanellas, to take control of the Aragonese capital and undertake repression against Republican and worker organizations.Шаблон:Sfn He was later appointed military governor of Logroño and commander of the 12th Infantry Brigade, shortly after assuming command of the Шаблон:Interlanguage link and the military forces of the provinces of Biscay, Álava, Burgos and Palencia.Шаблон:Sfn In Álava he managed to conquer several key positions, and also managed to stop several assaults by the Republican forces of the Northern Front on the fronts of Villareal and Espinosa de los Monteros, leaving this position on 11 December.Шаблон:Sfn

In January 1937 he was appointed military commander of Melilla and head of the Eastern Constituency of Morocco, a position he held until December 1938.Шаблон:Sfn During his period of command there were some 117 executions in the city.Шаблон:Sfn He was also in charge of recruiting and organizing Moroccan mercenary units, which he sent to the Iberian Peninsula, where they played an important role on the battle fronts. During the course of the war he became director of the Granada Infantry Academy,Шаблон:Sfn created for the training of military commanders. In December 1938 he was appointed Undersecretary of Public Order.Шаблон:Sfn

In the context of the Catalonia Offensive, on 26 January 1939 he went to Barcelona as Captain General of Catalonia, to take command of the occupation forces.Шаблон:Sfn When Minister of Propaganda, Dionisio Ridruejo, arrived in Barcelona with the idea of holding several political rallies, Álvarez-Arenas did not give him authorization for them to be held and told Ridruejo that the most important thing was to "restore the altars of the city".Шаблон:Sfn Shortly thereafter, on 28 February, he was promoted to the rank of major general. In July he would leave his post in Barcelona and briefly assume command of the Шаблон:Interlanguage link, based in Zaragoza.Шаблон:Sfn

Francoist dictatorship

In September 1939, the recently restructured government of Francisco Franco appointed him Inspector General of the Civil Guard.Шаблон:Sfn During his mandate, in March 1940, the merger of the Carabineros within the Civil Guard took place,Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn and the title of Director General was reinstated for the leadership of the body.Шаблон:Refn He also proceeded to relentless repression and purification of the body,Шаблон:Sfn expelling all elements not considered attached to the Francoist regime. He left the position in April 1942.Шаблон:Sfn

In 1942 he was appointed Captain General of Valencia and commander of the III Military Region.Шаблон:Citation needed

Later he was a member of the Шаблон:Interlanguage link (Шаблон:Lang, CSJM).Шаблон:Citation needed

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