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The tank crew school of the Popular Army

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The tank crew school of the Popular Army

Historical milestone · Archena, Valle de Ricote, Murcia

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During the Civil War the Popular Army of the Republic installed in Archena, between 1936 and 1937, a school to train armored vehicle crews. It was directed by the Soviet colonel Semyon Krivoshein and the Spaniard Rafael Sánchez-Paredes, and from it came the first republican armored units.

1936-1939

Photo: Elgaard (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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