Civil War Impacts - FALL OF MADRID

Question 1

What Weakness of the republicans aided nationalist Victory in Madrid?

& what provoked this?

Answer 1

Nationalists aided by Republican in-fighting
&
provoked by Negrin taking an increasingly dictatorial approach

Question 2

What happened on 5th March 1939 due to Negrin’s poor leadership?

Answer 2

5 March 1939:
politicians & military leaders against Negrin staged a rebellion
- anti-comm Junta established = National Defence Council
- attempted negotiations w Franco for conditional surrender
(Negrin hated bc of comm support/backers)

Question 3

Result of national defence council Take-Over?

Answer 3

more fighting broke out between NDC & Negrin’s supporters

in-fighting in final days - 230 dead & 600 wounded

Question 4

What did Franco launch on 26 March 1939?

Answer 4

launched final push on Madrid
- many repubs had alr fled/surrendered
- incl. Negrin, soviet military advisors, General Casado

Question 5

By when had Franco’s troops secured most of Madrid?

Answer 5

27 March 1939: F’s troops had secured most of Madrid

Question 6

When did F announce victory over Madrid
& what did it mean for the outcome of the war?

Answer 6

1 April 1939:
F declared outright victory (takeover of M = winning)
“today the red army is captured & disarmed, the national troops have achieved their final military objective. the war is over”