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COMMANDER // 1896–1936

Buenaventura Durruti

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Lifespan

1896 – 1936

19001905191019151920192519301935Spanish Civil War · 1936-1939Siege of Madrid — November 8, 1936 · Spanish Republic · Spanish Civil War

Active service 1936 — 1 battle across 1 war; first command at age 40.

Profile

José Buenaventura Durruti Dumange was a Spanish anarcho-syndicalist militant and a leading figure in Spanish anarchism before and during the Spanish Civil War. As a prominent member of the Confederación Nacional del Trabajo (CNT) and the Federación Anarquista Ibérica (FAI), Durruti was a key participant in the Spanish Revolution of 1936, and is remembered as a hero and martyr by the anarchist movement.

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Battles (1)

Last verified June 2026
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