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COMMANDER // 1896–1969

Carlos Asensio

lieutenant generalSpainNationalists5 battles1 war

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1896 – 1969

1900191019201930194019501960Spanish Civil War · 1936-1939Battle of Badajoz — August 12, 1936 · Nationalist rebels · Spanish Civil WarBattle of Mérida — August 10, 1936 · Nationalist rebels · Spanish Civil WarBattle of Talavera de la Reina — September 3, 1936 · Nationalists · Spanish Civil WarSiege of Madrid — November 8, 1936 · Nationalist Spain · Spanish Civil WarBattle of Jarama — January 1, 1937 · Nationalist Spain · Spanish Civil War

Active service 1936–1937 — 5 battles across 1 war; first command at age 40.

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Carlos Asensio Cabanillas was a Spanish soldier and statesman who fought for the Nationalist faction during the Spanish Civil War, rising in command from Colonel to General in Franco's Army of Africa.

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Battles (5)

Last verified June 2026
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