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COMMANDER // 1888–1967

Heli Rolando de Tella

brigadier generalSpainNationalists2 battles1 war

Lifespan

1888 – 1967

18901900191019201930194019501960Spanish Civil War · 1936-1939Battle of Mérida — August 10, 1936 · Nationalist rebels · Spanish Civil WarSiege of Madrid — November 8, 1936 · Nationalist Spain · Spanish Civil War

Active service 1936 — 2 battles across 1 war; first command at age 48.

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Heli Rolando de Tella y Cantos was a decorated Spanish soldier and military officer who served in the Moroccan War and the Spanish Civil War, siding with Franco's Nationalists.

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Battles (2)

Last verified June 2026
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