Francisco Franco
Air bridge to Seville
From 20 July onward Franco was able, with a small group of 22 mainly German Junkers Ju 52 aircraft, to initiate an air bridge to Seville, where his troops helped to ensure the rebel control of the city.
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On This Day - What happened 20 July 1936 AD
Check most memorable events 20 July 1936 AD.
- Francisco Franco
A plane crash
The designated leader of the uprising, General José Sanjurjo, died on 20 July 1936, in a plane crash.
- Spanish Civil War
Coup leader Sanjurjo was killed
A large air and sealift of Nationalist troops in Spanish Morocco was organised to the southwest of Spain. Coup leader Sanjurjo was killed in a plane crash on 20 July, leaving an effective command split between Mola in the North and Franco in the South. This period also saw the worst actions of the so-called "Red" and "White Terrors" in Spain.
- Francisco Franco
Air bridge to Seville
From 20 July onward Franco was able, with a small group of 22 mainly German Junkers Ju 52 aircraft, to initiate an air bridge to Seville, where his troops helped to ensure the rebel control of the city.
- Francisco Franco
A plane crash
The designated leader of the uprising, General José Sanjurjo, died on 20 July 1936, in a plane crash.
- Spanish Civil War
Coup leader Sanjurjo was killed
A large air and sealift of Nationalist troops in Spanish Morocco was organised to the southwest of Spain. Coup leader Sanjurjo was killed in a plane crash on 20 July, leaving an effective command split between Mola in the North and Franco in the South. This period also saw the worst actions of the so-called "Red" and "White Terrors" in Spain.