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Spanish Armed Forces. The Spanish Armed Forces are in charge of guaranteeing the sovereignty and independence of the Kingdom of Spain, defending its territorial integrity and the constitutional order, according to the functions entrusted to them by the Constitution of 1978. They are composed of: the Army, the Air and Space Force, the Navy, the ...
Spanish Army Ejército de Tierra Seal of the Spanish Army Founded 15th century Country Spain Type Army Role Land force Size 75,822 personnel (2018) Part of Spanish Armed Forces Garrison/HQ Buenavista Palace, Madrid Mascot(s) Crowned rampant eagle with Saint James cross Commanders Commander in Chief King Felipe VI Chief of Staff of the Army Army General Amador Fernando Enseñat y Berea Insignia ...
In 1931, following the proclamation of the Second Spanish Republic, the armed forces of the Spanish Kingdom became the Spanish Republican Armed Forces. The Spanish Civil War (1936–39) began right after the Spanish coup of July 1936 , a partially successful coup d'état by a section of the Spanish Army against the government of the Spanish ...
The military ranks of Spain are the military insignia used by the Spanish Armed Forces. Army ... Spain: Sargento Alumno (3.º curso) Caballero/Dama
The Chief of the Defence Staff (Spanish: Jefe del Estado Mayor de la Defensa, JEMAD) is the highest-ranking military officer in the Spanish Armed Forces and is the principal military advisor to the Prime Minister, the Minister of Defence, the National Defence Council and the National Security Council. It is the fourth military authority of the ...
Spain's armored force composition remained the same until February 1954, when the United States delivered the first twelve M47 Patton tanks to the Spanish Army. These were a product of a military aid program the United States had signed with Spain in 1953. By 1957, the Spanish Army had received a total of 29 M47 tanks.
The Land Force is a higher command based in Seville, which is responsible to establish, train and maintain the operational units of the Spanish Army based in continental Spain. The command is headed by a three-star general and has four subordinate units: [1] [2] Land Force, in Seville [1] [2] Land Force Headquarters, in Seville.
List of military weapons of Spain. This is a list of weapons used by the Spanish Army, one of the world's oldest armies, with its history dating back to the 16th century.