Francisco Martín-Moreno Explained

Honorific Prefix:General
Francisco Martín-Moreno
Office:Chief of the Defence High Command
Leader:Francisco Franco
Term Start:30 July 1940
Term End:23 April 1941
Predecessor:Juan Vigón
Successor:Fidel Dávila Arrondo
Birth Name:Francisco Martín-Moreno
Birth Date:1880
Birth Place:Kingdom of Spain
Death Place:Francoist Spain
Rank:Divisional general
Battles:Spanish Civil War

Francisco Martín-Moreno (1880 – 23 April 1941) was a Spanish military officer who served as Chief of the Defence High Command Spanish; Castilian: (Alto Estado Mayor, AEM) between 1940 and 1941, i.e., chief of staff of the Spanish Armed Forces during the Francoist dictatorship.[1] [2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado. Boletín Oficial del Estado. 212. 12 July 1940. es. DECRETO de 12 de julio de 1940 por el que se nombra Jefe del Alto Estado Mayor al General de División don Francisco Martín Moreno, que cesa de Jefe de la División número 22 y Gobernador Militar del Campo de Gibraltar. 0212-033X. 5247.
  2. Book: ABC. 24 April 1941. Fallecimiento del ilustre general Martín Moreno. Madrid. 9.
  3. Romero Salvadó, Francisco J. Historical Dictionary of the Spanish Civil War. New York, New York, USA: Rowman & Littlefield, 2013. p. 205.