Unión Militar Republicana Antifascista
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The Unión Militar Republicana Antifascista (UMRA, Republican Antifascist Military Union) was a self-described anti-fascist organization for military members in Spain
during the Second Spanish Republic
. The secret society was created in late 1935, with its membership drawn primarily from the Assault Guard. Its "leading spirit" was Captain Díaz Tendero, who was later to perish at the Mauthausen-Gusen concentration camp
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Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
during the Second Spanish Republic
Second Spanish Republic
The Second Spanish Republic was the government of Spain between April 14 1931, and its destruction by a military rebellion, led by General Francisco Franco....
. The secret society was created in late 1935, with its membership drawn primarily from the Assault Guard. Its "leading spirit" was Captain Díaz Tendero, who was later to perish at the Mauthausen-Gusen concentration camp
Mauthausen-Gusen concentration camp
Mauthausen Concentration Camp grew to become a large group of Nazi concentration camps that was built around the villages of Mauthausen and Gusen in Upper Austria, roughly east of the city of Linz.Initially a single camp at Mauthausen, it expanded over time and by the summer of 1940, the...
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