5. In the Spanish Army as a whole, small arms and light artillery pieces are of good quality, well maintained and in sufficient numbers. It is worth noting that Spain purchased about sixty dual purpose 88 mm guns from Germany in 1943/44. Heavier artillery weapons are, in general, of ancient design and no match for modern weapons. It is doubtful whether the Spanish Army possesses more than three hundred tanks, varying from 4½ to 10 tons; no heavy tanks are known to exist. Its motor transport is very much depleted owing to bad maintenance and shortage of spares, and especially of tyres.
- Collection ID
- CAB81
- Conflict
- Spanish Civil War
- Countries
- France Germany Italy Russia Spain Yugoslavia
- Document Reference
- CAB 81/132/32
- Document Types
- Memorandum Report
- File Reference
- CAB 81/132
- Identifier
- 10.1080/swwf.cab81.0132.032
- Keywords
- Franco-spanish Relations Military Dispositions Troop Movements Diplomacy Foreign Policy Spanish Armed Forces Demobilisation Artillery Military Strength Equipment Armaments War Materials Communism Air Power Naval Strength French Armed Forces French Army French Navy French Air Force Tanks Spanish Republican Forces Military Supplies Subversion Guerrilla Warfare International Brigades Border Controls
- Languages
- English
- Organizations
- Chiefs of Staff Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee Joint Intelligence Staff
- Pages
- 5
- Persons Discussed
- Harold Caccia Thomas Elmhirst Thomas Haddon Edmund Rushbrooke
- Published in
- United Kingdom
- Themes
- Military Intelligence International Relations
