This painting guide covers the three major paramilitary units – Civil Guard, Carabineers, Assault Guards – of the Spanish Civil War. They fought for both sides.
Spain
My specialty is the Military History of Spain and Portugal. The Spanish bits that seem to interest people the most are Carlist Wars, Rif Wars, Spanish Civil War and the Spanish involvement in WWII (mostly the Blue Division).
Spanish Civil War Painting Guide: Nationalist and Pre-War
In general the Nationalists of the Spanish Civil War continued wearing the Pre-War Peninsular Army uniform. This section covers Nationalist Infantry, Cavalry, Artillery, Mountain Artillery, Tank Crews, Medical and other support services, Foreign Legion, Falangist, and Carlist Requetés. Most of these wore greenish-tinged khaki, but the Legion wore a distinctive grey-green.
Spanish Civil War Painting Guide: Moroccans (Nationalist)
There appear to have been three types of Moroccan units during the Spanish Civil War:
Spanish Civil War Painting Guide
All I’m really interested in is a set of instructions so somebody can paint some wargaming figures for the Spanish Civil War. That means I don’t have to describe the cloths, just the colours. I have included descriptions of unusual articles of clothing – like the Moroccan chilaba just so you can recognise them, hence paint them the correct colour.
Orders of Battle for the Spanish Civil War
I’ve outlined orders of battle from the Spanish Civil War for the following formations:
15mm Wargaming Figures for the Spanish Civil War
As I got into the Spanish Civil War I thought I’d write up my notes about the various ranges, mainly so I could remember what to buy if I ever reordered.
Timeline of the War of Spanish Succession in the Peninsular
The War of Spanish Succession was mostly fought in northern Europe, but as my particular interest is Spain and Portugal, I’ve restrict my history to the campaigns in the Iberian peninsula.
Sources for the War of Spanish Succession in the Peninsular
Annotated bibliography for the War of Spanish Succession.
Wargaming Figures for the War of Spanish Succession
15mm Wargaming Figures for the War of Spanish Succession.
Almanza Project for the War of Spanish Succession in the Peninsular
The idea was the refight the Battle of Almanza (25 April 1707) during the War of Spanish Succession.
University City – A Crossfire Scenario in the Spanish Civil War
A scenario for Fuego Cruzado – my variant of Crossfire for the Spanish Civil War – as the Nationalists try to drive the International Brigades out of the University City. The fighting revolves around the Hall of Philosophy and Letters.
Tank attack at Sesena – A Crossfire Scenario in the Spanish Civil War
A scenario for Fuego Cruzado – my variant of Crossfire for the Spanish Civil War – featuring the brand new Republican T-26 tanks fresh off the boats from the USSR. Historically the Republican armour mauled Nationalist Cavalry in the streets of Seseña then destroyed an Italian tankette squadron. They were only driven off by Legionnaires getting personal with petrol bombs.
Origin of the Visigoths
The traditional story of the the origin and migration of the Visigoths goes roughly like this (Collins, 2004):
Visigothic Kings of Spain
I wanted to know the names and chronology of the Visigothic Kings of Spain.
Timeline of the Second Carlist War
An outline the major events of the Second Carlist War (Matiners’ War). Primarily I have used Holt (1967).