U.S. Army Attaches and the Spanish Civil War, 1936-1939: The Gathering of Technical and Tactical Intelligence

Abstract

The Spanish Civil War, 1936-1939, was an event of interest to the Military Intelligence Division (MID) of the War Department. Through the Army attaches stationed in the major embassies in Europe, MID received technical and tactical information concerning weapons used in Spain by the Germans, Soviets, and Italians. Although the information gathered by the attaches was often random and incomplete, they and their sources saw trends in the development and use of modern weapons, especially the airplane, the tank, and antiaircraft and antitank guns. The efforts of the attaches provided MID with information it could analyze, and from which it could draw conclusions about the nature of a future European war. Spanish Civil War, 1936-1939; Military intelligence; Attache.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 04, 1990
Accession Number
ADA222347

Entities

People

  • Kim M. Juntunen

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerial Warfare
  • Air Power
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircrafts
  • Anti-Aircraft Guns
  • Anti-Aircraft Weapons
  • Anti-Tank Weapons
  • Department Of State
  • Employment
  • Fighter Aircraft
  • Fire Control Systems
  • Governments
  • Military Aircraft
  • Military Aviation
  • United States Government
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • History

Readers

  • European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP).
  • Library and Information Science/ Studies, Southeast Asia Studies, Bibliography of Vietnam and Lao Studies.
  • Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Autonomous Capabilities and Mission Reconnaissance.