Confederal militias

Confederal Militia
Confederal Militia
Milicias confederales de la CNT-FAI
	Flag of the CNT-FAI
Active	1934–1937
Disbanded	1937
Country	Spanish Republic
Allegiance	CNT-FAI
Branch	Spanish Republican Army
Type	People's Militia
Role	Home defense
Size	50,000
Colors	Red and Black
Engagements	Revolution of 1934 ; Spanish Civil War
Commanders
Durruti Column	Buenaventura Durruti
South Ebro Column	Antonio Ortiz Ramírez
Ascaso Column	Cristóbal Alvaldetrecu,; Gregorio Jover,; Domingo Ascaso
Harriers Column	Miguel García Vivancos,; Juan García Oliver
Iron Column	José Pellicer Gandía
Land and Freedom Column	Germinal de Souza
Rosal Column	Francisco del Rosal Rico,; Cipriano Mera

Last updated October 23, 2024

The confederal militias were a movement of people's militia during the Spanish Civil War organized by the Spanish anarchist movement: the National Confederation of Labor (CNT) and the Iberian Anarchist Federation (FAI). The CNT militias replaced clandestine defense committees instituted earlier. As the war progressed, the militias were progressively dissolved and assimilated into the Spanish Republican Army, in spite of many militiamen refusing the militarization.

The CNT Defense Committees

The origin of the CNT militias in the Spanish Civil War is in the Defense Committees, clandestine military organizations of the CNT that were financed by and subordinate to the unions. The essential functions of the defense committees were twofold: arms and administration. These committees were a reorganization and expansion of different affinity groups, such as Los Solidarios, who fought against the bosses' pistolerismo between 1917 and 1923.^[1]

In 1934, other factions began to organize their own clandestine militias. The Communist Party formed the Antifascist Worker and Peasant Militias.^[2] The Carlists formed the Frente Nacional de Boinas Rojas,^[3]^[4] in an attempt to create a hierarchical national Requeté structure,^[5] detached from local Carlist juntas.^[6] The newly founded Falange Española de las JONS also formed their own militia, the Primera Línea.^[7]

In October 1934, the CNT Defense Committees abandoned the old affinity group tactic in favor of serious and methodical revolutionary preparation:

There can be no revolution without preparation. We have to put an end to the prejudice in favor of improvisation. This error, involving confidence in the creative instinct of the masses, has caused us to pay a heavy price. We cannot obtain by means of a process of spontaneous generation the indispensable means necessary for waging war on a State that has experience, heavy weaponry, and a greater capacity for offensive and defensive combat.^[1]

The basic defense group had to be small in order to facilitate its secrecy. It had to be made up of six militants, with very specific functions:^[1]

Secretary, in charge of contacting other cadres, creating new groups and preparing reports.
Personal Investigator, in charge of assessing the danger posed by enemies, such as priests, the military, and pistoleros.
Building Investigator, in charge of drafting up blueprints and the preparation of statistical reports.
Researcher, in charge of determining strategic points and tactics for street fighting.
Researcher, in charge of studying public services: electricity, water, gas, sewerage.
Investigator, in charge of determining where to obtain arms, money and supplies.

To that ideal figure of six, one more member could be added to cover “high-profile” tasks. The clandestinity of the group had to be absolute. They were the basic nucleus of a revolutionary armed force, capable of mobilizing larger secondary groups, and these, in turn, the entire people.^[1]

The scope of action of each defense group was a very precise demarcation within each neighborhood, indicated on a map. The neighborhood defense committee coordinated all these defense cadres, and received a monthly report from each of the group secretaries. The defense committees were also organized at the regional and national level, due to the importance of communications and coordination in a revolutionary insurrection.^[1]

The Defense Committees were replaced, in August 1936, by the Control Patrols acting under the command of the Central Committee of Antifascist Militias of Catalonia. However, the defense committees were reactivated during the Barcelona May Days, when the Spanish Republic clashed with the CNT-FAI and POUM, in a dispute over the control of Revolutionary Catalonia.^[1]

Volunteers in these militias declined to wear uniforms, give the military echelon a salute, and perform other formal military duties. The officers, elected, could quickly succeed one another at the head of a group and the men felt they had the right to discuss the orders and only apply them if they were in agreement.^[8]

The columns

The Castilian guerrillas of the War of Spanish Succession (1701–1715) and the guerrilla war on the Portuguese-Extremadura border between 1641 and 1668 were able be early examples of the use of columns in armed conflict. During the Spanish War of Independence columns were formed as conglomerates grouping together various regular military or civilian forces and services on a modest scale. The columns, due to their mobility and autonomy, constituted a basic form of organization for the guerrilla war.^[9]

One column organized in Valencia at the behest of the republic's Delegated Government Board, at that moment in a power dispute with the UGT-CNT's Popular Executive Committee, which had governed Valencia in the days after the uprising. The board ignored the warnings of the UGT and CNT and sent a column of about 500 civil guards and about 200 volunteer militiamen to Teruel. When they neared the city, the civil guard executed the militiamen and defected to the Nationalists, establishing a military base in Teruel during the first days of the war.^[10]

The "group" of twenty-five people was the simplest combat unit. The soldiers themselves chose a delegate, dismissable at any time, responsible for representing them.
The “century” was composed of four groups, that is to say one hundred people, with a century delegate;
The "grouping" was composed of five centuries, that is to say five hundred people, and had its own elected delegate;
The "column" was the sum of the existing groupings. A general delegate of each column was elected.

Columns also consisted of internationalist autonomous groups, as well as guerrilla groups that were on missions behind enemy lines. These combat units were flexible, being able to vary the number of militiamen framed within them and the number of smaller units that make them up.^[11]

A war committee advised by a military-technical council coordinated the column's operations. At the head of the war committee was the general delegate of the column. All the delegates of all ranks lacked privileges and hierarchical command.^[12]

Famous columns include:

the Durruti Column
the Ascaso Column
the Harriers Column
the Iron Column
the Red and Black Column
the Land and Freedom Column
the Torres-Benedito Column
the Iberia Column
the Maroto Column
the Andalusia-Extremadura Column
the Rosal Column
the South Ebro Column
- Brigade of Death

The CNT battalions

Central Fronts

In other areas the form of organization of the militias took that of the battalions. Among the Madrid columns there were several battalions such as the "Free Spain", "Águilas de la Libertad", "Spartacus", "Mora", "Ferrer", "Orobón Fernández", "Juvenil Libertario", "Sigüenza" and "Toledo" battalions, which were fighting in both locations. In addition individual cenetistas would often integrate other republican columns, such as the Mangada Column which had numerous cenetistas. The CNT of the Center even organized up to 23,000 militiamen in December 1936, rivaling the numbers of the Fifth Regiment.^[13]

The Asturian militias had around 10,000 militiamen in September. About a third, anarchists. However, when the fifths were recruited and the battalions were created, the CNT was assigned much fewer commanders than was proportional to their numbers. Many times out of rejection of militarism, libertarians renounced taking control of battalions, giving way to the imposition of republican or communist commanders on them.^[14]

In Euskadi the CNT was a minority force. But just as had happened in Madrid they saw a spectacular growth as a result of the war. Despite having less than 3,000 members in May 1936, in a few months it has 35,000 members and at the end of 1936 it mobilized around 6,000 militiamen.^[15] Its battalions included the Isaac Puente Battalion and the Sacco-Vanzetti Battalion.

In Santander the CNT forces were initially a part of the mixed battalions. However, some CNT battalions were also formed, such as the "Liberty Battalion" and the "CNT-FAI Battalion." Most of the anarchists in the city, curiously, were affiliated to the UGT unions.^[14]

The "tiznaos"

Due to the shortage of combat means and materials, heavy vehicles such as trucks, buses or agricultural machinery were reinforced with steel plates of different thicknesses. They began to be informally known as "tiznaos" for their disparate colored camouflage. The armor of these makeshift armored vehicles was not usually very effective because the steel plates were unevenly attached, or not thick enough, to the extent that on some occasions the "tiznaos" included mattresses as a protection measure. It also happened that sometimes, when wanting to install vehicles with thicker plates to increase protection, the maneuverability and speed of the vehicle were impaired. Due to deficiencies in armor or handling, the more improvised "tiznaos" were quickly put out of action. Those that had been built with more care and with better technical means lasted longer, some of them surviving the three years of the war.^[16]

Militarization of militias

The assembly organization of the militias had numerous problems, since lack of discipline was frequent, as well as riots and desertions. In the toughest battles, where the nationalist armies proved to possess more and better means, routing was not uncommon. Situations like this forced military leaders to be vigilant of their soldiers, having in many cases to take the lead in the attacks if they wanted to be followed, so many of the most capable characters fell in the front.^[17]

According to a report of the "Peninsular Committee of the FAI" of 30 September 1938 – quoted by José Peirats – the percentage of anarchists and confederalists in the Republican Army was 33% (about 150,000 soldiers of about 450,000 soldiers republicans). The 5th, 16th, 20th, 24th, 25th, 26th, 28th, 54th, 63rd, 70th, 71st and 77th divisions had anarchist commanders. Anarchists also had command of 2 army corps. Despite appearing to be important figures, in reality there was a clear under-representation of anarchists in the republican army.^[18]

The militias helped and promoted the formation of communes in the towns through which they passed. In Aragón 450 agricultural communes made up of 423,000 people, were formed and integrated into the Council of Aragon. These communes were a source of support in the rear for the militias, in addition to probably representing the closest approach to the ideal of anarchist life that had been fought for in Spain since the First Spanish Republic.^[19]

Bibliography

The "Uncontrollable" Iron Column, March 1937, bilingual Spanish / French edition, editions Champ Libre, Paris, 1979. La Columna de Hierro y la Revolución
Miquel Amorós, José Pellicer Gandía, the upright anarchist. Life and work of the founder of the Heroic Iron Column , Editorial virus, Barcelona, 2009. ISBN 978-84-92559-02-2
Miquel Amorós, The revolution betrayed. The true story of Balius and Los Amigos de Durruti , Editorial virus, Barcelona, 2003. ISBN 84-96044-15-7
Burnett Bolloten, "The Great Deception: The Left and its struggle for power in the Republican zone."
Abel Paz, Durruti in the Spanish Revolution , AK Press, 2006. ISBN 978-1-904859-50-5. Translated by Chuck W. Morse.^[20]^[21]^[22]^[23]
Abel Paz, The Story of the Iron Column: Militant Anarchism in the Spanish Civil War. AK Press and Kate Sharpley Library, 2011. ISBN 978-1-84935-064-8. Translated by Paul Sharkey.^[24]
Carlos Semprún Maura (1978). Revolution and counterrevolution in Catalonia. Barcelona: Tusquets.
Hans Magnus Enzensberger, The short summer of anarchy. Durruti's life and death , Barcelona, Anagrama, 1998.
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1 2 3 4 5 6 Guillamón, Agustín (2011). The CNT Defense Committees (1933–1938). Barcelona: Aldarull Editions. ISBN 978-84-93853-84-6.
↑ Sanchez, Sarah (2003). Fact and Fiction: Representations of the Asturian Revolution (1934–1938). Maney Publishing. p. 246.
↑ González Calleja, Eduardo (1991). "Paramilitarització i violencia politica a l'Espanya del primer terc de segle: el requeté tradicionalista (1900–1936)" (in Catalan). No. 147. Revista de Girona. p. 74.
↑ Blinkhorn, Martin (2008). Carlism and Crisis in Spain 1931–1939. Cambridge. p. 136. ISBN 9780521207294.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
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↑ Blinkhorn, Martin (2008). Carlism and Crisis in Spain 1931–1939. Cambridge. p. 208. ISBN 9780521207294.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
↑ Ruiz, Julius (2014). The 'Red Terror' and the Spanish Civil War. Cambridge University Press. p. 27.
↑ François Godicheau, The words of the Spanish Civil War , Presses Universitaires du Mirail, 2003, ISBN 978-2858166848, p. 9.
↑ Blacksmith, Mike. "The Popular Army" (in Spanish). Charitable Society of Amateur Historians and Creators. Archived from the original on 20 July 2016.
↑ CNT: from July to July: a year of struggle. Extraordinary number of Fragua Social published on 19 July 1937.
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1 2 César M. Lorenzo, Spanish anarchists and power, 1868–1969, Iberian Ring. Paris, 1969. ^{[ ISBN missing ]}
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↑ José Peirats, The CNT in the Spanish Revolution, Toulouse, 1952. ^{[ ISBN missing ]}
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External links

Militias and military unit confederations, in the Virtual Athenaeum of To the barricades.
Interpretive Commentary of the Plenary of Confederate Militia and Columns, by Frank Mintz
The Spanish Revolution, 1936–39 at Anarchy Now!

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[Guillamón-1] 1 2 3 4 5 6 Guillamón, Agustín (2011). The CNT Defense Committees (1933–1938). Barcelona: Aldarull Editions. ISBN 978-84-93853-84-6.

[2] Sanchez, Sarah (2003). Fact and Fiction: Representations of the Asturian Revolution (1934–1938). Maney Publishing. p. 246.

[3] González Calleja, Eduardo (1991). "Paramilitarització i violencia politica a l'Espanya del primer terc de segle: el requeté tradicionalista (1900–1936)" (in Catalan). No. 147. Revista de Girona. p. 74.

[4] Blinkhorn, Martin (2008). Carlism and Crisis in Spain 1931–1939. Cambridge. p. 136. ISBN 9780521207294.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

[5] González Calleja, Eduardo (2011). Contrarrevolucionarios. Radicalización violenta de las derechas durante la Segunda República 1931–1936 (in Spanish). Madrid. p. 193. ISBN 9788420664552.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

[6] Blinkhorn, Martin (2008). Carlism and Crisis in Spain 1931–1939. Cambridge. p. 208. ISBN 9780521207294.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

[7] Ruiz, Julius (2014). The 'Red Terror' and the Spanish Civil War. Cambridge University Press. p. 27.

[8] François Godicheau, The words of the Spanish Civil War , Presses Universitaires du Mirail, 2003, ISBN 978-2858166848, p. 9.

[9] Blacksmith, Mike. "The Popular Army" (in Spanish). Charitable Society of Amateur Historians and Creators. Archived from the original on 20 July 2016.

[10] CNT: from July to July: a year of struggle. Extraordinary number of Fragua Social published on 19 July 1937.

[11] Carlos Semprún Maura (1978). Revolution and Counterrevolution in Catalunya. Barcelona: Tusquets.

[Paz-12] Paz, Abel (2006). Durruti in the Spanish Revolution. AK Press. ISBN 978-1-904859-50-5.

[Michael_Alpert_1-13] Michael Alpert, The People's Army of the Republic, 1936–1939 , Critical Ed.

[César_1-14] 1 2 César M. Lorenzo, Spanish anarchists and power, 1868–1969, Iberian Ring. Paris, 1969. ^{[ ISBN missing ]}

[15] "Euskomedia" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 January 2012. Retrieved 26 June 2020.

[16] "LOS". 24 May 2006. Archived from the original on 24 May 2006.

[17] César M. Lorenzo.

[18] José Peirats, The CNT in the Spanish Revolution, Toulouse, 1952. ^{[ ISBN missing ]}

[19] "Guerra Civil y Revolución". 29 April 2006. Archived from the original on 29 April 2006.

[20] Jackson, Hunter (September 2009). "Durruti in the Spanish Revolution By Abel Paz and Chuck Morse". WorkingUSA . 12 (3): 526–529. doi:10.1111/j.1743-4580.2009.00254.x. ISSN 1089-7011.

[21] "Durruti en la Revolución española (Book)". International Review of Social History . 42 (2): 335. August 1997. ISSN 0020-8590.

[22] Ealham, Chris (2009). "Rev. of Durruti in the Spanish Revolution". Anarchist Studies . 17 (1). ISSN 0967-3393. Archived from the original on October 17, 2017. Retrieved June 26, 2020– via Book Review Index Plus.

[23] Alexander, Richard. "Review: Durruti in the Spanish Revolution". Black Flag . Retrieved October 16, 2017.

[24] Pinta, Saku (2014). "Rev. of The Story of the Iron Column: Militant Anarchism in the Spanish Civil War". Anarchist Studies . 22 (1). ISSN 0967-3393. Archived from the original on July 14, 2020. Retrieved June 26, 2020– via Book Review Index Plus.

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