Francisco Ciutat de Miguel

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Francisco Ciutat de Miguel
Born1909
Kingdom of Spain
DiedNovember 30th, 1986 (aged 77)
Allegiance
  • Second Spanish Republic
  • Soviet Union
  • Republic of Cuba
  • Algeria
  • North Vietnam
Service/branch Spanish Peoples Army
Red Army
Battles/wars
Alma mater Voroshilov Academy

Francisco Ciutat de Miguel, known as Angelito (1909 – November 30, 1986), [1] was a Spanish communist, [2] lieutenant of infantry and commander.

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Spanish Civil War

He fought the Battle of Santander, during the Spanish Civil War, in the summer of 1937 as a Chief of Operations of the Army of the North. [3]

Outside Spain

After the end of the Spanish Civil War, de Miguel fled to the Soviet Union, [2] where he joined the Voroshilov Academy and married Sofía Kokuina. [4] He later participated as a foreign military advisor to the Cuban Army during the Bay of Pigs Invasion. [1] He also assisted the Algerian Army against Morocco during the Sand War and participated in the Vietnam War. [5]

He later returned to Spain in 1977 after the death of Francisco Franco. [5]

Aliases

He had many aliases:

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