Juan Modesto
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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Guilloto and the second or maternal family name is León.
Juan Guilloto León, usually referred to as Modesto or Juan Modesto (24 September 1906 – 16 April 1969), was a Republican army officer during the Spanish Civil War.
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Juan Modesto | |
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Birth name | Juan Guilloto León |
Nickname(s) | Modesto |
Born | (1906-09-24)24 September 1906 El Puerto de Santa María, Cádiz, Kingdom of Spain |
Died | 16 April 1969(1969-04-16) (aged 62) Prague, Czechoslovakia |
Allegiance | Spanish Republic (1936–1939) Soviet Union (1939–1945) |
Service/ | Spanish Army Spanish Republican Army Red Army |
Years of service | 1936–1945 |
Rank | Brigadier General |
Commands held | (1936), Republican Army of the North (1937), 5th Army Corps (1937–1938), Army of the Ebro (1938), Army of the Centre (March 1939) |
Battles/wars | Spanish Civil War
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