The blue uniformed Guardia de Asalto (Assault Guard) were the para-military urban police force of Spain, similar to the green uniformed Guardia Civil, during the Spanish Second Republic. and their loyalties remained with the Republican government until the end of the Spanish Civil War. They were to be used as a loyal force should there be an urban insurrection. Although not as numerous as the Guardia Civil they formed the best Republican troops early in the war and played a key role in suppressing army units attempting to rise up in certain cities. Guardia de Asalto personnel were drawn from ex-Army of Africa and Spanish Legion personnel and were therefore considered better trained and equipped for street fighting than army conscripts. A paramilitary is a group of civilians trained and organized in a military fashion. ... Municipal police are the providers of general police services to cities and towns and other urban or populated areas. ... Patrol boat, Nervion river, Bilbao. ... Flag of the Second Spanish Republic The Second Spanish Republic (1931 – 1939) was the second and last period in Spanish history in which the election of both the positions of Head of State and Head of government were in the hands of the people. ... Combatants Spanish Republic CNT-FAI UGT POUM Soviet Union International Brigades Spanish State Falangists Carlists Fascist Italy Nazi Germany Commanders Manuel Azaña Francisco Largo Caballero Juan Negrín Francisco Franco Casualties Civilians killed/wounded = hundreds of thousands The Spanish Civil War, which lasted from July 17, 1936 to April... The Spanish Army of Africa was a Spanish field army that administered Spanish Morocco until Moroccos independence. ... The Spanish Legion (La Legión Española) is a military elite unit of the Spanish Army. ...

See also

• Guardia Civil (Spain)