Chapter 3:Revolution and Spies
July 14th 1936, Moscow
Loginov was just returning from Department of Security and Intelligence back to Kremlin. "Comrade Loginov!" Yagoda greeted. "I hope you have good news about our spy operations?" He asked. "Yes, Comrade Yagoda" Loginov said. "We have successfully infiltrated the government of Turkey, Brazil, Spain and Dominican Republic" Loginov continued.
Yagoda looked at the documents and nodded. Suddenly an soldier ran to the room. "Urgent news from Spain!" He said. "What is it?" Loginov asked. "Sir, Fascists have risen against the government of Spain" Soldier said. "They are trying to overthrow the Socialist goverment" he continued. At the same time the phone rang on Yagodas desk. He quickly answered it. "Yes, i just heard" He said. "I understand, i am on my way" He said and hang the phone. "Comrade Stalin has called the cabinet for a meeting" He said and took his coat. "Keep me posted about our spies Loginov" Yagoda said and left the room. "Yes Comrade" Loginov saluted.
August 14th 1936
Soviet Union decided to send supplies and volunteers to Spain for Republicans help.
At the same Brazil suffered from an communist coup and they agreed to join the Alliance of Soviet Union.
September 9th 1936
Republican Spain proposed an alliance between Soviet Union and Spain. After a long debate in the soviet cabinet Soviet Union signed a treaty that brought Spain to the alliance and Soviet Union in to the war.
October 20th 1936
First squadrons of soviet bombers arrived at Barcelona.
November 3rd 1936, Barcelona
The Division of Stainovich had arrived to Barcelona in 2nd of November and they were immediately ordered to move to Tarragona to aid in the defense.
Republicans were losing land quickly to the Fascist and Republicans only controlled few important locations. In 15th of November Bahamonde attacked Tarragona.
The battle lasted for an day and without Stainoviches tanks they would have lost the battle.
November 30th 1936, Tarragona
Stainovich had been ordered to move south along the coast line to link up with the Republican forces in Madrid.
December 4th 1936
Field Marshall Vassilevskij had landed in the north and made his way to Burgos where he had defeated Bahamondes forces.
February 13th 1937, Albacate
Soviet troops had helped the Republican forces to surround the Nationalist forces in the south. An decisive battle was fought in Albacetes hills.
In this battle Francisco Franco Bahamonde got killed while the Nationalist camp was bombed by Air Marshall Lysenko's squadron. The remaining forces managed to retreat to Jaen where they were defeated by Republican forces.
April 30th 1937
Some forces of Nationalist armies had managed to regroup in Albecate and where maintaining a strong defense on the nearby hills. Soviet and Republican armies attacked Albecate from North, South, East and West.
After a week of fighting the Nationalist troops surrendered and all of Spain was under Republican control. Soviet Union started to pull back its troops when they heard that Nationalist Spain had surrendered unconditionally to Republicans.