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Enrique Lister

Enrique Líster
Enrique Líster 1936 (cropped).JPG
Enrique Líster in 1936
Birth name Enrique Líster Forján
Born (1907-04-21)21 April 1907
Ameneiro, Corunna
Died 8 December 1994(1994-12-08) (aged 87)
Madrid
Allegiance

Second Spanish Republic Spanish Republic

Soviet Union Soviet Union
Service/branch Escudo de España (República).PNGSpanish Republican Army
Red Army flag.svg Red Army
Years of service 1936–1945
Rank General
Commands held Fifth Regiment
1st Brigada Mixta
11th Division
5th Army Corps
Battles/wars

Second Spanish Republic Spanish Republic

Enrique Líster Forján (April 21, 1907 – December 8, 1994) was a Spanish communist politician and military officer.

Líster was born in 1907 at Ameneiro, A Coruña. A stonemason, he spent his adolescence in Cuba, before returning in 1925 and joining the Communist Party of Spain (PCE). His involvement with the revolutionary movement forced his exile until 1931, when the Second Spanish Republic was proclaimed. In August 1931, he took part in the Cuban uprising against Gerardo Machado, who had declared martial law. Between 1932 and 1935, Líster received training in the Frunze Military Academy, one of the most respected in the Soviet Union.

in 1936, when the Spanish Civil War started, he joined the Fifth Regiment. The following year, as a high-ranking army officer, commanding the 11th division of the republican army, Líster was instrumental in the defense of Madrid and other important military actions. In October 1936 he led a mixed brigade in the ill-fated Republican counteroffensive at Seseña. As a divisional commander, he helped stall the Nationalist attack along the Jarama and played a significant role in the successful Republican counterattack in the Battle of Guadalajara.


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