Juan Modesto
| Juan Modesto | |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Modesto |
| Born |
24 September 1906 El Puerto de Santa María, Cádiz, Kingdom of Spain |
| Died | 16 April 1969 (aged 62) Prague, Czechoslovakia |
| Allegiance |
 Spanish Republic (1936–1939) Soviet Union (1939–1945)
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| Service/branch |
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 |
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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.
Born at El Puerto de Santa María in Cádiz, Juan Guilloto worked at a sawmill before joining the Spanish Army. He served in Morocco, becoming a corporal of the Legion.
Juan Guilloto was affiliated with the Communist Party of Spain (PCE) from 1930, and in 1933 he was placed in charge of the Milicias Antifascistas Obreras y Campesinas (MAOC) in Madrid, which constituted a paramilitary force for the Party. He organized the Sindicato de Oficios Varios y el Socorro Rojo, which coordinated relations with the Socorro Rojo Internacional.
When the Spanish Civil War broke out in July 1936, Juan Guilloto participated in the assault of Cuartel de la Montaña, and the Battle of Guadarrama fought in the Guadarrama Mountain Range. He was one of the leaders of Fifth Regiment, becoming its commander from October 1936 onwards. He fought in Talavera de la Reina, Santa Olalla and Illescas (September 1936), the defense of Madrid and the Second battle of the Corunna Road, as well as in the Battle of Jarama (February 1937).
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