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The military ranks of Spain are the military insignia used by the Spanish Armed Forces. ... Spanish Military Health Corps. General de división: General de brigada:
It currently has a strength of 1,900 troops, constituting a fully functional combat unit drawn from the ranks of all three branches of the Spanish Armed Forces: among others, a Marines company, a Paratroop company and an infantry company. Some units have served recently in Afghanistan and Bosnia. Military Emergencies Unit
The rank was created in 1999 to adapt the Spanish military ranks to the ranks of NATO This is the highest rank that a military officer can reach, because the next higher is Captain General and that rank is only reserved to the King or Queen as commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces (even that sometimes has been given as an honorary rank to some ...
The Land Force is a higher command based in Seville, which is responsible to establish, train and maintain the operational units of the Spanish Army based in continental Spain. The command is headed by a three-star general and has four subordinate units: [1] [2] Land Force, in Seville [1] [2] Land Force Headquarters, in Seville.
The Common Corps of the Armed Forces are Spanish military corps that are shared by all the branches of the Spanish Armed Forces providing specific professional expertise. . The Common Corps are four; the Military Legal Corps (legal assistance), the Military Comptroller Corps (audit and accountability), the Military Health Corps (medical personnel) and the Military Bands Corps (military bands)
In 1973, the military education system was reformed in depth, in order to make its structure and objectives similar to those existing in the civilian universities. It was during this time that the Spanish Army fought in the campaigns in what is now Western Sahara against Arab forces in the area who agitated for the end of Spanish colonial rule.
S. Military units and formations of the Spanish Civil War (7 C, 123 P) Special forces of Spain (7 P)
This category has the following 20 subcategories, out of 20 total. Spanish Air and Space Force (7 C, 11 P, 1 F) Spanish Army (4 C, 25 P) Spanish Navy (5 C, 29 P)