José Solchaga

José Solchaga Zala
Birth name	José Solchaga Zala
Born	1881
Died	1953 (aged 71–72)
Allegiance	Spanish State
Service / branch	Army
Commands	Commander of the Brigades of Navarre (1937) Turia Army Corps (1938) Navarre Army Corps (1938–1939)
Battles / wars	Spanish Civil War Guipuzcoa Biscay Campaign Battle of Santander Asturias Offensive Aragon Offensive XYZ Line Catalonia Offensive Final offensive

José Solchaga Zala (1881, Aberin, Navarre – 1953) was a Spanish general who fought for the Nationalists in the Spanish Civil War.

A Navarrese professional officer of the Spanish Army, in 1936 he joined the coup against the Republican government. He led the Navarrese troops in the campaign against Guipuzcoa. On 5 August 1936 his troops occupied Irún, cutting off the Republican-held zone in the North from the French Frontier^[1] and San Sebastían on 13 September.^[2] Later, he was promoted to General, led the Nationalist troops in the Biscay campaign.^[3] In August he led the Brigades of Navarre in the Battle of Santander,^[4] and in September 1937 he was one of the Nationalist commanders in the campaign against Asturias,^[5] and in March 1938 he led the Navarrese divisions during the Aragon Offensive.^[6] In June 1938 he led the Turia Army Corps in the XYZ Line battle.^[7] In December 1938, he led the Navarre Army Corps in the Catalonia Offensive,[8] the fight for Barcelona in January 1939 and in March 1939 in the Final offensive of the Spanish Civil War.^[9]

• Beevor, Antony (2006). The Battle for Spain: The Spanish Civil War 1936–1939. London: Penguin Books. ISBN 978-0-14-303765-1.
• Thomas, Hugh (2001). The Spanish Civil War. London: Penguin Books. ISBN 978-0-14-101161-5.