Amado Granell

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Granell and the second or maternal family name is Mesado.
Amado Granell
Granell during the civil war.
Granell during the civil war
Birth nameAmado Granell Mesado
Born5 November 1898
Burriana, Spain
Died12 May 1972(1972-05-12) (aged 73)
Valencia, Spain
Allegiance Kingdom of Spain
 Spanish Republic
 Free France
Service/branch Spanish Legion
 Spanish Republican Army
French Foreign Legion
Years of service1921–1945
Unit Iron Column
Commands 49th Mixed Brigade
Battles/warsSpanish Civil War
World War II

Amado Granell Mesado (5 November 1898 – 12 May 1972) was a Spanish military officer. He served on the Republican side in the Spanish Civil War before joining the French Foreign Legion. In France, he fought against Nazi Germany during World War II. He led a column of La Nueve of the 2nd Armoured Brigade, which consisted of Spanish combatants, and was the first Allied military unit to enter Paris after being occupied by the Wehrmacht.[1] As such, he appeared on the cover of the newspaper Libération after the Liberation of Paris and met with the leader of French Resistance, Georges Bidault.[2]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference periodic was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Trilles: "Amado Granell fue un hombre libre y utópico que luchó por sus ideales hasta las últimas consecuencias"". El Periodic. Retrieved 31 May 2013.