Juan Modesto

Juan Modesto
Born
Juan Guilloto León

(1906-09-24)24 September 1906
Died16 April 1969(1969-04-16) (aged 62)
Military career
Allegiance Spanish Republic (1936–1939)
Soviet Union (1939–1945)
Branch
Spanish Army
Spanish Republican Army
Red Army
Service years
1936–1945
Rank
Brigadier General
NicknameModesto
CommandsFifth Regiment (1936),
Army of the North (1937),
5th Army Corps (1937–1938),
Army of the Ebro (1938),
Army of the Centre (March 1939)
Conflicts
Spanish Civil War Second World War

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.