Battle of Guadalajara

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battle military engagement

The Battle of Guadalajara was a key 1937 Spanish Civil War engagement in which Republican forces, aided by international volunteers, repelled an Italian-led offensive supporting the Nationalists, marking a significant setback for fascist intervention.

Aliases (1)

Batalla de Guadalajara ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle → military engagement →
alsoKnownAs	Batalla de Guadalajara →
belligerent	Corpo Truppe Volontarie → International Brigades → Italian volunteers for Franco → Nationalist Spain → People's Republican Army → Spanish Republic →
cause	Italian attempt to break Republican lines north of Madrid →
commander	Enrique Jurado Barrio → János Gálicz → Luigi Frusci → Mario Roatta → Vicente Rojo Lluch →
conflict	Spanish Civil War →
country	Spain →
date	March 1937 →
endDate	1937-03-23 →
involvedCountry	Italy → Spain →
involvedForeignSupport	Kingdom of Italy (for Nationalists) → Soviet Union (for Republicans) →
involvedUnit	Corpo Truppe Volontarie armoured units → Flechas Azules Division → Flechas Negras Division → Garibaldi Battalion → Italian Blackshirt divisions → Littorio Division → XI International Brigade → XII International Brigade →
location	Castile-La Mancha → Province of Guadalajara →
notableFeature	heavy use of tanks and armoured cars → poor weather hampered Italian air and armoured forces → propaganda defeat for Mussolini's regime →
objective	encirclement of Madrid from the northeast →
opponentCommander	Francisco Franco → Mario Roatta →
partOf	Spanish Civil War →
result	Republican victory →
startDate	1937-03-08 →
strategicSignificance	boosted morale of Republican forces → demonstrated effectiveness of International Brigades → halted Italian-led Nationalist offensive toward Madrid → marked major setback for fascist intervention in Spain →
tacticUsed	Republican defensive warfare → counteroffensive under adverse weather conditions →
theatre	Central front of the Spanish Civil War →

Referenced by (19)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Corpo Truppe Volontarie → International Brigades → Spanish Republican Air Force →	engagedIn
Central front of the Spanish Civil War → Republican Army of the Centre → Spanish Civil War →	notableBattle
Enrique Jurado Barrio → Enrique Líster → People's Republican Army →	participatedIn
Battle of Jarama → Nationalist offensive of November 1936 →	followedBy
Garibaldi Battalion → People's Republican Army →	notableEngagement
Battle of Guadalajara ("Batalla de Guadalajara") →	alsoKnownAs
Nationalist command in the Spanish Civil War →	coordinatedCampaign
Corpo Truppe Volontarie armoured units →	engagedInBattle
Republican forces →	foughtIn
Province of Guadalajara →	historicEvent
Aviazione Legionaria →	notableOperation