Battle of the Ebro

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battle event of the Spanish Civil War military engagement

The Battle of the Ebro was the largest and one of the bloodiest engagements of the Spanish Civil War, marking a decisive defeat for the Republican forces and paving the way for Franco’s ultimate victory.

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Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle → event of the Spanish Civil War → military engagement →
airPowerUsedBy	Aviazione Legionaria → Condor Legion →
alsoKnownAs	Battle of the Ebro → surface form: "Batalla del Ebro"
belligerent	Francoist Spain → surface form: "Nationalist Spain" Second Spanish Republic → surface form: "Spanish Republic"
casualties	tens of thousands killed and wounded →
combatant	Nationalist faction → Republican forces → surface form: "Republican faction"
commander	Enrique Líster → Gonzalo Queipo de Llano → Hugo Sperrle → Juan Modesto → Juan Yagüe → Manuel Tagüeña →
conflict	Spanish Civil War →
consequence	opened the way for Nationalist advance into Catalonia → paved the way for Franco’s ultimate victory in the Spanish Civil War → severely weakened Republican military capacity →
country	Spain →
endDate	1938-11-16 →
followedBy	Catalonia Offensive →
historicalSignificance	turning point that made Republican defeat highly likely →
involvedBranch	air force → artillery → infantry →
location	Aragon → Catalonia → Ebro River → Ribera d’Ebre → Terra Alta →
notableFeature	largest battle of the Spanish Civil War → one of the bloodiest engagements of the Spanish Civil War →
outcome	decisive defeat of Republican forces →
partOf	Spanish Civil War →
precededBy	Aragon Offensive →
primaryOpposingLeader	Francisco Franco →
result	Nationalist victory →
riverCrossing	Ebro River crossing by Republican forces on 1938-07-25 →
startDate	1938-07-25 →
strategicObjective	Republican attempt to reconnect Republican-held territories → Republican attempt to relieve pressure on Valencia front →
supportedBy	International Brigades → Kingdom of Italy → Nazi Germany → Soviet Union →
theater	Eastern Front of the Spanish Civil War →
timePeriod	1938 →
typeOfWarfare	conventional land warfare →

Referenced by (14)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Battle of the Ebro → alsoKnownAs → Battle of the Ebro →

this entity surface form: "Batalla del Ebro"

Condor Legion → engagedIn → Battle of the Ebro →

International Brigades → engagedIn → Battle of the Ebro →

Republican forces → foughtIn → Battle of the Ebro →

Ribera d’Ebre → hasHistoricalEvent → Battle of the Ebro →

Terra Alta → knownFor → Battle of the Ebro →

this entity surface form: "Battle of the Ebro battlefields"

Eastern Front of the Spanish Civil War → majorBattle → Battle of the Ebro →

Central front of the Spanish Civil War → notableBattle → Battle of the Ebro →

Republican Army of the Centre → notableBattle → Battle of the Ebro →

Spanish Civil War → notableBattle → Battle of the Ebro →

British Battalion → notableEngagement → Battle of the Ebro →

Eastern Front of the Spanish Civil War → notableEvent → Battle of the Ebro →

this entity surface form: "Republican crossing of the Ebro"

Nationalist faction (Spain) → notableEvent → Battle of the Ebro →

Enrique Líster → participatedIn → Battle of the Ebro →