Battle of Santander
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The Battle of Santander was a major 1937 campaign in the Spanish Civil War in which Nationalist forces decisively defeated the Republicans in northern Spain, leading to the collapse of the Republican-held Northern Front.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Santander canonical | 3 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military campaign ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Santander Campaign
ⓘ
surface form:
Campaign of Santander
Santander Campaign ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Spanish Nationalists
ⓘ
surface form:
Nationalist Spain
Second Spanish Republic ⓘ
surface form:
Spanish Republic
|
| capturedCity |
Reinosa
ⓘ
Santander ⓘ Torrelavega ⓘ |
| commanderForNationalists |
José Enrique Varela
ⓘ
surface form:
Enrique Varela
Fidel Dávila Arrondo ⓘ Gonzalo Queipo de Llano ⓘ José Solchaga ⓘ |
| commanderForRepublicans |
José García Valiño
ⓘ
Mariano Gámir Ulibarri ⓘ |
| conflictOf | Spanish Civil War ⓘ |
| countryAtTime | Spain ⓘ |
| dateYear | 1937 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1937-09-01 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Battle of El Mazuco
ⓘ
Battle of Gijón ⓘ |
| frontType | Northern Front ⓘ |
| hasCasualties | thousands of killed and wounded on both sides ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Nationalist faction (Spain)
ⓘ
Republican faction in the Spanish Civil War ⓘ
surface form:
Republican faction (Spain)
|
| historicalPeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| involves |
Popular Army of the Republic
ⓘ
surface form:
Army of the North (Republican Spain)
Basque Army units ⓘ Carlists ⓘ
surface form:
Carlist Requetés
Condor Legion ⓘ Corpo Truppe Volontarie ⓘ
surface form:
Italian Corpo Truppe Volontarie
Spanish Foreign Legion ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Basque Country
ⓘ
Cantabria ⓘ Castile and León ⓘ Province of Cantabria ⓘ
surface form:
Province of Santander
northern Spain ⓘ |
| militaryTheater | Northern Spain theater of the Spanish Civil War ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Second Spanish Republic
ⓘ
surface form:
Spanish Republican government
|
| partOf |
Northern Campaign in the Spanish Civil War
ⓘ
surface form:
Northern Front campaign in the Spanish Civil War
Northern Campaign in the Spanish Civil War ⓘ
surface form:
War in the North (Spanish Civil War)
|
| precededBy | Battle of Bilbao ⓘ |
| result | Nationalist victory ⓘ |
| resultedIn |
evacuation of Republican forces by sea from Santander
ⓘ
large numbers of Republican prisoners ⓘ |
| startDate | 1937-08-14 ⓘ |
| strategicOutcome |
Nationalist control of Cantabrian coast between Asturias and the French border
ⓘ
collapse of the Republican Northern Front ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
Fascist Italy
ⓘ
Nazi Germany ⓘ |
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