Ebro front
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The Ebro front was a major battleground of the Spanish Civil War, centered around the Ebro River in northeastern Spain and known for one of the conflict’s largest and bloodiest offensives.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ebro front canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Spanish Civil War battlefront
ⓘ
battlefront ⓘ military front ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Frente del Ebro ⓘ |
| approximateCasualties | tens of thousands ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Nationalist Army
ⓘ
surface form:
Spanish Nationalist forces
Spanish Republican Army ⓘ
surface form:
Spanish Republican forces
|
| commandedBy |
Enrique Líster
ⓘ
Gonzalo Queipo de Llano ⓘ Juan Modesto NERFINISHED ⓘ Juan Yagüe ⓘ Manuel Tagüeña NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Spanish Civil War ⓘ |
| consequence |
consolidation of Nationalist control in northeastern Spain
ⓘ
severe losses for the Spanish Republican Army ⓘ weakening of Republican military capacity ⓘ |
| country | Spain ⓘ |
| endDate | 1938-11-16 ⓘ |
| geographicalFeature | Ebro River ⓘ |
| involvedUnit |
Nationalist Army
ⓘ
surface form:
Nationalist Army of the North
Army of the Ebro ⓘ
surface form:
Spanish Republican Army of the Ebro
|
| knownFor |
one of the bloodiest offensives of the Spanish Civil War
ⓘ
one of the largest offensives of the Spanish Civil War ⓘ |
| languageOfToponym | Spanish ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Ebro basin
ⓘ
surface form:
Ebro River region
northeastern Spain ⓘ |
| near |
Gandesa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ribera d’Ebre ⓘ Terra Alta ⓘ Tortosa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Battle of the Ebro ⓘ |
| partOf | Eastern Front of the Spanish Civil War ⓘ |
| region |
Aragon
ⓘ
Catalonia ⓘ |
| result | Nationalist victory ⓘ |
| riverCrossings | Ebro River ⓘ |
| significance |
symbol of Republican resistance
ⓘ
turning point against the Spanish Republic ⓘ |
| startDate | 1938-07-25 ⓘ |
| strategicObjective |
to halt Nationalist advance in eastern Spain
ⓘ
to relieve pressure on Valencia ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
Fascist Italy
ⓘ
International Brigades ⓘ Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1938 ⓘ |
| typeOfWarfare |
air bombardment
ⓘ
artillery bombardment ⓘ trench warfare ⓘ |
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