Battle of Madrid

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The Battle of Madrid was a major early engagement of the Spanish Civil War in 1936–1937, in which Republican forces successfully defended Spain’s capital against Nationalist troops, turning the city into a symbol of anti-fascist resistance.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Battle of Madrid canonical 8
Defense of Madrid 4
Battle for Madrid 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
military engagement
belligerent Nationalist forces
Republican forces
cause Nationalist attempt to capture the Spanish capital
commander Emilio Mola
Francisco Franco
José Miaja
Vicente Rojo Lluch
conflictOf Spanish Civil War
country Spain
endTime 1937-03
followedBy Battle of Guadalajara
Battle of Jarama
hasPart Nationalist bombing of Madrid
defence of Casa de Campo
fighting at University City of Madrid
Siege of Madrid
surface form: siege of Madrid
hasParticipant Confederación Nacional del Trabajo
Condor Legion
surface form: German Condor Legion

International Brigades
Corpo Truppe Volontarie
surface form: Italian Corpo Truppe Volontarie

Spanish Nationalists
surface form: Nationalist Spain

Nationalist faction (Spain)
surface form: Nationalist faction

Republican faction
Communist Party of Spain
surface form: Spanish Communist Party

Second Spanish Republic
surface form: Spanish Republic

General Union of Workers
surface form: Unión General de Trabajadores
ideologicalContext anti-fascist resistance
struggle between Republicanism and Nationalism in Spain
location Community of Madrid
Madrid
central Spain
notableFor civilian bombardment
urban warfare
use of foreign volunteers in International Brigades
opponent Second Spanish Republic
surface form: Republican government of Spain

forces of Francisco Franco
partOf Spanish Civil War
precededBy Nationalist advance on Madrid
result Nationalist offensive halted at Madrid
Republican defensive victory
significance attracted international attention and volunteers
boosted Republican morale
major early engagement of the Spanish Civil War
prevented rapid Nationalist capture of the capital
turned Madrid into a symbol of anti-fascist resistance
startTime 1936-11
timePeriod 1936
1937

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José Miaja notableWork Battle of Madrid
this entity surface form: Defense of Madrid
José Miaja participantIn Battle of Madrid
this entity surface form: Battle for Madrid
José Miaja participantIn Battle of Madrid
this entity surface form: Defense of Madrid
Republican forces foughtIn Battle of Madrid
Battle of the University City partOf Battle of Madrid
this entity surface form: Battle for Madrid
Spanish Republican Air Force engagedIn Battle of Madrid
11th Division (Spanish Republican Army) engagedIn Battle of Madrid
this entity surface form: Defense of Madrid
Spanish Republican Army engagedIn Battle of Madrid
Thälmann Battalion notableEngagement Battle of Madrid
Popular Army of the Republic engagedIn Battle of Madrid
this entity surface form: Defense of Madrid
FARE conflict Battle of Madrid