Army of the Ebro
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The Army of the Ebro was a major Republican field army during the Spanish Civil War, best known for spearheading the large-scale but ultimately unsuccessful Ebro offensive in 1938.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Army of the Ebro canonical | 1 |
| Spanish Republican Army of the Ebro | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Republican army
ⓘ
field army ⓘ military unit ⓘ |
| activePeriod | 1938–1939 ⓘ |
| allegiance | Spanish Republican government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| branch | land forces ⓘ |
| casualties | heavy losses ⓘ |
| commander |
Juan Guilloto León
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Juan Modesto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composition |
International Brigades units
ⓘ
mixed brigades ⓘ |
| conflict | Spanish Civil War ⓘ |
| country | Spanish Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| disbandedIn | 1939 ⓘ |
| engagement |
Battle of the Ebro
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Catalonia offensive NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| faced |
German Condor Legion air support
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Italian Corpo Truppe Volontarie support ⓘ |
| front | Aragon front NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| higherCommand | Spanish Republican Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalAssessment | last major Republican offensive of the war ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Spanish ⓘ |
| locationOfOperations |
Aragon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Catalonia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeName | Ejército del Ebro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAction | crossing of the Ebro River in July 1938 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Ebro offensive
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
largest battle of the Spanish Civil War by duration ⓘ |
| notableUnit |
11th Division
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
15th International Brigade NERFINISHED ⓘ 35th Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operation | Ebro offensive NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opponent |
Army of Franco
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nationalist Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Eastern Region Army Group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resultOfMainOffensive | defeat ⓘ |
| role |
defensive operations
ⓘ
offensive operations ⓘ |
| side | Republican faction ⓘ |
| status | disbanded ⓘ |
| strategicObjective |
reconnect Republican-held territories
ⓘ
relieve pressure on Valencia front ⓘ |
| supportedBy | Soviet military advisors ⓘ |
| theater | Ebro River front NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearEstablished | 1938 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Spanish Republican Army of the Ebro