Central front of the Spanish Civil War

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The Central front of the Spanish Civil War was the key theater of operations around Madrid where Republican and Nationalist forces fought some of the conflict’s largest and most decisive battles.


Statements (39)
Predicate Object
instanceOf military front
theater of operations
alsoKnownAs Frente Central de la Guerra Civil Española
belligerent Nationalist Spain
Spanish Republic
characteristic prolonged siege operations
trench warfare
conflict Spanish Civil War
country Spain
endTime 1939
frontLine Brunete sector
Guadalajara sector
Guadarrama Mountains
Jarama River
Tagus River region
involves Condor Legion
International Brigades
Italian Corpo Truppe Volontarie
languageOfName Spanish
location Madrid
central Spain
notableBattle Battle of Brunete
Battle of Guadalajara
Battle of Jarama
Battle of Teruel
Battle of the Ebro
Siege of Madrid
partOf Spanish Civil War
result eventual Nationalist victory in the Spanish Civil War
side Nationalist-held zone
Republican-held zone
significance decisive for control of the Republican capital
key theater of operations around Madrid
site of some of the largest battles of the Spanish Civil War
startTime 1936
strategicObjective capture of Madrid
defense of Madrid
usedBy Nationalist Army
Republican Army

Referenced by (2)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Battle of Jarama
Siege of Madrid
front

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