Battle of Brunete
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The Battle of Brunete was a major 1937 Spanish Civil War offensive west of Madrid, notable for intense fighting, heavy casualties, and the prominent involvement of Republican forces including the International Brigades.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Batalla de Brunete | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military offensive ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Brunete
ⓘ
surface form:
Batalla de Brunete
|
| belligerent |
Francoist Spain
ⓘ
surface form:
Nationalist Spain
Second Spanish Republic ⓘ
surface form:
Spanish Republic
|
| casualties | heavy casualties on both sides ⓘ |
| characteristic |
extensive air operations
ⓘ
intense fighting ⓘ large-scale use of armor ⓘ |
| commanderSide1 |
Enrique Líster
ⓘ
José Miaja ⓘ Juan Modesto ⓘ |
| commanderSide2 |
Andrés Saliquet
ⓘ
Juan Yagüe ⓘ |
| conflict | Spanish Civil War ⓘ |
| conflictEra | 20th-century civil wars ⓘ |
| conflictType | offensive west of Madrid ⓘ |
| country | Spain ⓘ |
| date | 1937 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1937-07-25 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Battle of Belchite ⓘ |
| front | Central front of the Spanish Civil War ⓘ |
| hasCause | Republican attempt to relieve pressure on Madrid ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | interwar period ⓘ |
| involvedMilitaryUnit |
Condor Legion
ⓘ
International Brigades ⓘ Spanish Army ⓘ
surface form:
Spanish Nationalist Army
People's Republican Army ⓘ
surface form:
Spanish Republican Army
|
| languageOfName | Spanish ⓘ |
| location |
Brunete
ⓘ
Community of Madrid ⓘ |
| notableFor |
high Republican losses
ⓘ
prominent involvement of International Brigades ⓘ |
| objective |
to divert Nationalist forces from the northern front
ⓘ
to relieve Nationalist pressure on Madrid ⓘ |
| outcome | Republican forces failed to achieve a lasting breakthrough ⓘ |
| partOf | Spanish Civil War ⓘ |
| precededBy | Siege of Madrid ⓘ |
| result | Nationalist victory ⓘ |
| side1 |
Republican faction
ⓘ
Second Spanish Republic ⓘ
surface form:
Spanish Republic
|
| side2 |
Francoist Spain
ⓘ
surface form:
Nationalist Spain
Nationalist faction ⓘ |
| startDate | 1937-07-06 ⓘ |
| strategicSignificance | attempt to change the balance around Madrid ⓘ |
| theatre | European theatre of World War II-era conflicts in Spain ⓘ |
| year | 1937 ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Batalla de Brunete