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.

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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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Battle of Brunete alsoKnownAs Battle of Brunete
this entity surface form: Batalla de Brunete
International Brigades engagedIn Battle of Brunete
Republican forces foughtIn Battle of Brunete
Republican Army of the Centre notableBattle Battle of Brunete
British Battalion notableEngagement Battle of Brunete
Enrique Líster participatedIn Battle of Brunete