Aragon Offensive

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The Aragon Offensive was a major 1938 Nationalist campaign during the Spanish Civil War that shattered Republican lines in northeastern Spain and opened the way to the Mediterranean.

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Aragon Campaign 1
Aragon Offensive (1938) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf campaign of the Spanish Civil War
military offensive
alsoKnownAs Aragon Offensive
surface form: Aragon Campaign
belligerent Nationalist faction (Spain)
Republican faction in the Spanish Civil War
surface form: Republican faction (Spain)
commander Ferdinand Schörner NERFINISHED
Francisco Franco
Juan Yagüe
conflict Spanish Civil War
consequence Republican-held territory was split into two separate zones
collapse of Republican front in Aragon
countryInvolved Spain
dateToReachMediterranean 1938-04-15
endDate 1938-04-19
followedBy Battle of the Ebro NERFINISHED
frontLength approximately 100 kilometers
historicalSignificance marked a turning point in favor of the Nationalists in 1938
involvedUseOf air power
artillery
tanks
keyEvent Nationalist forces reached the Mediterranean at Vinaròs
location Aragon NERFINISHED
northeastern Spain
notableCityCaptured Alcañiz NERFINISHED
Caspe
Lleida
surface form: Lérida (Lleida)

Vinaròs
objective to break Republican lines in Aragon
to reach the Mediterranean and cut Republican territory in two
opposingCommander Sebastián Pozas
Vicente Rojo Lluch
partOf Nationalist 1938 campaign to reach the Mediterranean Sea
precededBy Battle of Teruel NERFINISHED
result Nationalist victory
sideGainingTerritory Nationalist faction (Spain)
startDate 1938-03-07
strategicEffect weakened Republican capacity to coordinate between eastern and central zones
supportedBy Condor Legion
Corpo Truppe Volontarie
surface form: Italian Corpo Truppe Volontarie
theater Eastern Front of the Spanish Civil War
year 1938

Referenced by (7)

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Aragon Offensive alsoKnownAs Aragon Offensive
this entity surface form: Aragon Campaign
Corpo Truppe Volontarie engagedIn Aragon Offensive
Mackenzie–Papineau Battalion engagedIn Aragon Offensive
Battle of Belchite followedBy Aragon Offensive
this entity surface form: Aragon Offensive (1938)
Battle of the Ebro precededBy Aragon Offensive