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.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Aragon Campaign | 1 |
| Aragon Offensive (1938) | 1 |
Statements (41)
| 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)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Aragon Campaign
this entity surface form:
Aragon Offensive (1938)