1937 battle of the Spanish Civil War
Battle of Brunete |
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Part of the Spanish Civil War |
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Battle_of_Brunete.png/300px-Battle_of_Brunete.png) Map of the Battle of the Brunete |
Date | July 6–25, 1937 |
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Location | Brunete, Spain |
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Result |
Indecisive[1] |
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Belligerents |
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Spanish Republic
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Nationalist Spain
Germany
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Commanders and leaders |
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José Miaja Vicente Rojo Lluch |
José Varela |
Strength |
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Thomas: 85,000[2] Beevor: 70,000[3] Jackson: 50,000 infantry[4]
Thomas: 300 aircraft[5] Beevor: 50 bombers, 90 fighters (only 50 serviceable)[6] Jackson: 100 aircraft [7]
100 tanks[8] ~130 tanks[9][10] |
65,000 infantry 105 aircraft |
Casualties and losses |
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10,000[11]–15,000 killed or wounded[12] 60–100 aircraft |
7,000 killed or wounded[13] 23 aircraft |
The Battle of Brunete (6–25 July 1937), fought 24 kilometres (15 mi) west of Madrid, was a Republican attempt to alleviate the pressure exerted by the Nationalists on the capital and on the north during the Spanish Civil War. Although initially successful, the Republicans were forced to retreat from Brunete after Nationalist counterattacks, and suffered devastating casualties from the battle.
- ^ Antony Beevor (2006), pp. 284–285
- ^ Thomas, Hugh. The Spanish Civil War. Penguin books. London. 2006. p. 689
- ^ Beevor, Antony. The Battle for Spain; the Spanish Civil War: 1936–1939. Penguin Books. London. 2006. p. 278
- ^ Jackson, Gabriel. The Spanish Republic and the Civil War,1931–1939. Princeton University Press. Princeton. 1967. p. 394
- ^ Thomas, Hugh. The Spanish Civil War. Penguin books. London. 2006. p. 689
- ^ Beevor, Antony. The Battle for Spain; the Spanish Civil War: 1936–1939. Penguin Books. London. 2006. p. 278
- ^ Jackson, Gabriel. The Spanish Republic and the Civil War,1931–1939. Princeton University Press. Princeton. 1967. p. 394
- ^ Gabriel. The Spanish Republic and the Civil War,1931–1939. Princeton University Press. Princeton. 1967. p. 394
- ^ Beevor, Antony. The Battle for Spain; the Spanish Civil War: 1936–1939. Penguin Books. London. 2006. p. 278
- ^ Thomas, Hugh. The Spanish Civil War. Penguin books. London. 2006. p. 689
- ^ Thomas, Hugh. The Spanish Civil War. Penguin books. London. 2006. p. 694
- ^ Beevor, Antony. The Battle for Spain; the Spanish Civil War: 1936–1939. Penguin Books. London. 2006. p. 284
- ^ Beevor, Antony. The Battle for Spain; the Spanish Civil War: 1936–1939. Penguin Books. London. 2006. p. 284