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The Battle of Teruel was fought in and around the city of Teruel during the Spanish Civil War between December 1937 and February 1938, during the worst Spanish winter in 20 years. [9] The battle was one of the bloodiest actions of the war, with the city changing hands several times by first falling to the Republicans and eventually being ...
Republican troops are forced to abandon Teruel and follow the highway to Valencia, under pressure from Moroccan troops commanded by General Yagüe. End of the Battle of Teruel. March 6 The naval Battle of Cape Palos (the Nationalist heavy cruiser Baleares is sunk by Republican destroyers). March 13
The story was later adapted as a film, Espoir: Sierra de Teruel, produced by Edouard Corniglion-Molinier and released in 1945, though completed in 1939. It is considered a masterpiece by many European critics, such as Alexandre Astruc. [2]
During the battle, the Nationalist cruiser Baleares was sunk. [122] Republican Victory Aragon Offensive: March 7, 1938 – April 19, 1938 [9] [123] [124] After retaking Teruel the Nationalists launched an offensive on Aragon. They took control over the province and conquered land in Catalonia and the Levante. [9] [123] [124] Nationalist Victory ...
The Aragon Offensive was an important military campaign during the Spanish Civil War, which began after the Battle of Teruel.The offensive, which ran from March 7, 1938, to April 19, 1938, smashed the Republican forces, overran Aragon, and conquered parts of Catalonia and the Levante.
At the beginning of the offensive on Teruel on 15 December 1937, it was placed in reserve, [3] but it was soon attached to the XVIII Army Corps and entered combat. At the end of December, it was located west of Teruel, in the La Muela sector, defending the accesses to the city against the nationalist counteroffensive on 29 December. [4]
After that, in February 1938 he led the XX Corps in the Battle of Teruel, replacing Leopoldo Menéndez and he led the XII Corps during the Catalonia Offensive. [4] On March 3, 1939, he was appointed military commander of Cartagena, but on March 4 he was arrested by the supporters of Casado during the Cartagena Uprising. On March 6 he fled from ...
He subsequently led the 34th division of Heredia’s 18th Army Corps in the Battle of Teruel [2] and later commanded the 12th Army Corps in the Battle of Ebro. [3] In March 1939, he was appointed military commander of Alicante , [ 4 ] but during Casado’s coup on 6 March, he was arrested by the supporters of Casado . [ 5 ]