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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 ...
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]
Battle of Teruel: December 15, 1937 – February 22, 1938 [117] [118] [119] Republican and Nationalist forces fought of the city of Teruel. Republican forces initially occupied the city. However the rebels used their superior equipment and manpower to recapture the area. [117] [118] [119] Nationalist Victory Battle of Alfambra
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 unit was formed in April 1937, on the Teruel front. It was made up of the 57th, 58th and 83rd mixed brigades. [1] The division was initially assigned to the "Teruel Operations Army". [n. 1] It was subsequently attached to the XIII Army Corps. The 41st Division, attached to the XIX Army Corps, was present during the Battle of Teruel. [3]
Download as PDF; Printable version ... It was translated into English and published during 1938 as Man's Hope. It deals with the Battle of Teruel, as well as the ...
The General Staff of the XIII Army Corps was located in Torrebaja, a town in Valencian Rincón de Ademuz located south of Teruel. [3] Its first commander was Manuel Eixea Vilar, succeeded on November 15, 1937, by Joaquín Vidal Munárriz. [4] Meanwhile Aurelio Matilla Jimeno acted as chief of staff. [4] Some of its units took part in the Battle ...
The lines of the Levante Army went from Rillo to the Sierra de Calomarde and Frías de Albarracín, covering various sectors of the Teruel front. In December 1937, the Levante Army was in charge of the Republican offensive in Teruel , [ 3 ] which would manage to conquer the capital of Teruel after an intense fight.