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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
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]
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]
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.
The brigade fought at Jarama, Brunete, Boadilla, Belchite, Fuentes de Ebro, Teruel and the Ebro River. The brigade's first combat, at the Battle of Jarama in February 1937, resulted in heavy casualties. The British lost 225 men out of 600, [1] the Lincolns 120 out of 500. [2] After the battle, the brigade was seriously undermanned. [citation ...
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.
Map of the Battle of the Ebro showing the two pockets. The 42nd Division (Spanish: 42.ª División) [1] was a division of the Spanish Republican Army in the Spanish Civil War. This unit was involved in the Battle of Alfambra —part of the Battle of Teruel, as well as in the Battle of the Ebro, suffering grievous losses in both battles.