Battle of Madrid

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The Battle of Madrid was a major early engagement of the Spanish Civil War in 1936–1937, in which Republican forces successfully defended Spain’s capital against Nationalist troops, turning the city into a symbol of anti-fascist resistance.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Battle of Madrid canonical 8
Defense of Madrid 4
Battle for Madrid 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ
belligerent Nationalist forces ⓘ
Republican forces ⓘ
cause Nationalist attempt to capture the Spanish capital ⓘ
commander Emilio Mola ⓘ
Francisco Franco ⓘ
José Miaja ⓘ
Vicente Rojo Lluch ⓘ
conflictOf Spanish Civil War ⓘ
country Spain ⓘ
endTime 1937-03 ⓘ
followedBy Battle of Guadalajara ⓘ
Battle of Jarama ⓘ
hasPart Nationalist bombing of Madrid ⓘ
defence of Casa de Campo ⓘ
fighting at University City of Madrid ⓘ
siege of Madrid ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Madrid
hasParticipant Confederación Nacional del Trabajo ⓘ
German Condor Legion ⓘ
linked to: Condor Legion

International Brigades ⓘ
Italian Corpo Truppe Volontarie ⓘ
Nationalist Spain ⓘ
Nationalist faction ⓘ
Republican faction ⓘ
Spanish Communist Party ⓘ
Spanish Republic ⓘ
Unión General de Trabajadores ⓘ
ideologicalContext anti-fascist resistance ⓘ
struggle between Republicanism and Nationalism in Spain ⓘ
location Community of Madrid ⓘ
Madrid ⓘ
central Spain ⓘ
notableFor civilian bombardment ⓘ
urban warfare ⓘ
use of foreign volunteers in International Brigades ⓘ
opponent Republican government of Spain ⓘ
forces of Francisco Franco ⓘ
partOf Spanish Civil War ⓘ
precededBy Nationalist advance on Madrid ⓘ
result Nationalist offensive halted at Madrid ⓘ
Republican defensive victory ⓘ
significance attracted international attention and volunteers ⓘ
boosted Republican morale ⓘ
major early engagement of the Spanish Civil War ⓘ
prevented rapid Nationalist capture of the capital ⓘ
turned Madrid into a symbol of anti-fascist resistance ⓘ
startTime 1936-11 ⓘ
timePeriod 1936 ⓘ
1937 ⓘ

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Referenced by (14)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

José Miaja → notableWork → Defense of Madrid ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Madrid
José Miaja → participantIn → Battle for Madrid ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Madrid
José Miaja → participantIn → Defense of Madrid ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Madrid
Republican forces → foughtIn → Battle of Madrid ⓘ
Battle of the University City → partOf → Battle for Madrid ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Madrid
Spanish Republican Air Force → engagedIn → Battle of Madrid ⓘ
11th Division (Spanish Republican Army) → engagedIn → Defense of Madrid ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Madrid
Spanish Republican Army → engagedIn → Battle of Madrid ⓘ
Thälmann Battalion → notableEngagement → Battle of Madrid ⓘ
Popular Army of the Republic → engagedIn → Defense of Madrid ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Madrid
FARE → conflict → Battle of Madrid ⓘ