Belchite offensive

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The Belchite offensive was a major Republican military campaign during the Spanish Civil War, fought in 1937 around the town of Belchite in an attempt to divert Nationalist forces from other fronts.

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instanceOf battle of the Spanish Civil War ⓘ
military offensive ⓘ
aftermath Belchite remained in ruins and was not rebuilt after the war ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Belchite (1937) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Belchite
belligerent Nationalist Spain ⓘ
Spanish Republic ⓘ
casualties thousands of casualties on both sides ⓘ
commander Enrique Líster ⓘ
Juan Modesto ⓘ
Manuel Tagüeña ⓘ
conflict Spanish Civil War ⓘ
country Spain ⓘ
endTime 1937-09-07 ⓘ
followedBy Teruel offensive ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Teruel
front Eastern front of the Spanish Civil War ⓘ
goal to capture the town of Belchite ⓘ
to divert Nationalist forces from the Northern front ⓘ
to relieve pressure on the Republican-held city of Santander ⓘ
hasPlace Ebro valley region ⓘ
linked to: Ebro basin
involvedUnit Army of the North (Nationalist Spain) ⓘ
Spanish Republican Army ⓘ
XI International Brigade ⓘ
XV International Brigade ⓘ
legacy ruins of old Belchite preserved as a war memorial ⓘ
location Aragon ⓘ
Belchite ⓘ
province of Zaragoza ⓘ
linked to: Zaragoza province
notableFeature extensive destruction of the historic town of Belchite ⓘ
heavy use of artillery by both sides ⓘ
intense urban combat in the streets of Belchite ⓘ
opposingCommander José Enrique Varela ⓘ
Miguel Ponte ⓘ
partOf Aragon front ⓘ
linked to: Aragon Offensive
politicalContext fought between Republican government forces and Nationalist rebels led by Francisco Franco ⓘ
precededBy Nationalist offensive in the north of Spain ⓘ
result Republican victory ⓘ
resultDetail Republican forces captured Belchite ⓘ
linked to: Belchite offensive
side Nationalist faction ⓘ
Republican faction ⓘ
linked to: Republican forces
startTime 1937-08-24 ⓘ
strategicContext launched to distract Nationalist forces from their offensive in the north ⓘ
part of Republican attempts to regain the initiative in Aragon ⓘ
tactic Republican attempt at a breakthrough on the Aragon front ⓘ
timePeriod August 1937 ⓘ
September 1937 ⓘ
year 1937 ⓘ

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Battle of Belchite → alsoKnownAs → Belchite offensive ⓘ
Belchite offensive → resultDetail → Republican forces captured Belchite ⓘ
linked to: Belchite offensive