Belchite offensive

E406727

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.

All labels observed (2)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
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 NERFINISHED
Juan Modesto NERFINISHED
Manuel Tagüeña NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
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

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

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

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