What were the main events and how eere they influenced by technology and tactics?

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  • Attacks continued in Madrid

    Total losses were more than 45,000
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    Franco brought his Moroccan legion into Spain with German transport aircraft

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    The siege of Madrid by nationalists

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    Battle of Villareal

    Superior air reconnaissance cost them the element of surprise, and better artillery and air support won the day for the nationalists
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    Franco attempted to cut off the city from the north in the Battle of the Coruna Road

    It ended with 30,000 losses

  • The republican city of Malaga fell to nationalists and Italian forces

    The consequence was a series of mass executions and a dramatic drop in morale
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    The nationalists renewed their attacks against the Basques

    Bilbao, a major port and industrial center, fell and the terror bombing of Guernica and Durango was effective.

  • Basque troops were disheartened and the republicans at Santander in northern Castile were overwhelmed

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    The republicans now focused on Aragon, trying to take Saragossa and unite the province

    It was divided by nationalist gains. They failed to take advantage of local success, however and once again a dangerous loss of men and tanks resulted.

  • Nationalist forces completed their northern conquests by subduing the Asturias region

    They still faced guerrilla resistance in this republican stronghold.

  • Republicans launched an attack at Teruel

    Teruel fell, but Franco was determined to retake it, trapping large republican forces in the city. Casualties were more than 100,000

  • Nationalist forces swept into Catalonia and took Barcelona

  • Nationalist reached the French frontier

  • Nationalist take Madrid