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Spanish civil war
Major events -
Bombing of Madrid
With the Nationalists having superior aircraft and ariel power they were able to bomb Madrid -
Civilian bombings
Nationalist aircraft began bombing civilians in Madrid in hopes of crushing civilian resistance. -
Siege of Madrid
With the aid from germans the siege of Madrid began. -
Bombings of Barcelona
Nationalists began bombing Barcelona, another large city undervrepublican control -
Battle for Malaga
The battle for Malaga begins, a large province in Southern Spain. Republicans were not organized nor ready; resulted in nationalist victory -
Battle for Guadalajara
10 day battle on which nationalist and italian forces invaded this city. The battle ended in republican victory due to the retreat of the Italians. Without support from Italian troops, nationalist forces soon retreated. -
Battle for Balbao
A 4 month battle which consisted in heavy ground fighting and Ariel bombings from German Forces. Unable to defeat the nationalist invaders, republican forces soon left the city on June 19th -
Battle for santander
This one month battle involved nationalist, italian, and german forces advancment towards Santander. Because the republicans were poorly trained and equipped the ended up loosing and had 60,000 troops captured -
Battle of Belchite
The Belchite was from 24 August to September 7th. This was a series of small operations of the Republican army trying to slow down Nationalist advancment in the north. -
Battle of Mazuco
Battle of Mazuco, September 16-22, Was part of the "War in the North" campaign. Due to weakened Republicans troops from constant bombardment, the Nationalist were able to defeat the opposing side. Resulted in Republican defeat -
Advance on the Mediterranean Coast
Offensive, lasting from march 16th until November 18th. A major Nationalist campaign in Aragon and Levante. This campaign was to split Republican spain into two parts -
Battle of Ebro
Republican offensive to relieve pressure on the siege of Madrid. But due to superior air force from the Nationalist, republicans were defeated -
Battle of Teruel
A Republican offensive in which two republican armys surrounded and besieged the city of Teruel. Although the nationalist surrendered the city, another mounted counter-attack by the nationalist forced the Republicans to retreat -
Nationalist enter Madrid
Nationalist forces enter Madrid, capital of Spain. Just a few days before end of war -
War ends
Fransisco Franco announces war is over. The civil war finally ends, resulting in Nationalist Victory. Old government is replaced by franco.
