BATTLE // August 24, 1937
Battle of Belchite
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Overview
The Battle of Belchite refers to a series of military operations that took place between 24 August and 7 September 1937, in and around the town of Belchite, in Aragon during the Spanish Civil War, as part of a much bigger offensive to take Zaragoza, that continued until the beginning of November 1937.
Overview adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Forces & casualties
Troop strength
- Spanish Republic80,000medium
- Nationalist Spain70,000medium
Spanish Republic fielded a 1.1 : 1 numerical advantage
Casualties
- Spanish Republic2,800medium4% loss rate
- Nationalist Spain2,000medium3% loss rate
Commanders (10)
Nationalist Spain
Spanish Republic
Enrique Lístergeneral
General Antonio Cordóngeneral
- General Kléber
general
General Sebastián Pozasgeneral
Karol Świerczewskicolonel general
Vicente Rojo Lluchlieutenant general
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