CASUALTY RECORD // July 19, 1936
Siege of Gijón
Estimated casualties — killed, wounded, captured, and missing — by side, with confidence labels per surviving record.
Casualties by side
1 sides catalogued · combined 180 estimated
Camp nationaliste
180
Medium-confidence figure
Battle context
The Siege of Gijón was one of the first military actions of the Spanish Civil War, beginning on 19 July 1936, the day after the Nationalist uprising. Taking place in Gijón, Asturias, the engagement lasted nearly a month, running through 16 August 1936. The early timing placed it among the opening contests that defined where Republican and Nationalist forces would contest control, particularly in northern Spain. Asturias was a region with strong labor and leftist organizing, making it a significant front in the broader struggle for the industrial north.
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