Villarreal Offensive

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Villareal Offensive
Part of the Spanish Civil War
Date November 30, 1936 – December 24, 1936 Location Villareal, near Vitoria, Basque country, Spain Result Nationalist victory
Belligerents
Isaac Puente Battalion	Nationalist Spain
Commanders and leaders
Francisco Llano de la Encomienda Francisco Ciutat Alberto de Montaud	Emilio Mola Camilo Alonso Vega
Strength
4,300 men 25 guns 8 armored vehicles	600 men 5 guns
Casualties and losses
1,000 dead	?

The Villarreal Offensive (

Background

In 1936, the

The offensive started on 30 November, and the Basques occupy the mountains around Vitoria, surrounded Villarreal (3 km from Vitoria) and their artillery bombed it, but they could not occupy the town. The Nationalist troops rejected the attacks of the Republican troops and the Basques suffered high losses (1,000 dead). Furthermore, Nationalist reinforces led by the Colonel Camilo Alonso Vega, reached the town. On 13 and 18 December, the Basques launched new attacks against the town, but both of them were rejected by the Nationalist troops. On 18 December, the Nationalists, started a counter-offensive and ended the siege of the town. By the 24 December the battle ended.

Aftermath

The offensive failed and the Basques did not occupy Villareal, although the Basque forces occupied the mountains of Maroto, Albertia and Jarinto,^[2] until the start of the Biscay Campaign.

See also

• List of Spanish Nationalist military equipment of the Spanish Civil War
• List of Spanish Republican military equipment of the Spanish Civil War

Notes

References

• Beevor, A. (2006). The Battle for Spain. London:
  ISBN 9780143037651
  .

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