Campaign of Guipúzcoa

Date	July 20 - September 26, 1936
Location	Guipúzcoa, Northern Spain
Result	Decisive Nationalist victory

Belligerents

Spanish Republic

Nationalist Spain

Commanders

Augusto Pérez Garmendia, Antonio Ortega

General Emilio Mola Alfonso Beorlegui Canet

Strength

Casualties and losses

The Campaign of Guipúzcoa was part of the Spanish Civil War where the Nationalist Army conquered the northern province of Guipúzcoa, (part of the Basque Country), held by the Republic. The Spanish Civil War was a major conflict in Spain that started after an attempted Coup d'état committed by parts of the army against the government of Events 1304 - Wars of Scottish Independence: Fall of Stirling Castle - King Edward I of England takes the last rebel stronghold Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar dedicates a Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Guipúzcoa ( Spanish) or Gipuzkoa ( Basque and official is a province of the Basque Country, in Spain. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. The Second Spanish Republic was the system of government in Spain between April 14 1931, when King Alfonso XIII left the country The Spanish State ( Estado Español) was the formal name given to Spain from 1939 to 1978 by the régime of Francisco Franco Augusto Perez Garmendia (? - Pamplona, 1936 was a Spanish soldier Chief of the General Staff who was in San Sebastián at the time of the coup d'etat of 1936 that Antonio Ortega a lieutenant of Carabineros stationed in Irun, was appointed on August 6 1936 civil governor of Guipuzcoa. Emilio Mola Vidal ( June 9, 1887 &ndash June 3, 1937) was a Nationalist commander during the Spanish Civil War (1936-39 Alfonso Beorlegui Canet (1888 - 1936 was a Lieutenant Colonel of Infantry in the Spanish Army. The Spanish Civil War was a major conflict in Spain that started after an attempted Coup d'état committed by parts of the army against the government of The Spanish State ( Estado Español) was the formal name given to Spain from 1939 to 1978 by the régime of Francisco Franco Guipúzcoa ( Spanish) or Gipuzkoa ( Basque and official is a province of the Basque Country, in Spain. The Second Spanish Republic was the system of government in Spain between April 14 1931, when King Alfonso XIII left the country Initially conceived by General Emilio Mola as an advance to Irun to cut the Northern provinces off from France and to link up with the rebel garrison in San Sebastian that was to have seized the city. Emilio Mola Vidal ( June 9, 1887 &ndash June 3, 1937) was a Nationalist commander during the Spanish Civil War (1936-39 Irun (old Basque for 'fortified town' Spanish: Irún) is a town of the Bidasoa-Txingudi region in the province of Guipuscoa ( The campaign was diverted from the advance on Irun when the direct route to Irun was blocked by the demolition of the bridge at Endarlatsa. When word came that the rebels in San Sebastian were besieged, Alfonso Beorlegui diverted all his forces westward toward San Sebastian in an attempt to relive the besieged rebel garrison. Alfonso Beorlegui Canet (1888 - 1936 was a Lieutenant Colonel of Infantry in the Spanish Army. Two other Nationalist columns advanced on the city from points further west with the intent of cutting the city off from Viscaya. Following the failure to relieve the siege of the rebels in San Sebastian, the forces of Alfonso Beorlegui resumed their advance on Irun and cut off the northern provinces of Guipúzcoa, Vizcaya, Santander and Asturias from their source of arms and support in France by taking that city. The Battle of Irún was the critical battle of the Campaign of Guipúzcoa prior to the War in the North, during the Spanish Civil War. Population Of the 1133444 people who live in Biscay about 35% live in the capital Bilbao and 88% in its metropolitan area. The port city of Santander is the capital of the autonomous community of Cantabria situated on the north coast of Spain between Asturias (to the west and The Principality of Asturias ( Spanish: Principado de Asturias, Asturian: Principáu d'Asturies or Asturies) is an This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. They followed this up with the capture of San Sebastian and an advance to the border of Viscaya. There the resistance of the northern provincial forces and the exhaustion of the rebels resulted in an end of the offensive until the War in the North began. Description The War in the North, in the Spanish Civil War was the campaign in which the Nationalist forces defeated and occupied the parts of northern

Notes

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