Battle of Irún

Battle of Irún
	Part of the Spanish Civil War
	; Armed civilians from the Republican side during the battle
Date	August 19 – September 5, 1936
Location	Gipuzkoa, Spain
Result	Nationalist victory
Belligerents
Spanish Republic	Nationalists
Commanders and leaders
Antonio Ortega; Manuel Cristóbal Errandonea; Manuel Margarida Valdes	Emilio Mola; Colonel Alfonso Beorlegui Canet †; Rafael García Valiño
Strength
Over 2,000–3,000	Over 2,000; A battery of 155 mm guns; Some Ju 52 bombers; Some Panzer tanks Mark I
Casualties and losses
?	?

The Battle of Irún was the critical battle of the Campaign of Gipuzkoa prior to the War in the North, during the Spanish Civil War. The Nationalist Army, under Alfonso Beorlegui, captured the city of Irún cutting off the northern provinces of Gipuzkoa, Biscay, Santander, and Asturias from their source of arms and support in France.

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