Battle of Jarama

Battle of Jarama
	Part of the Spanish Civil War
	; Italian SM.81 bomber, of same type as used by Nationalist air force
Date	6–27 February 1937
Location	Arganda del Rey, Madrid, Spain
Result	Indecisive
Belligerents
Spanish Republic International Brigades;	Nationalist Spain Irish Brigade; Germany
Commanders and leaders
José Miaja; Vicente Rojo Lluch; Sebastián Pozas Perea; Enrique Líster; Valentín González; Robert Merriman	José Enrique Varela; García Escámez; Carlos Asensio; Fernándo Barrón Ortiz
Strength
~30,000 infantry; (June 15) ; 30 tanks	25,000–40,000 infantry; ~40 guns ; 55 tanks
Casualties and losses
10,000–20,000 dead, wounded, or captured	6,000–20,000 dead, wounded, or captured

The Battle of Jarama (6–27 February 1937) was an attempt by General Francisco Franco's Nationalists to dislodge the Republican lines along the river Jarama, just east of Madrid, during the Spanish Civil War. Elite Spanish Legionnaires and Moroccan Regulares from the Army of Africa forced back the Republican Army of the Centre, including the International Brigades, but after days of fierce fighting no breakthrough was achieved. Republican counterattacks along the captured ground likewise failed, resulting in heavy casualties to both sides.

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