Battle of Teruel
The Battle of Teruel was fought in and around the city of Teruel during the Spanish Civil War between December 1937 and February 1938, during the worst Spanish winter in 20 years. The battle was one of the bloodiest actions of the war, with the city changing hands several times by first falling to the Republicans and eventually being retaken by the Nationalists. In the course of the fighting, Teruel was subjected to heavy artillery and aerial bombardment. In the two-month battle, both factions together took 110,000 casualties.
| Battle of Teruel | |||||||
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| Part of the Spanish Civil War | |||||||
Republican soldiers at Teruel, 1938 | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Spanish Republic | Nationalist Spain | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Juan Hernández Saravia Enrique Fernández Heredia Juan Ibarrola Vicente Rojo Lluch Enrique Líster El Campesino Karol Świerczewski |
Francisco Franco Antonio Aranda José Enrique Varela Juan Yagüe Domingo Rey d'Harcourt (POW) | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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40,000 100,000 |
Teruel garrison: 4,000-less than 10,000 Reinforcements: 100,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| ~60,000 | ~57,000 | ||||||
With his superiority in men and material, the Nationalist leader Francisco Franco regained Teruel. This battle became the military turning point of the war.
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