Battle of the Ebro

Battle of the Ebro
	Part of the Spanish Civil War
	; Republican antiaircraft artillery in the Battle of the Ebro
Date	25 July – 16 November 1938
Location	Terres de l'Ebre and Lower Matarranya, Spain41°09′50″N 0°28′30″E
Result	Nationalist victory Initial Republican victory, crossing of the Ebro;
Belligerents
Spanish Republic; International Brigades;	Nationalist Spain; Aviazione Legionaria; Condor Legion;
Commanders and leaders
Vicente Rojo Lluch; Juan Modesto; Enrique Líster; Etelvino Vega; Manuel Tagüeña;	Fidel Dávila; Francisco Franco; Juan Yagüe; Rafael García Valiño; Fernando Barron;
Strength
80,000; Thomas:; 70–80 field batteries; 27 anti-aircraft guns; Beevor:; 22 tanks (T-26); 150 guns	90,000; July:; 100 fighters; 140 bombers; 31 August:; 100 tanks; 300 guns; 500 aircraft
Casualties and losses
Thomas:; 10,000–15,000 killed; Jackson:; 10,000; Preston:; 7,150 killed; 20,000 wounded; 19,563 captured; 80 aircraft destroyed	Thomas:; 6,500 killed; Preston:; 6,100 killed; Jackson:; 5,000 killed; 30,000 wounded; 5,000 captured

The Battle of the Ebro (Spanish: Batalla del Ebro, Catalan: Batalla de l'Ebre) was the longest and largest battle of the Spanish Civil War and the greatest, in terms of manpower, logistics and material ever fought on Spanish soil. It took place between July and November 1938, with fighting mainly concentrated in two areas on the lower course of the Ebro River, the Terra Alta comarca of Catalonia, and the Auts area close to Fayón (Faió) in the lower Matarranya, Eastern Lower Aragon. These sparsely populated areas saw the largest array of armies in the war. The battle was disastrous for the Second Spanish Republic, with tens of thousands left dead or wounded and little effect on the advance of the Nationalists.

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