Battle of the Segre

The Battle of Segre is the collective name of a series of battles that took place along the Segre River between 4 April 1938 and 3 January 1939 during the Spanish Civil War, after the Nationalist Faction had broken the lines of the Spanish Republican Army in the Aragon Offensive.

Battle of the Segre
Part of the Spanish Civil War

Bunker at Bellpuig, Urgell
Date4 April 1938 – 3 January 1939
Location
Near the Segre and Noguera Pallaresa River banks, Catalonia
Result Nationalist victory
Belligerents
Spanish Republic Nationalist Spain
Commanders and leaders
Hernández Saravia
Juan Perea
Francisco Galán
Gregorio Jover
Enrique Líster		 Fidel Dávila Arrondo
José Solchaga
José Moscardó
Agustín Muñoz Grandes
Strength
Levantine Army ca. 18,000 troops Northern Army ca. 1,800 troops
Casualties and losses
high high

Although seldom mentioned in historical works, it was one of the most protracted battles of the Civil War.

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