Biscay Campaign

Biscay Campaign
	Part of the Spanish Civil War
	; A group of gudaris (Basque soldiers) in Elgeta, 1937.
Date	31 March – 1 July 1937
Location	Biscay, Spain
Result	Nationalist victory
Belligerents
Spanish Republic; Euzko Gudarostea; Isaac Puente Battalion	Nationalist Spain; Condor Legion
Commanders and leaders
General Francisco Llano de la Encomienda; General Mariano Gámir Ulíbarri	Emilio Mola; General Fidel Dávila Arrondo; José Solchaga
Strength
Thomas: 40,000 men; 55,000; 140 guns; 25–30 aircraft; 2 destroyers; 3 submarines	65,000; 200 guns; 150 aircraft; 1 battleship; 2 cruisers; 1 destroyer
Casualties and losses
35,000 casualties (10,000 dead)	4,500 killed; 25,500 wounded or missing

The Biscay Campaign (Spanish: Campaña de Vizcaya) was an offensive of the Spanish Civil War which lasted from 31 March to 1 July 1937. 50,000 men of the Eusko Gudarostea met 65,000 men of the insurgent forces. After heavy combats the Nationalist forces with a crushing material superiority managed to occupy the city of Bilbao and the Biscay province.

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