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Battle of Alfambra | |||||||
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Part of the Spanish Civil War | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Spanish Republic |
Nationalist Spain Italy Germany | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
General Juan Hernández Saravia[2] |
Rafael García Valiño Colonel Juan Yagüe General Antonio Aranda Colonel Jose Monasterio General Juan Vigon | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
Fewer than 50,000 120 fighters[3] 80 bombers[4] |
100,000 500 guns[5] 150 fighters[6] 100 bombers[7] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
20,000[8]–22,000 | ? |
The Battle of Alfambra took place near Alfambra from 5 to 8 February 1938, during the Spanish Civil War, and was a part of the Battle of Teruel. After the conquest of Teruel by the Republican army, the Nationalists started a counteroffensive in order to reocuppy Teruel. On 5 February, a huge Nationalist force broke the republican lines north of Teruel towards the Alfambra River, took 7,000 republican prisoners and threatened the Republican forces in Teruel.