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Balaguer Offensive
Part of the Spanish Civil War

Aerial view of Balaguer and the Segre River
DateApril & May 1938
Location
Bridgehead over the Segre, Catalonia
Result Francoist victory
Belligerents
Balaguer OffensiveSpanish Republic Francoist Spain Nationalist Spain
Casualties and losses
high moderate

The Balaguer Offensive was an offensive carried out by the Spanish Republican Army around Balaguer, Catalonia, during the Spanish Civil War. The offensive consisted in a series of counterattacks in the spring and summer of 1938 after the disastrous Aragon Offensive. The offensive was a failure for the Spanish Republic and many lives and military material were wasted.

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