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Extremadura campaign
Part of Spanish Civil War
Date2–14 August 1936
Location
Badajoz Province, Extremadura, Spain
Result Nationalist victory
Belligerents
Spain Spanish Republic Francoist Spain Nationalist Spain[1]
Regulares
Spanish Legion
Kingdom of Italy Aviazione Legionaria
Extremadura campaign Nazi Germany
Commanders and leaders
Spain Ildefonso Puigdendolas Francoist Spain Juan Yagüe
Francoist Spain Carlos Asensio
Francoist Spain Antonio Castejón
Francoist Spain Fernando Barron
Strength
13,000 militiamen
some Breguet XIX bombers
8,000 regulars
17 medium bombers
Casualties and losses
Unknown military dead
6,600–12,000 militiamen and civilians shot
Unknown military dead
243 civilians shot[2]

The Extremadura campaign was a campaign in Extremadura, Spain during the Spanish Civil War. It culminated in the Battle of Badajoz in August 1936, from which the troops of the Army of Africa under the command of Francisco Franco moved quickly to begin the march to Madrid.

  1. ^ "CVC. Corresponsales en la Guerra de España. Crónicas. Ampliación". Cvc.cervantes.es. 1936-08-30. Retrieved 2012-08-15.
  2. ^ Beevor, Antony. (2006). The battle for Spain. The Spanish Civil War:1936–1939. Penguin Books. London. p.91

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