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Merida pocket

Merida pocket was a battle fought in 1938 in what is now Spain. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at its recorded location. It was part of the Spanish Civil War, which ran from 1936 to 1939. The recorded result: Nationalist victory. Recorded strength: 45,000 men against 65,000 men.

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Paisaje de la Serena. Alejandro Ibáñez, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought1938
WhereSpain38.775N, 5.511W, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeNationalist victory
BelligerentsSpanish RepublicagainstNationalist Spain
Casualties and losses6,000 killed, missing, woundedand550 killed, wounded
Part ofSpanish Civil War1936 to 1939

Where it sits in the Spanish Civil War

Siege of Almadén, 1934Siege of the Alcázar, 1936Battle of Lopera, 1936Siege of the Montaña Barracks, 1936Battle of Vigo, 1936Siege of Gijón, 1936Siege of Oviedo, 1936Siege of Tocina barracks, 1936Siege of the Loyola barracks, 1936Battle of Guadarrama, 1936Convoy de la Victoria, 1936Battle of Sigüenza, 1936Battle of Almendralejo, 1936Battle of Mérida, 1936Battle of Badajoz, 1936Battle of Majorca, 1936Saseta defence work, 1936Battle of Irún, 1936Battle of Monte Pelado, 1936Battle of the Sierra Guadalupe, 1936Battle of Talavera de la Reina, 1936Battle of Cerro Muriano, 1936Siege of Santuario de Nuestra Señora de la Cabeza, 1936Battle of Eibar, 1936Battle of Cape Espartel, 1936Battle of Seseña, 1936Siege of Madrid, 1936Battle of Ciudad Universitaria, 1936First Battle of the Corunna Road, 1936Second Battle of the Corunna Road, 1936Battle of Guadalajara, 1937Battle of Jarama, 1937Battle of El Escamplero, 1937Battle of Málaga, 1937Battle of Cape Machichaco, 1937Battle of Pozoblanco, 1937Battle of Saibigain, 1937Battle of Intxortas, 1937Battle of Bermeo, 1937Barcelona May Days, 1937Battle of Sollube, 1937Battle of Bilbao, 1937Battle of Albarracín, 1937Battle of Brunete, 1937Battle of Belchite, 1937Battle of Quinto, 1937Battle of El Mazucu, 1937Battle of Cape Cherchell, 1937Battle of Santander, 1937Battle of Fuentes de Ebro, 1937Battle of Teruel, 1937Battle of Caspe, 1938Battle of Alfambra, 1938Aragon Offensive, 1938Battle of Gandesa, 1938Battle of the Segre, 1938Merida pocket, 1938Battle of the Ebro, 1938Siege of Gandesa, 1938Sinking of the SS Cantabria, 1938Catalonia Offensive, 1938Battle of Bielsa pocket, 193919341939Merida pocket, 1938
62 placed engagements of the Spanish Civil War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1938 (year precision)
PlaceSpain
38.775N, 5.511W
KindBattle, interwar and Second World War
Strength45,000 men65,000 men
Casualties and losses6,000 killed, missing, wounded550 killed, wounded
Commanders
  • Ricardo Burillo
  • Andrés Saliquet
  • Gonzalo Queipo de Llano
Merida pocketMerida pocketBattle of MedellínBattle of MaguillaBattle of MiajadasSiege of AlmadénBattle of PozoblancoBattle of MedellínBattle of MaguillaBattle of MiajadasSiege of AlmadénBattle of PozoblancoCórdobaBadajozJaénToledoLinaresMéridaCastelo BrancoPortalegre100 km38.775N, 5.511W
Placed at its recorded location; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Merida pocket is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 1,070 in present-day Spain.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q6819231, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of the Merida pocket, revision 1370601158, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.