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Battle of the Sierra Guadalupe

Battle of the Sierra Guadalupe was a battle fought on 31 August 1936 at Trujillo, in what is now Spain; it lasted 3 days. It was part of the Spanish Civil War, which ran from 1936 to 1939. The recorded result: Nationalist victory. Recorded strength: 9,000 soldiers and militia; 5–7 aircraft against 4,000 regulares.

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Fought31 August 1936lasted 3 days
WhereTrujillo, Spain39.483N, 5.400W
OutcomeNationalist victory
BelligerentsSpanish Republic; Air Squadron "Spain"againstNationalist rebels
Casualties and lossesHighandLow
Part ofSpanish Civil War1936 to 1939

Where it sits in the Spanish Civil War

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62 placed engagements of the Spanish Civil War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date31 August 1936
to 3 September 1936
PlaceTrujillo, Spain
39.483N, 5.400W
KindBattle, interwar and Second World War
Strength9,000 soldiers and militia; 5–7 aircraft4,000 regulares
Casualties and lossesHighLow
Commanders
  • José Riquelme y López Bago
  • André Malraux
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Battle of the Sierra Guadalupe 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 Q820617, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of the Sierra Guadalupe, revision 1370602264, 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.