• Source: Battle of Gandesa

The Battle of Gandesa took place in April 1938 during the Spanish Civil War.




Background


After the fall of Caspe, the Nationalists troops continued their advance towards Catalonia with the support of the Legion Condor and the Aviazione Legionaria. By the end of February the nationalists had reached the outskirts of Gandesa. The XV International Brigade had been retreating since the Aragón Offensive began, and the republican lines collapsed.
The battle followed the decision of the XV International Brigade to dig in and hold the town of Gandesa in an effort to slow down the Francoist troops, which had been advancing steadily since the beginning of the offensive.




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The town of Gandesa was held by the XV International Brigade. The Nationalists attacked with troops of Mario Berti's CTV and Monasterio's Army Corps. Despite the prowess of the British troops, Gandesa fell on 3 April and 140 British and American members of the International Brigades were captured. However, the resistance of the XV Brigade allowed the Republican troops to regroup and to withdraw some material across the Ebro River.




Cultural references


This battle is mentioned in the song Jamie Foyers, where the fictional hero is killed.




See also


List of Spanish Nationalist military equipment of the Spanish Civil War
List of weapons of the Corpo Truppe Volontarie
Aviazione Legionaria
Condor Legion
List of Spanish Republican military equipment of the Spanish Civil War




References

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• Battle of Gandesa
• Gandesa
• Battle of the Ebro
• Siege of Gandesa (1938)
• XV International Brigade
• List of battles in the Spanish Civil War
• Battle of El Mazucu
• Battle of Guadalajara
• Battle of Cape Palos (1938)
• List of battles 1901–2000