Battle of El Mazucu
1937 Militar offense during Spanish Civil War / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Battle of El Mazucu was fought between 6 and 22 September 1937, between the Republican and Nationalist armies during the Spanish Civil War as a part of the War in the North campaign. The Republican defence of El Mazucu and the surrounding mountains halted the Nationalist advance into eastern Asturias, despite their forces being outnumbered sevenfold. After weeks of intense fighting over extreme terrain the defenders were eventually overwhelmed, and the Nationalists were then able to link up with their forces advancing from León, leading to the fall of Gijón and the abandonment of Asturias, the last Republican province in North-West Spain.
Battle of El Mazucu | |||||||
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Part of the Asturias Offensive of the War in the North campaign of the Spanish Civil War | |||||||
![]() El Mazucu and the heights of Llabres | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Lt. Col. Francisco Galán Rodríguez Cpt. Juan Ibarrola Orueta | Col. José Solchaga Zala | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
Less than 5,000 |
33,000, plus elements of the Legión Cóndor and (possibly) Corpo Truppe Volontarie | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Unknown | Unknown |
This battle was almost certainly the first use of carpet bombing against a military target.[1][2]