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The Battle of Valsequillo, also known as Battle of Peñarroya, was a diversionary Republican offensive which took place in the Sierra Morena area in southern Extremadura and the north of Andalusia between 5 January and 4 February 1939 during the Spanish Civil War. The main goal of the offensive was to distract forces from the Nationalist offensive against Catalonia, but after having occupied 500 square kilometers the Republican advance was stopped and all the territorial gains were lost to a Nationalist counteroffensive.
After the defeat of the Battle of Ebro, the Republican Army was broken and would never recover. The Republicans had lost most of their armament and experienced units. At the beginning of December, the Nationalists concentrated an army of 300,000-340,000 men led by General Davila in order to conquer Catalonia.[4] Then, Vicente Rojo, Commander in chief of the Republican army, decided to launch a diversionary offensive in the central zone in order to divert Nationalists forces from the Nationalist offensive against Catalonia.
Plan Pedit
In 1937 Vicente Rojo had planned an offensive through Extremadura towards the Portuguese frontier in order to cut in a half the Nationalist held zone; the plan for this offense was code named Plan P. However, the Republican government rejected the plan. In December 1938, Rojo decided to launch the offensive anyway. One Republican army would attack through Extremadura towards Cordoba while one brigade would land at Motril, advance towards Málaga and start an uprising in Andalusia against the Nationalists. The offensive was intended to start on 8 December, but the amphibious assault at Motril was called off just as the troops were ready to leave and the Generals Miaja and Matallana rejected the plan.[5][6] The Republican offensive on Extremadura did not start until 5 January, after the start of the Nationalist offensive against Catalonia.
The battleedit
Opposing forcesedit
The Republicans had assembled the Estremadura Army, to be led by the General Antonio Escobar Huertas. Among its constituent units were with the XXII Corps led by Colonel Juan Ibarrola, consisting of the 47th Division, 70th Division, and the 10th Divisions, the Agrupacion Toral led by the Major Nilamon Toral, consisting of the 6th, 28th and 52nd divisions. Additionally four mixed brigades of infantry and cavalry were attached to the army in a formation referred to as Column F. Despite its size, many of its troops lacked weapons and equipment.
Opposing the Republicans, the Nationalists had seven divisions (10th, 40th, 74th, 81st, 60th, 112th and 122nd divisions) led by General Queipo de Llano.[1]
Republican Offensiveedit
On 5 January, the XXII Corps began the offensive, breaking the Nationalist lines at Hinojosa del Duque and opening a breach of 8 km long in the Nationalist forces. On 6 January, the Republican forces broke the Nationalist's second line and occupied Fuente Obejuna and on 7 January they occupied Los Blazquez and Peraleda del Zaucejo. But the Republican advance halted before Peñarroya.[2] The Republican offensive was halted by the Nationalists air attacks and the adverse weather conditions causing the Republican tanks to become bogged down in mud. At the time the Republican offensive was halted, it had taken 500 square kilometres of little strategic value.[7]
Nationalist counteroffensiveedit
On 17 January, the Nationalists began a counteroffensive, retaking Peraleda del Zaucejo on 22 January and Fuente Obejuna on 25 January. By 4 February, the Nationalists had regained all the territory conquered by the Republicans and General Escobar ordered the remaining Republican forces to withdraw.[7]
Aftermathedit
The offensive was a complete failure. The Republican forces occupied briefly a large territory, but the Nationalist offensive against Catalonia continued and on by February all Catalonia had been occupied by the Nationalists.
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Translated es Batalla de Valsequillo to the talk page For more guidance see Wikipedia Translation The Battle of Valsequillo also known as Battle of Penarroya was a diversionary Republican offensive which took place in the Sierra Morena area in southern Extremadura and the north of Andalusia between 5 January and 4 February 1939 during the Spanish Civil War The main goal of the offensive was to distract forces from the Nationalist offensive against Catalonia but after having occupied 500 square kilometers the Republican advance was stopped and all the territorial gains were lost to a Nationalist counteroffensive Battle of ValsequilloPart of The Spanish Civil WarBuildings of former mining operations in PenarroyaDate5 January 4 February 1939LocationExtremadura SpainResultNationalist victoryBelligerents Spanish Republic Nationalist SpainCommanders and leadersJuan Ibarrola Manuel MatallanaGonzalo Queipo de LlanoStrength90 000 men200 guns40 tanks 1 80 000 men100 guns 2 Casualties and losses6 000 3 2 000 1 Map of Spain in November 1938 Contents 1 Background 1 1 Plan P 2 The battle 2 1 Opposing forces 2 2 Republican Offensive 2 3 Nationalist counteroffensive 3 Aftermath 4 See also 5 References 6 FootnotesBackground editAfter the defeat of the Battle of Ebro the Republican Army was broken and would never recover The Republicans had lost most of their armament and experienced units At the beginning of December the Nationalists concentrated an army of 300 000 340 000 men led by General Davila in order to conquer Catalonia 4 Then Vicente Rojo Commander in chief of the Republican army decided to launch a diversionary offensive in the central zone in order to divert Nationalists forces from the Nationalist offensive against Catalonia Plan P edit In 1937 Vicente Rojo had planned an offensive through Extremadura towards the Portuguese frontier in order to cut in a half the Nationalist held zone the plan for this offense was code named Plan P However the Republican government rejected the plan In December 1938 Rojo decided to launch the offensive anyway One Republican army would attack through Extremadura towards Cordoba while one brigade would land at Motril advance towards Malaga and start an uprising in Andalusia against the Nationalists The offensive was intended to start on 8 December but the amphibious assault at Motril was called off just as the troops were ready to leave and the Generals Miaja and Matallana rejected the plan 5 6 The Republican offensive on Extremadura did not start until 5 January after the start of the Nationalist offensive against Catalonia The battle editOpposing forces edit The Republicans had assembled the Estremadura Army to be led by the General Antonio Escobar Huertas Among its constituent units were with the XXII Corps led by Colonel Juan Ibarrola consisting of the 47th Division 70th Division and the 10th Divisions the Agrupacion Toral led by the Major Nilamon Toral consisting of the 6th 28th and 52nd divisions Additionally four mixed brigades of infantry and cavalry were attached to the army in a formation referred to as Column F Despite its size many of its troops lacked weapons and equipment Opposing the Republicans the Nationalists had seven divisions 10th 40th 74th 81st 60th 112th and 122nd divisions led by General Queipo de Llano 1 Republican Offensive edit On 5 January the XXII Corps began the offensive breaking the Nationalist lines at Hinojosa del Duque and opening a breach of 8 km long in the Nationalist forces On 6 January the Republican forces broke the Nationalist s second line and occupied Fuente Obejuna and on 7 January they occupied Los Blazquez and Peraleda del Zaucejo But the Republican advance halted before Penarroya 2 The Republican offensive was halted by the Nationalists air attacks and the adverse weather conditions causing the Republican tanks to become bogged down in mud At the time the Republican offensive was halted it had taken 500 square kilometres of little strategic value 7 Nationalist counteroffensive edit On 17 January the Nationalists began a counteroffensive retaking Peraleda del Zaucejo on 22 January and Fuente Obejuna on 25 January By 4 February the Nationalists had regained all the territory conquered by the Republicans and General Escobar ordered the remaining Republican forces to withdraw 7 Aftermath editThe offensive was a complete failure The Republican forces occupied briefly a large territory but the Nationalist offensive against Catalonia continued and on by February all Catalonia had been occupied by the Nationalists See also editList of Spanish Nationalist military equipment of the Spanish Civil War List of Spanish Republican military equipment of the Spanish Civil WarReferences editBeevor Antony The Battle for Spain The Spanish Civil War 1936 1939 Penguin Books 2006 London ISBN 978 0 14 303765 1 Thomas Hugh The Spanish Civil War Penguin Books 2001 London ISBN 978 0 14 101161 5Footnotes edit a b c es Batalla de Valsequillo a b Beevor 2006 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