Siege of Oviedo (1936)

Siege of Oviedo (Second Spanish Republic & Antifascist Worker and Peasant Militias & Confederal militias vs Nationalist Spain) took place in 1936 during Spanish Civil War.

Battle facts

• Year: 1936
• Date: 1936-10-16
• Era: Modern
• Conflict: Spanish Civil War
• Side A: Second Spanish Republic, Antifascist Worker and Peasant Militias, Confederal militias
• Side B: Nationalist Spain
• Commanders (A): Col. José Franco Mussió, Lt. Col. Alfonso Ros Hernández, Lt. Col. Javier Linares Aranzabe, Francisco Martínez Dutor, Higinio Carrocera
• Commanders (B): Col. Antonio Aranda, Col. Eduardo Recas, Lt. Col. Carlos Lapresa Rodríguez, Lt. Col. Gerardo Caballero
• Casualties: 5,000 1 light tank 1 armoured tractor (side A), 2,500 1 light tank (Nationalist Spain)
• Outcome: Nationalist victory Siege lifted
• Coordinates: 43.360°, -5.845°

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