Siege of the Alcázar (1936 AD)
Siege of the Alcázar (Republicans & Confederal militias & Antifascist Worker and Peasant Militias & Fifth Regiment vs Nationalists) took place in 1936 AD during Spanish Civil War.
Battle facts
- Year: 1936 AD
- Date: 1936-01-01
- Era: Modern
- Conflict: Spanish Civil War
- Side A: Republicans, Confederal militias, Antifascist Worker and Peasant Militias, Fifth Regiment
- Side B: Nationalists
- Commanders (A): Maj. Gen. José Riquelme, Col. Aureliano Álvarez-Coque, Lt. Col. Ricardo Burillo, Lt. Col. Luis Barceló, Cpt. Salvador Sediles
- Commanders (B): Brig. José Enrique Varela, Col. José Moscardó Ituarte, Lt. Col. Pedro Romero Basart, Lt. Col. Ricardo Villalba Rubio, Maj. Víctor Martínez Simancas
- Casualties: approx. High48–65 dead
438 wounded
22 missing
- Outcome: Nationalist victory
Siege lifted
Nationalists capture Toledo
- Coordinates: 39.858°, -4.021°
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