Battle of Santander

Battle of Santander
Part of the Spanish Civil War

Machine gun nest in Santander.
Date14 August – 17 September 1937
Location
Santander province, north of Palencia and Burgos provinces, Spain
Result

Nationalist victory

Belligerents

Republicans

  • 14th Army Corps  Surrendered
  • 15th Army Corps

Isaac Puente Battalion		 Nationalists
CTV
Condor Legion
Commanders and leaders
Second Spanish Republic Mariano Gamir
Second Spanish Republic Adolfo Prada
Antonio Teresa Miguel		 Francoist Spain Fidel Dávila Arrondo
Francoist Spain José Solchaga
Fascist Italy Ettore Bastico
Hugo Sperrle
Strength
80,000[1]
50 artillery batteries[1]
44 aircraft[1]		 90,000 (25,000 Italians)[1]
126 guns
220 aircraft[1]
Casualties and losses
60,000 captured[2] Nationalist:
30,000 casualties
Italian:
486 killed
1,546 wounded
1 missing
German:
309 killed
900 wounded

The Battle of Santander was fought in the War in the North campaign of the Spanish Civil War during the summer of 1937. Santander's fall on 26 August assured the Nationalist conquest of the province of Santander, now Cantabria. The battle devastated the Republic's "Army of the North"; 60,000 soldiers were captured by the Nationalists.[2]

  1. ^ a b c d e Thomas, Hugh. The Spanish Civil War. Penguin Books. 2001. London. p. 697
  2. ^ a b Thomas, Hugh. (2001). The Spanish Civil War. Penguin Books. 2001. London. p. 699