Aceituna Campaign

Aceituna Campaign
Part of the Spanish Civil War
Date13–31 December 1936
Location
Result Nationalist victory
Belligerents
Spain Spanish Republic
International Brigades
Francoist Spain Nationalist Spain
Commanders and leaders
Spain General Martinez Monje
Spain General Juan Hernández Saravia
Francoist Spain Gonzalo Queipo de Llano
Strength
? 4,000 men
Casualties and losses
? ?

The Aceituna Campaign took place during the Spanish Civil War in 1936. In December 1936, the Nationalists launched an offensive in order to occupy the town of Andújar. The Nationalists occupied 2,600 square kilometres (1,000 sq mi) and defeated the Republican Army at Lopera, but failed to occupy Andújar.