Battle of Lopera

Battle of Lopera
Part of the Spanish Civil War
Date27–29 December 1936
Location
Lopera, Jaén, Spain
37°56′42″N 4°12′54″W / 37.94500°N 4.21500°W / 37.94500; -4.21500
Result Nationalist victory
Belligerents
Spain Spanish Republic Francoist Spain Nationalist Spain
Commanders and leaders
Karol Świerczewski Francoist Spain Luis Redondo
Strength
3,000 international brigadists 2,000 requetes
2,000 moroccan regulares and Spanish cavalry
Casualties and losses
300 dead
600 wounded
200 dead[1]

The Battle of Lopera took place between 27 and 29 December 1936 during the Spanish Civil War. This battle took place during the Nationalist's Aceituna offensive. On 27 December, the XIV International Brigade launched an attack in order to occupy the Nationalist-held town of Lopera, but the attack failed after two days and the Brigade suffered appalling casualties.

  1. ^ Moreno Gómez, Francisco. 1936: el genocidio franquista en Córdoba. Editoríal Crítica. 2008. Barcelona.p.802.