Biscay Campaign

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Biscay Campaign
Part of the Spanish Civil War
A group of gudaris (Basque soldiers) in Elgeta, 1937.
Date 31 March – 1 July 1937 Location Biscay, Spain Result Nationalist victory
Belligerents
Spanish Republic Euzko Gudarostea Isaac Puente Battalion	Nationalist Spain Condor Legion
Commanders and leaders
General Francisco Llano de la Encomienda General Mariano Gámir Ulíbarri	Emilio Mola General Fidel Dávila Arrondo José Solchaga
Strength
Thomas: 40,000 men[1] 55,000[2] 140 guns 25–30 aircraft 2 destroyers 3 submarines[3][4][5][6][7]	65,000[8] 200 guns 150 aircraft 1 battleship 2 cruisers 1 destroyer[3][4][5][6][7]
Casualties and losses
35,000 casualties (10,000 dead)[9]	4,500 killed 25,500 wounded or missing[9]

The Biscay Campaign (Spanish: Campaña de Vizcaya) was an offensive of the Spanish Civil War which lasted from 31 March to 1 July 1937. 50,000 men of the Eusko Gudarostea met 65,000 men of the insurgent forces. After heavy combats the Nationalist forces with a crushing material superiority managed to occupy the city of Bilbao and the Biscay province.