Extremadura campaign | |||||||
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Part of Spanish Civil War | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Spanish Republic |
Nationalist Spain[1] Regulares Spanish Legion Aviazione Legionaria Nazi Germany | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Ildefonso Puigdendolas |
Juan Yagüe Carlos Asensio Antonio Castejón Fernando Barron | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
13,000 militiamen some Breguet XIX bombers |
8,000 regulars 17 medium bombers | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Unknown military dead 6,600–12,000 militiamen and civilians shot |
Unknown military dead 243 civilians shot[2] |
The Extremadura campaign was a campaign in Extremadura, Spain during the Spanish Civil War. It culminated in the Battle of Badajoz in August 1936, from which the troops of the Army of Africa under the command of Francisco Franco moved quickly to begin the march to Madrid.