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First Battle of the Corunna Road | |||||||
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Part of the Spanish Civil War | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Second Spanish Republic | Nationalist Spain | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Jose Maria Galan Vicente Rojo Lluch Emeterio Jarillo | Francisco García-Escámez | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
1 brigade T-26 medium tanks |
3,000 infantry Panzer I tanks Ju 52 bombers | ||||||
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The First Battle of the Corunna Road took place between 29 November and 3 December 1936 during the Spanish Civil War. The Nationalists tried to isolate Madrid from the west, cutting the Corunna Road, but the Republican army repelled the attack.