Second Battle of the Corunna Road

Second Battle of the Corunna Road
Part of the Spanish Civil War
Date13 December 1936 – 15 January 1937; 1 month and 2 days
Location40°24′25″N 3°53′30″W / 40.40694°N 3.89167°W / 40.40694; -3.89167
Result Republican victory
Belligerents
Spain Spanish Republic Francoist Spain Nationalist Spain
Commanders and leaders
Spain Vicente Rojo Lluch
Spain José Miaja
Spain Luis Barceló
Spain El Campesino
Spain Cipriano Mera
Spain Gustavo Durán
Spain Juan Modesto
Spain José María Galán
Francoist Spain José Enrique Varela
Francoist Spain Luis Orgaz Yoldi
Francoist Spain Sáenz de Buruaga
Francoist Spain Fernando Barrón Ortiz
Francoist Spain Francisco García-Escámez
Strength
20,000 infantry, plus reinforcements
T-26 light tanks
17,000 infantry and cavalry (13 Dec)[1]
8 artillery batteries of 105 and 155 mm
Panzer I light tanks
Casualties and losses
15,000 dead or wounded[2] 15,000 dead or wounded[2]

The Second Battle of the Corunna Road (Spanish: Batalla de la Carretera de Coruña) was a battle of the Spanish Civil War that took place from 13 December 1936 to 15 January 1937, northwest of Madrid. In December 1936, the Nationalists launched an offensive in order to cut the Corunna Road and isolate Madrid, but a Republican counter-offensive stopped the Nationalist advance. The Nationalists cut the Corunna road but failed to encircle Madrid.

  1. ^ Thomas, Hugh (2001). The Spanish Civil War. Penguin Books. p. 434.
  2. ^ a b Thomas, Hugh (2001). The Spanish Civil War. Penguin Books. p. 438.