Asturias Offensive
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| Part of the Spanish Civil War | |||||||||
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 Republican Spain
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 Nationalist Spain Italy (Italian CTV) Condor Legion
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Adolfo Prada Vaquero Francisco Ciutat Francisco Galán Belarmino Tomás
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Fidel DávilaAntonio ArandaJosé SolchagaAgustín Muñoz Grandes |
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| 45,000 180 artillery guns 1 destroyer 1 submarine |
90,000 250 artillery guns 250 aircraft 2 cruisers 1 destroyer |
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The Asturias Offensive (Spanish: Ofensiva de Asturias) was an offensive in Asturias during the Spanish Civil War which lasted from 1 September to 21 October 1937. 45,000 men of the Spanish Republican Army met 90,000 men of the Nationalist forces.
After the failed republican offensive against Zaragoza, the Nationalists decided to redeploy their forces and continued their offensive against the last piece of Republican held territory in the North, Asturias. On 29 August, the Sovereign Council of Asturias, led by Belarmino Tomas, assumed all military and civil powers and appointed Colonel Prada as commander of the Republican Army of the North.
The Nationalists offensive was launched by the General Dávila's Army of the North, with 80,000 men. This force included the José Solchaga's four Navarrese brigades, the Aranda's three divisions and the Italian CTV. The Nationalists also had 250 cannons and 250 aircraft.
Opposing them, the Republicans had the Army of the North, led by the Colonel Prada, with the XIV Army Corps led by Francisco Galán (8,000–10,000 men) and the Colonel Linares's XVII Army corps (35,000). The Prada's chief of staff was Francisco Ciutat. The Republicans had 180 cannons, one squadron of Chatos and two flights of Moscas, around 35 aircraft.
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