Battle of Badajoz (1936)

Battle of Badajoz
	Part of Spanish Civil War
Date	August 14, 1936
Location	Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain
Result	Nationalist victory Massacre of Badajoz;
Belligerents
Spanish Republic	Nationalist rebels
Commanders and leaders
Col. Ildefonso Puigdendolas	Lt. Col. Juan Yagüe; Lt. Col. Carlos Asensio; Lt. Col. Antonio Castejón
Units involved
3rd Infantry Regiment Castile	Madrid Column
Strength
6,000; 4,000; 2,000 militiamen, 500 soldiers; up 2,000; some bombers	3,000 regulars; 30 guns; at least four bombers
Casualties and losses
750 dead; 3,500 wounded, captured or missing	185 casualties:; 44 dead, 141 wounded

The Battle of Badajoz was one of the first major engagements of the Spanish Civil War, resulting in a tactical and strategic Nationalist victory, however at a significant cost in time and troops. After several days of shelling and bombardment, Nationalists stormed the fortified border city of Badajoz on August 14, 1936, cutting off the Spanish Republic from neighbouring Portugal and linking the northern and southern zones of Nationalist control (although actual contact with General Emilio Mola's northern troops was not established until September 8).

^ Jackson, Gabriel. La república española y la guerra civil. Editorial Crítica. Barcelona.1976.
^ Beevor, Antony. The battle for Spain. The Spanish Civil War:1936-1939. Penguin Books. 2006. London. p.120
^ Espinosa, Francisco. La columna de la muerte. El avance del ejército franquista de Sevilla a Badajoz. Editorial Crítica. Barcelona. 2003. p.77
^ Espinosa, Francisco. La columna de la muerte. El avance del ejército franquista de Sevilla a Badajoz. Editorial Crítica. Barcelona. 2003. p.90.
^ Neves, Mario. La matanza de Badajoz. Junta de Extremadura. 2007. Mérida. p.55
^ Espinosa, Francisco. La columna de la muerte. El avance del ejército franquista de Sevilla a Badajoz. Editorial Crítica. Barcelona. 2003. p.91.
^ Espinosa, Francisco. La columna de la muerte. El avance del ejército franquista de Sevilla a Badajoz. Editorial Crítica. Barcelona. 2003. p.103.
^ Beevor, Antony. The battle for Spain. The Spanish Civil War:1936-1939. Penguin Books. 2006. London. p.91

[1] Jackson, Gabriel. La república española y la guerra civil. Editorial Crítica. Barcelona.1976.

[2] Beevor, Antony. The battle for Spain. The Spanish Civil War:1936-1939. Penguin Books. 2006. London. p.120

[3] Espinosa, Francisco. La columna de la muerte. El avance del ejército franquista de Sevilla a Badajoz. Editorial Crítica. Barcelona. 2003. p.77

[4] Espinosa, Francisco. La columna de la muerte. El avance del ejército franquista de Sevilla a Badajoz. Editorial Crítica. Barcelona. 2003. p.90.

[5] Neves, Mario. La matanza de Badajoz. Junta de Extremadura. 2007. Mérida. p.55

[6] Espinosa, Francisco. La columna de la muerte. El avance del ejército franquista de Sevilla a Badajoz. Editorial Crítica. Barcelona. 2003. p.91.

[7] Espinosa, Francisco. La columna de la muerte. El avance del ejército franquista de Sevilla a Badajoz. Editorial Crítica. Barcelona. 2003. p.103.

[8] Beevor, Antony. The battle for Spain. The Spanish Civil War:1936-1939. Penguin Books. 2006. London. p.91

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