Siege of Santuario de Nuestra Señora de la Cabeza
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The siege of Santuario de Nuestra Señora de la Cabeza took place from 14 September 1936 to 1 May 1937 in Andújar, Jaén, during the Spanish Civil War. The Republican army surrounded around 1,200 rebel civil guards and falangists who supported the Nationalists and forced them to surrender after a protracted offensive.
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Siege of Santuario de Nuestra Señora de la Cabeza | |||||||
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Part of the Spanish Civil War | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Lt. Col. Carlos García Vallejo Maj. Pedro Martínez Cartón |
Cpt. Santiago Cortés (DOW) Lt. Francisco Ruano Beltrán (POW) | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
September 1936:1,500 soldiers and militiamen May 1937:6,000-12,000 soldiers 15 T-26 tanks |
September 1936: 165 Guardia Civil gendarmes 72 FE de las JONS volunteers 870-887 civilians | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
150 dead, 250 wounded |
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