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Battle of Almendralejo 1936

Battle of Almendralejo: Iglesia parroquial de la Purificación, Almendralejo, Badajoz
Image: Alonso de Mendoza, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.

Key facts

Date7 August 1936 – 15 August 1936Wikidata
Year1936Wikidata P580 (start time)
EraInterwar (1919–1938)derived from year
LocationSpainNatural Earth (modern borders)
ContinentEuropeNatural Earth
War / conflictExtremadura campaignWikidata P361
Coordinates38.6833, -6.4083Wikidata P625

About the battle

The Battle of Almendralejo was a battle and massacre in Almendralejo, Spain, in August 1936, during the first stages of the Spanish Civil War.

Text adapted from the Wikipedia article Battle of Almendralejo (revision 1366279199), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; formatting and citations removed. No text added.

Location

38.6833, -6.4083 · Spain

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