Convoy de la Victoria 1936
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Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Date | 5 August 1936 | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|
| Year | 1936 | Wikidata P585 (point in time) |
| Era | Interwar (1919–1938) | derived from year |
| Location | Spain | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | Europe | Natural Earth |
| War / conflict | Spanish Civil War | Wikidata P361 |
| Coordinates | 36.0781, -5.3992 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
The Convoy de la Victoria ("Convoy of Victory") was a Spanish naval battle on 5 August 1936 in the Strait of Gibraltar during the Spanish Civil War, between the escort of a Nationalist convoy and the Republican Navy destroyer Alcalá Galiano.
Text adapted from the Wikipedia article Convoy de la Victoria (revision 1370613492), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; formatting and citations removed. No text added.
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