Extremadura campaign

Extremadura campaign
Part of Spanish Civil War
Date 2–14 August 1936 Location Badajoz Province, Extremadura, Spain Result Nationalist victory
Belligerents
Spanish Republic	Nationalist Spain[1] Regulares Spanish Legion Aviazione Legionaria  Nazi Germany
Commanders and leaders
Ildefonso Puigdendolas	Juan Yagüe Carlos Asensio Antonio Castejón Fernando Barron
Strength
13,000 militiamen some Breguet XIX bombers	8,000 regulars 17 medium bombers
Casualties and losses
Unknown military dead 6,600–12,000 militiamen and civilians shot	Unknown military dead 243 civilians shot[2]

The Extremadura campaign was a campaign in Extremadura, Spain during the Spanish Civil War. It culminated in the Battle of Badajoz in August 1936, from which the troops of the Army of Africa under the command of Francisco Franco moved quickly to begin the march to Madrid.