Siege of Oviedo

When

19 Jul 1936 – 16 Oct 1936

Kind

Siege

Coordinates

43.36° N, 5.84° W

Description

1936 siege during the Spanish Civil War

Siege during the Spanish Civil War

The siege of Oviedo was a siege in the Spanish Civil War that lasted from 19 July until 16 October 1936. The town garrison, under the command of Colonel Antonio Aranda Mata, took sides for the Nationalist uprising and held out until relieved by a Nationalist force from Galicia.

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• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Bei der Belagerung von Oviedo hält die Stadtgarnison unter dem Befehl von Oberst Antonio Aranda Mata, die sich gegen die Zweite Spanische Republik erhoben hat”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “les troupes nationalistes de Galice lèvent le siège d’Oviedo”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page

• Spanish Civil War17 Jul 1936 · Civil war · Deaths 440,000