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✦ History

Battle of Santander

August 14 – September 1, 1937 · Cantabria

Result Nationalist victory

Nationalist and Italian forces took Santander in northern Spain. Many Republican troops surrendered.

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Nationalists

Republicans

Nationalist Spain

Italy

Germany

Second Spanish Republic

Hugo Sperrle military commander

Fidel Dávila Arrondo military commander

José Solchaga military commander

Ettore Bastico military commander

Adolfo Prada military commander

Strength and losses

Strength: 80,000
Captured: 60,000
Aircraft: 44

Units

Corpo Truppe Volontarie 4th Infantry Division "Littorio"