Alhucemas landing

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Alhucemas landing was a 1925 amphibious assault by Spanish (and allied) forces on the Moroccan coast that is often considered one of the first modern amphibious operations and a decisive turning point in the Rif War.

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Alhucemas landing canonical 3
Alhucemas landing (1925) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf amphibious assault
battle of the Rif War
military operation
belligerent French Third Republic
Kingdom of Spain
Rif Republic
casusBelli Rifian rebellion against Spanish and French rule
commander Abd el-Krim
José Sanjurjo
Miguel Primo de Rivera
Philippe Pétain
conflict Rif War
country Spanish Protectorate in Morocco
countryInvolved France
Spain
date 1925-09-08
endDate 1925-09-10
followedBy final Spanish offensive in the Rif War
inspired later World War II amphibious doctrines
involvedForce French Air Force
French Army
French Navy
Spanish Air Force
Spanish Army
Spanish Navy
location Bay of Alhucemas
linked to: Al Hoceima Bay

northern coast of Morocco
namedAfter Alhucemas Bay
notableFor being one of the first modern amphibious operations
combined use of naval gunfire, air support, and landing craft
objective to land on the Bay of Alhucemas and break Rifian resistance
opponent Rifian forces
partOf Rif War
precededBy Battle of Annual
Disaster of Annual
region Rif region of Morocco
linked to: northern Morocco
result decisive Spanish and French victory
startDate 1925-09-08
strategicOutcome collapse of the Rif Republic
turning point in the Rif War
theater North African theater
used aerial bombardment
naval gunfire support
specialized landing craft
tank support
year 1925

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Second Rif War hasPart Alhucemas landing
Second Rif War significantEvent Alhucemas landing
Dictatorship of Primo de Rivera keyEvent Alhucemas landing (1925)
linked to: Alhucemas landing