Nationalist offensive of November 1936
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The Nationalist offensive of November 1936 was a major early campaign in the Spanish Civil War in which Franco’s forces attempted, but ultimately failed, to capture Madrid.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nationalist November offensive against Madrid | 1 |
| Nationalist offensive of November 1936 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Nationalist offensive of November 1936 Context triple: [Siege of Madrid, notableEvent, Nationalist offensive of November 1936]
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A.
May Coup of 1926
The May Coup of 1926 was a military takeover led by Józef Piłsudski that overthrew Poland’s democratic government and ushered in the authoritarian Sanation regime in the Second Polish Republic.
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B.
1946 Passive Resistance Campaign
The 1946 Passive Resistance Campaign was a nonviolent protest movement in South Africa led primarily by Indian organizations to oppose discriminatory apartheid-era legislation, especially the Asiatic Land Tenure and Indian Representation Act.
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C.
March on Rome
The March on Rome was the 1922 mass mobilization of Italian Fascists that led to Benito Mussolini’s seizure of power and the establishment of a fascist dictatorship in Italy.
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D.
Hundred Days Offensive
The Hundred Days Offensive was the final series of Allied attacks on the Western Front in 1918 that decisively broke German resistance and led to the end of World War I.
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E.
Soviet offensive of February 1940
The Soviet offensive of February 1940 was a major Red Army assault during the final phase of the Winter War that broke through Finland’s Mannerheim Line on the Karelian Isthmus.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Nationalist offensive of November 1936 Target entity description: The Nationalist offensive of November 1936 was a major early campaign in the Spanish Civil War in which Franco’s forces attempted, but ultimately failed, to capture Madrid.
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A.
May Coup of 1926
The May Coup of 1926 was a military takeover led by Józef Piłsudski that overthrew Poland’s democratic government and ushered in the authoritarian Sanation regime in the Second Polish Republic.
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B.
1946 Passive Resistance Campaign
The 1946 Passive Resistance Campaign was a nonviolent protest movement in South Africa led primarily by Indian organizations to oppose discriminatory apartheid-era legislation, especially the Asiatic Land Tenure and Indian Representation Act.
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C.
March on Rome
The March on Rome was the 1922 mass mobilization of Italian Fascists that led to Benito Mussolini’s seizure of power and the establishment of a fascist dictatorship in Italy.
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D.
Hundred Days Offensive
The Hundred Days Offensive was the final series of Allied attacks on the Western Front in 1918 that decisively broke German resistance and led to the end of World War I.
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E.
Soviet offensive of February 1940
The Soviet offensive of February 1940 was a major Red Army assault during the final phase of the Winter War that broke through Finland’s Mannerheim Line on the Karelian Isthmus.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle of the Spanish Civil War
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military offensive ⓘ |
| aimedAt | rapid seizure of the Republican capital ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Nationalist offensive of November 1936
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surface form:
Nationalist November offensive against Madrid
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| belligerent |
Spanish Nationalists
ⓘ
Second Spanish Republic ⓘ
surface form:
Spanish Republic
|
| commander | Francisco Franco ⓘ |
| conflict | Spanish Civil War ⓘ |
| conflictType | civil war battle ⓘ |
| country | Spain ⓘ |
| defendedBy |
Siege of Madrid
ⓘ
surface form:
International Brigades in Madrid
Republican Army of the Centre ⓘ
surface form:
Republican Army
workers’ militias ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Battle of Guadalajara
ⓘ
Battle of Jarama ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of the Jarama
Corunna ⓘ
surface form:
Nationalist offensive on the Corunna Road
|
| front |
Siege of Madrid
ⓘ
surface form:
Madrid front
|
| historicalPeriod | interwar period ⓘ |
| location | Madrid ⓘ |
| objective | capture of Madrid ⓘ |
| opponent | Republican forces defending Madrid ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
International Brigades
ⓘ
Soviet Union ⓘ |
| partOf | Battle of Madrid ⓘ |
| politicalContext | struggle between Nationalist rebels and Republican government ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Siege of Madrid
ⓘ
surface form:
Nationalist advance on Madrid (July–October 1936)
|
| result | Nationalist failure to capture Madrid ⓘ |
| side | Francoist Spain ⓘ |
| significance |
boosted Republican morale
ⓘ
demonstrated resilience of Madrid’s defenses ⓘ stopped Nationalist advance on the Republican capital ⓘ |
| startDate | 1936-11 ⓘ |
| strategicOutcome | prolongation of the siege of Madrid ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
Fascist Italy
ⓘ
Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| tactic | frontal assault on Madrid ⓘ |
| theatreOfWar | Central Spain ⓘ |
| usedMilitaryUnit |
Spanish Army of Africa
ⓘ
surface form:
Army of Africa
International Brigades ⓘ Regulares ⓘ Republican militias ⓘ Spanish Foreign Legion ⓘ |
| usedWeapon |
aerial bombing
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armoured vehicles ⓘ artillery bombardment ⓘ |
| year | 1936 ⓘ |
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Subject: Nationalist offensive of November 1936 Description of subject: The Nationalist offensive of November 1936 was a major early campaign in the Spanish Civil War in which Franco’s forces attempted, but ultimately failed, to capture Madrid.
Referenced by (2)
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