Battle of Irún

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Battle of Irún

Part of the Spanish Civil War

Date	August 19 - September 5, 1936
Location	Guipúzcoa, Spain
Result	Decisive Nationalist victory

Combatants

Image:Flag of the Second Spanish Republic.svg Spanish Republic

Image:Flag of Spain under Franco.svg Nationalist Spain

Commanders

General Emilio Mola

Strength

Casualties

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Spanish Civil War

Alcázar – Gijón – Oviedo – Guipúzcoa - Mérida – Mallorca – Badajoz – Sierra Guadalupe – Irún - Monte Pelato – Talavera – Cape Espartel – Madrid – Corunna Road – Málaga – Jarama – Guadalajara – Guernica – Bilbao – Brunete – Santander – Belchite – El Mazuco – Cape Cherchell – Teruel – Cape Palos - Aragon Offensive – Ebro
Chronology: 1936 1937 1938-39

The Battle of Irún was the critical battle of the [Campaign of Guipúzcoa]] during the War in the North, in the Spanish Civil War where the Nationalist Army cut the northern provinces off from France.