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Near Brihuega, Spain 1937-03-10 (6 others)

Overview:

At dawn on March 10th, Brihuega fell to the advancing Italian 1st Diviison under Coppi and Black Arrows under Nuvoloni. Meanwhile, the Republican Garibaldi Battalion -- consisting of Italian volunteers to the loyalist cause -- advanced along the road from Torija towards Brihuega, with no idea that their countrymen -- and enemies in the war -- had taken that town. Three miles short of Brihuega, a Garibaldi motorcycle patrol encountered motorcyclists from the 1st Division, who asked if he was on the road to Torija. No shots were fired and both groups returned to their headquarters. Coppi then assumed the Garibaldi scouts were part of Nuvoloni;s unit and he continued to advance. The Garibaldis had established themselves in some roadside vineyards after making contact with some advanced elements of the 11th International Brigade. The Coppi's tanks appeared, drawing fir from Garibaldi's machine-guns. 1st Division infantry was sent in for the attack. For the rest of the day, the Italians fought a civil war of their own around a country house known as Ibarra Palace.

Defender: Spanish Republican (German XI International Bde, Italian Garibaldi Bn)  

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