Second Battle of the Corunna Road

Second Battle of the Corunna Road
Part of the Spanish Civil War
Date 13 December 1936 – 15 January 1937; 1 month and 2 days Location Near Madrid, Spain 40°24′25″N 3°53′30″W / 40.40694°N 3.89167°W / 40.40694; -3.89167 Result Republican victory
Belligerents
Spanish Republic	Nationalist Spain
Commanders and leaders
Vicente Rojo Lluch José Miaja Luis Barceló El Campesino Cipriano Mera Gustavo Durán Juan Modesto José María Galán	José Enrique Varela Luis Orgaz Yoldi Sáenz de Buruaga Fernando Barrón Ortiz Francisco García-Escámez
Strength
20,000 infantry, plus reinforcements T-26 light tanks	17,000 infantry and cavalry (13 Dec)[1] 8 artillery batteries of 105 and 155 mm Panzer I light tanks
Casualties and losses
15,000 dead or wounded[2]	15,000 dead or wounded[2]

The Second Battle of the Corunna Road (Spanish: Batalla de la Carretera de Coruña) was a battle of the Spanish Civil War that took place from 13 December 1936 to 15 January 1937, northwest of Madrid. In December 1936, the Nationalists launched an offensive in order to cut the Corunna Road and isolate Madrid, but a Republican counter-offensive stopped the Nationalist advance. The Nationalists cut the Corunna road but failed to encircle Madrid.