The Republicans began an offensive to capture Segovia. Three Republican Divisions, under the command of General Domingo Moriones, broke through the Nationalist front-line at San Ildefonso and captured La Granja. Nationalist troops, led by General Jose Varela, were detached from the Madrid front and used to mount a counter-attack that stopped any further Republican advance.
The Segovia Offensive forms the background to the event in Ernest Hemingway's novel FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS.
The Segovia Offensive forms the background to the event in Ernest Hemingway's novel FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS.
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