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The '''Battle of Monte Pelato''' ("Bald Mountain") was an engagement of the [[Spanish Civil War]] fought on 28 August 1936. It was notable as the first major engagement of the [[Italy|Italian]] [[Spanish Second Republic|Republican]] volunteers of the [[Matteotti Battalion]]. |
The '''Battle of Monte Pelato''' ("Bald Mountain") was an engagement of the [[Spanish Civil War]] fought on 28 August 1936. It was notable as the first major engagement of the [[Italy|Italian]] [[Spanish Second Republic|Republican]] volunteers of the [[Matteotti Battalion]]. |
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Monte Pelato, in [[Aragon]], between [[Huesca]] and Almudévar, was the site of a [[Francoist]] gun emplacement and a concentration of around five hundred Nationalist troops. In bitter fighting from five until nine in the morning, Italians and the Spanish |
Monte Pelato, in [[Aragon]], between [[Huesca]] and Almudévar, was the site of a [[Francoist]] gun emplacement and a concentration of around five hundred Nationalist troops. In bitter fighting from five until nine in the morning, Italians and the [[Spanish anarchists]] of the ''[[Francisco Ascaso]]'' Column seized the Nationalist position while suffering heavy losses. |
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Amongst those Italian volunteers killed were republican [[Mario Angeloni]], commander of the Column, the anarchist [[Michele Centrone]], the [[Giustizia e Libertà|"giellista"]] [[Giuseppe Zuddas]], the anarchist [[Fosco Falaschi]], the Communist [[Attilio Papparotto]] and the anarchist [[Vincenzo Perrone]]. |
Amongst those Italian volunteers killed were republican [[Mario Angeloni]], commander of the Column, the [[anarchist]] [[Michele Centrone]], the [[Giustizia e Libertà|"giellista"]] [[Giuseppe Zuddas]], the anarchist [[Fosco Falaschi]], the [[Communist]] [[Attilio Papparotto]] and the anarchist [[Vincenzo Perrone]]. |
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Among those Italians who survived |
Among those Italians who survived were [[socialist]] [[Carlo Rosselli]], anarchists [[Camillo Berneri]], [[Maria Zazzi]],<ref>[http://www.libcom.org.uk/history/articles/1904-1993-maria-zazzi/index.php Maria Zazzi biography]: libcom.org.uk</ref> and [[Leonida Mastrodicasa]].<ref>[http://www.libcom.org.uk/history/articles/1888-1942-leonida-mastrodicasa/index.php Leonida Mastrodicasa biography]: libcom.org.uk</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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| Battle of Monte Pelato | |||||||
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 Spanish Republic |
 Nationalist Spain | ||||||
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| Mario Angeloni † | |||||||
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| 500 regulars | |||||||
The Battle of Monte Pelato ("Bald Mountain") was an engagement of the Spanish Civil War fought on 28 August 1936. It was notable as the first major engagement of the Italian Republican volunteers of the Matteotti Battalion.
Monte Pelato, in Aragon, between Huesca and Almudévar, was the site of a Francoist gun emplacement and a concentration of around five hundred Nationalist troops. In bitter fighting from five until nine in the morning, Italians and the Spanish anarchists of the Francisco Ascaso Column seized the Nationalist position while suffering heavy losses.
Amongst those Italian volunteers killed were republican Mario Angeloni, commander of the Column, the anarchist Michele Centrone, the "giellista" Giuseppe Zuddas, the anarchist Fosco Falaschi, the Communist Attilio Papparotto and the anarchist Vincenzo Perrone.
Among those Italians who survived were socialist Carlo Rosselli, anarchists Camillo Berneri, Maria Zazzi,[1] and Leonida Mastrodicasa.[2]
References
- ^ Maria Zazzi biography: libcom.org.uk
- ^ Leonida Mastrodicasa biography: libcom.org.uk
- "Gli antifascisti grossetani nella guerra civile spagnola" in LA RISVEGLIA, quadrimestrale di varia umanità. (n°3/4 Gennaio - Aprile 2000, Maggio - Agosto 2000).
- "La colonna antifascista italiana si batte vittoriosamente davanti a Huesca", in Giustizia e Libertà,( n.36, 4 set. 1936).
- Calosso, Umberto. "La guerra di Angeloni", in Il mondo, (1 set. 1951), p. 8
- Bifolchi, Giuseppe. "Monte Pelato: prima battaglia dell'antifascismo italiano in difesa della rivoluzione in Spagna", in Umanità nova, (27 August 1966).