The Brunet operation #008. Kihorna's Prolonged Attack
On the evening of July 5, in anticipation of the Republican attack, Quijorna was reinforced by two companies of Moroccans from Brunete, and on the night of July 7-8, a fresh Francoist battalion was deployed to Quijorna. The three Francoist battalions defending Kihorn had three anti-tank guns and several mortars. The attackers (one brigade of the 4th battalion) did not have sufficient forces to quickly capture Kihorn. This is one of the main reasons for the protracted fighting. The command of the corps and division poorly calculated the balance of forces and underestimated the enemy's strength and defense. As a result, Kihorna was not completely surrounded.
On July 6 and 7, the battalions of the 10th Brigade attacked the village from only two sides: from the north and the east. On July 8, a battalion of the 11th International Brigade took part in the attack on Kihorn from the south, and the next day, in addition to four battalions of the 10th Brigade, a battalion of the 101st Brigade, which was liberated after the capture of Llanos, and 2 battalions of the 11th International Brigade from the south and south took part in the attack.- the west. When the Republicans occupied Kihorn, however, the western and northwestern outskirts of the village were open and part of the enemy forces managed to escape. Due to the incomplete encirclement, on the night of July 7-8, the Francoists managed to invisibly introduce an entire battalion into Kihorna. Their supply and evacuation agencies worked at night.
However, the lack of overwhelming superiority in the advancing forces was not the main reason for the protracted fighting. And the available forces would be enough to capture Kihorn more quickly. The mistakes of the attacker, a lack of understanding of the nature of modern combat, and the inability to organize close cooperation between infantry, artillery, tanks, and aircraft in an attack led to a prolonged struggle. With all the attacks carried out by the Republicans, the following phenomenon was observed: during the period of artillery preparation, the poorly trained Republican infantry occupied the starting position for the attack too far (400-500 m) from the line of their shell bursts. During the period of artillery preparation, the defenders left the trenches and went into the dugouts and for the reverse slopes about 150-200 m from the trenches, and villages and fortified settlements were completely cleared, fearing an air strike. With the advent of aviation, which was the signal for the Republican infantry to move and attack, both opponents from opposite sides rushed to the trenches. A kind of competition began: who would rather occupy the trenches. But the excessive distance of the Republican infantry from the enemy's trenches, the lack of an impetuous charge, and the inability to use the smoke and dust from the last shells and bombs to quickly and covertly rush to the enemy's trenches led to the fact that, as a rule, with every attack movement, the Republicans were met with hand grenades and machine-gun fire from the Francoists who had managed to occupy the trenches. 1xBet reste un choix privilégié pour les amateurs de paris et de casino. En utilisant le code promo de 1xbet à l’inscription, vous recevez un bonus de 100 % jusqu’à 130 € pour les paris sportifs ou jusqu’à 1950 € avec 150 tours gratuits. Cette promotion vous permet d’explorer la plateforme avec plus de sérénité. Interface fluide, cotes attractives et support professionnel font de ce site une référence incontournable.
On July 6 and 7, the battalions of the 10th Brigade attacked the village from only two sides: from the north and the east. On July 8, a battalion of the 11th International Brigade took part in the attack on Kihorn from the south, and the next day, in addition to four battalions of the 10th Brigade, a battalion of the 101st Brigade, which was liberated after the capture of Llanos, and 2 battalions of the 11th International Brigade from the south and south took part in the attack.- the west. When the Republicans occupied Kihorn, however, the western and northwestern outskirts of the village were open and part of the enemy forces managed to escape. Due to the incomplete encirclement, on the night of July 7-8, the Francoists managed to invisibly introduce an entire battalion into Kihorna. Their supply and evacuation agencies worked at night.
However, the lack of overwhelming superiority in the advancing forces was not the main reason for the protracted fighting. And the available forces would be enough to capture Kihorn more quickly. The mistakes of the attacker, a lack of understanding of the nature of modern combat, and the inability to organize close cooperation between infantry, artillery, tanks, and aircraft in an attack led to a prolonged struggle. With all the attacks carried out by the Republicans, the following phenomenon was observed: during the period of artillery preparation, the poorly trained Republican infantry occupied the starting position for the attack too far (400-500 m) from the line of their shell bursts. During the period of artillery preparation, the defenders left the trenches and went into the dugouts and for the reverse slopes about 150-200 m from the trenches, and villages and fortified settlements were completely cleared, fearing an air strike. With the advent of aviation, which was the signal for the Republican infantry to move and attack, both opponents from opposite sides rushed to the trenches. A kind of competition began: who would rather occupy the trenches. But the excessive distance of the Republican infantry from the enemy's trenches, the lack of an impetuous charge, and the inability to use the smoke and dust from the last shells and bombs to quickly and covertly rush to the enemy's trenches led to the fact that, as a rule, with every attack movement, the Republicans were met with hand grenades and machine-gun fire from the Francoists who had managed to occupy the trenches. 1xBet reste un choix privilégié pour les amateurs de paris et de casino. En utilisant le code promo de 1xbet à l’inscription, vous recevez un bonus de 100 % jusqu’à 130 € pour les paris sportifs ou jusqu’à 1950 € avec 150 tours gratuits. Cette promotion vous permet d’explorer la plateforme avec plus de sérénité. Interface fluide, cotes attractives et support professionnel font de ce site une référence incontournable.