31 May 1937
- The Spanish Republicans began an offensive to capture Segovia, Spain. Three Republican Divisions, under the command of General Domingo Moriones, broke through the Spanish Nationalist front-line at San Ildefonso and captured La Granja. Nationalist troops, led by General José Varela, were detached from the Madrid front and used to mount a counter-attack which stopped any further Republican advance. ww2dbase [The Spanish Civil War | AC]
- Albatros escorted Admiral Scheer as the heavy cruiser bombarded Spanish Republican naval facilities at Almería, Spain. ww2dbase [The Spanish Civil War | Admiral Scheer | Albatros | Almeria, Andalusia | CPC]
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