of siege The Nationalists won a narrow corridor into the city and held it until the end of the War in the North a year later. The Popular Front militias abandoned the town and retreated to their positions occupied at the start of the siege. Oviedo, however, was no longer in danger. From 25 to 27 October there were further actions in the outskirts of the city, in places like San Claudio and Naranco, in a successful nationalist attempt to widen the corridor. Both sides employed armoured fighting vehicles and light tanks, like the Nationalist Trubia or the Republican Renault F17. In a sweep across Naranco, a nationalist Trubia tank captured a disabled Landesa armed tractor, left in no-man land since breaking down on 10 September. The last significant Republican offensives of 1936 on Oviedo occurred on 27 November, 1 December and 10 December, all of them supported by BA-3/6 armoured cars. Little or no ground was gained, at the cost of at least two armoured vehicles. The final all-out offensive of the Republican army on Oviedo took place on 21 February 1937, when a mechanized force of four T-26 tanks, ten Renault FTs, a few Landesa tractors and Trubia Naval tanks, supported by a number of armoured trucks, attempted to break through the rebel lines. The Nationalists deployed their Trubia A4s and the captured Landesa tractor, by then worn down after months of heavy service, in defensive positions guarding the main approaches to the inner city. They were supported by Ferrol armoured vehicles from the Galician relief column. The nationalist tanks launched a successful counter-attack in the Postigo area the first day of the government's forces assault, which was contained by 27 February. The Republican lost two tanks at San Claudio, three others at San Lazaro on the 28 and other three at Los Catalanes by the beginning of March. Aranda would continue to serve the Nationalist cause including the Battle of Teruel and other conflicts during the war. See also List of Spanish Nationalist military equipment of the Spanish Civil War List of Spanish Republican military equipment of the Spanish Civil War Notes Battles of the Spanish Civil War Oviedo Conflicts in 1936 Sieges involving Spain Mass murder in 1936 1936 in Spain July 1936 events August 1936 events September 1936 events October 1936 events Tank battles involving Spain