belonging to the Extremaduran Army (Ejército de Extremadura) led by Colonel Ricardo Burillo. The fast victory allowed the Francoist territory to expand eastwards, reaching La Jara comarca in Toledo Province. Aftermath This rebel military operation was responsible for one of the greatest losses in human lives among Spanish Republican Army soldiers in Extremadura. Among the units annihilated by heavy rebel fire after getting caught at the end of the pocket were the 91st Mixed Brigade and the 109th Mixed Brigade. The Republican soldiers who surrendered were interned at the concentration camp in Castuera, where a number of them would be shot. Colonel Ricardo Burillo, who had been commander of the Extremaduran Army since 24 November 1937 was abruptly dismissed on 31 July and replaced by Colonel Adolfo Prada. See also Group of Central Region Armies List of Spanish Nationalist military equipment of the Spanish Civil War List of Spanish Republican military equipment of the Spanish Civil War References External links Memorial Campo de Concentración de Castuera Fortificaciones en la Guerra Civil Española en Castuera (Badajoz) Battles of the Spanish Civil War 1938 in Spain Conflicts in 1938 Spanish Civil War in Extremadura