On 7 January, the town was heavily shelled by the Nationalist troops and the Thälmann Battalion subsequently suffered appalling losses, with only 35 men surviving.
ˌɔn sˈɛvən dʒˈænjuːˌɛɹi, ðə tˈaʊn wʌz hˈɛvili ʃˈɛld baɪ ðə nˈæʃənəlˌɪst tɹˈuːps ænd ðə θˈɛlmən bɐtˈæliən sˈʌbsᵻkwəntli sˈʌfɚd ɐpˈɔːlɪŋ lˈɔsᵻz, wɪð ˈoʊnli θˈɜːɾi fˈaɪv mˈɛn sɚvˈaɪvɪŋ.