August 7. 1936
Most of northern Spain is in Nationalist hands. At 5.00 in the morning, we receive the order to move out, towards Sevilla in the north.
August 8. 1936
At 20.15 in the evening, we encounter an enemy division. I ordered the men to attack immediately, overwhelming the enemy with firepower.
August 9. 1936
The enemy is largely cut off, with no reinforcements to rescue him. So far, casualties have been insignificant on our side, whereas the spanish have suffered around 1300 casualties, roughly 600 of which are POW's.
August 10. 1936
Losses are insignificant, and at noon, our scouts reports indicate that over a third of the enemy division is no longer combat operational. At 19.00, the enemy force begins to fall back, enabling us to pursue them.
August 13. 1936
Spanish orders come in, directing us to call off the pursuit, and instead march east, to outflank the nationalist forces, dug in along the Gualdalquivir river.
August 25
We reach Granada, and apart from a short stop to resupply our food and water, there have been few interuptions. The men are still in high spirits. Nationalist bombers have targeted strategic objectives near us, but only 3 men have been injured. Lucky
August 26
We have crossed into the province of Albacete, and are now preparing to strike west.
September 2
Rumours are persistent that in the north, the Republican forces are steadily crumbling away. I gave a public speech today, stating that it is just fascist propaganda.
September 3
At 9.00, we came into contact with enemy forces, and I gave the order to engage, full strength.
The enemy has the advantage of numbers, reports indicate at least 3, most likely 4 enemy divisions, but they appear to be in a highly demoralized state.
September 3 - continued
The "battle" lasted only 2 hours. After a blistering artillery barrage, the men went over the top, but the nationalists were already pulling back.
Our victories have garnered enough respect, that they are granting me a limited amount of control on our strategic influence. I decided that my men would be best put to use in Madrid, protecting the capital.
September 6
On the march, we passed by a long column of tanks and armoured cars. A few of the men hitched rides.
September 8
We have reached Madrid. The town is in a state of siege, military positions surrounding it, and several militia groups having been formed to protect it. We ran into several groups of scandinavian and american volunteers.
With little to do here, we proceeded east, heading towards Valencia, to secure the important ports there.
September 9
Our march were interupted when we unexpectedly came under attack, some 50 miles west of Madrid. The enemy infantry division is supported by a massive number of armoured vehicles.
September 10
Despite tactical bombings made to support us, we are making little progress. It appears that our antitank weapons are simply not powerfull enough to engage enemy tanks at range. Several attacks have been pinned down by long range machine gun and shell fire.
Casualties estimated at 1100 soldiers, half of which are presumed dead
September 12
Casualties continue to mount. Our land mines are proving ineffective against the heavier tanks, though most of the armoured cars seem vulnerable. Losses are nearing 2600 men. The Highlanders morale are dropping.
September 13
being inadequately equipped, I decided there was little reason to loose more men. I ordered a fall back to Madrid, where we will regroup, and review our situation. Nearly 4000 casualties have been suffered.
September 14
Our force arrived just as the nationalists were making a probing attack. The Madrid defense militia forces had suffered heavy losses, but fought bravely. We engaged with long range fire, and AA guns firing in a ground support role.
September 16
Madrid is secure. Our troops have been reinforced, soaking up american volunteers, and several spanish soldiers assigned to our units. I haev ordered crash courses in English, to ensure a consistent level of communication.
So dont expect too much from this one heh.