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===March 9===
The Italians continued their assault on Republican positions. The main attack was carried out with tanks, but was again bogged down by poor performance and low visibility. The Republican 50th Brigade escaped without a fight. At about noon, the Italian advance was suddenly turned back by battallions of the XI [[International Brigade]] (battalions involved were "E. Andre", "E.Thalman" and "Commune Paris" – with soldiers mainly from [[Germany]], [[France]], and the Balkan countries). The Italians had taken another 15 to 18 km of terrain and the towns of Almandrones, Cogollar, Macegoso. In the evening, the first formations of Italian troops reached the suburb of Brihuega, where they settled down to await a widened breach in the Republican lines. This break in momentum, though incompatible with the ''[[blitzkrieg]]''
The Republican forces on this day consisted of the XI International Brigade, two artillery batteries and two companies of infantry from the 49th Brigade, 12th Division. They had 1,850 soldiers with 1,600 rifles, 34 machine rifles, 6 cannons, and 5 tanks. By the end of the day, more reinforcements started to arrive as Colonel [[Enrique Jurado]] was ordered to form IV Corps with Líster's 11 Division in the centre at the [[Madrid]]–[[Saragossa]] road at [[Torija]], 12 Division on the left flank and 14 Division on the right.
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