The Nationalist added to their string of victories at the Battle of Seseña where a Republican armored attack was turned back after assaulting the Nationalist stronghold.
It was the first use of tanks in the war and the assault was at first successful. Some of the crewmen were Soviets, but as the Republicans were largely unfamiliar with tanks, which they'd only had for a few days, the assault was an overall failure in the end.
Pols Armāns of the Red Army, who commended Republican tanks at the Battle of Seseña. He was killed by a German sniper during World War Two.
The Iraqi government was overthrown in a coup.
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