Second Battle of Albacete (World of Sultans)

The Second Battle of Albacete (Arabic: المعركة الثانية لشركة الباسط, Spanish: Segunda Batalla de Albacete) also known as the Retaking of Al-Basit (Arabic: استعادة السيطرة من آل الباسط) involved four strategic operations by the Central Command of the Royal Andalusian Forces, and two operation coutnerattacks by the Imperial Spanish Army 11 October 1943 and 22 January 1944.

In addition, French Moroccan troops and American soldiers from France and Normandy also helped the Andalusians defeat the Spanish forces.

Following the Andalusian victory over the Spaniards in southern and central Al-Andalus, the renewed and Allies-supplied Royal Andalusian Forces launched the Toledo-Jaén Offensive Operation (Arabic: توليدو-جيان الهجومية عملية), pushing José Rico Martín's Army Group Central back up north towards the Ana River.

Commander Tamír Sahiruddin ordered the 1st Toledo Battalion and the 3rd Cordoba Battalion to force crossings into the Ana River. However, only partially successful, the task was handed over to the 2nd Murcia Battalion, with support from the 4th Alicante Battalion and many several units of the Alpujarras Command.

At the end of the battle, the Andalusians had broken the Spanish Guadiana line, liberated Albacete, the most important military city in Al-Andalus, and inflicted significant casualties on the 5th Panzer Grupo.