Fidel Alejandro Castro28 June 1958
Batista's army launches Operation Verano, a large summer offensive intended to destroy Castro's guerrilla forces in the Sierra Maestra.
Cuba · Politics / 26th of July Movement. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Batista's army launches Operation Verano, a large summer offensive intended to destroy Castro's guerrilla forces in the Sierra Maestra.
By August 8, Castro's main force has escaped the government encirclement, bringing Operation Verano to an unsuccessful end for Batista's army.
After surviving Operation Verano, Castro's forces begin a wider counteroffensive intended to carry the rebellion beyond the Sierra Maestra.
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