17 April 1961
Playa Larga Beachhead Command
Oliva commands brigade forces establishing the eastern beachhead at Playa Larga.
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Playa Larga in Cuba. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Oliva commands brigade forces establishing the eastern beachhead at Playa Larga.
By about 10:30 on 18 April, Cuban troops and militia, supported by tanks, took Playa Larga after Brigade forces had fled towards Giron in the early hours. During the day, Brigade forces retreated to San Blas along the two roads from Covadonga and Yaguaramas. By then, both Fidel Castro and Jose Ramon Fernandez had re-located to that battlefront area
By about 10:30 on 18 April, Cuban troops and militia, supported by tanks, took Playa Larga after Brigade forces had fled towards Giron in the early hours. During the day, Brigade forces retreated to San Blas along the two roads from Covadonga and Yaguaramas. By then, both Fidel Castro and Jose Ramon Fernandez had re-located to that battlefront area
Fernandez directs Cuban troops that retake Playa Larga and force a brigade retreat.
Fernandez leads Cuban forces that retake Playa Larga.
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