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The Second Battle of Nanawa was a battle fought from July 4–9, 1933, between the Bolivian and Paraguayan armies during the Chaco War. It was one of the bloodiest battles fought in South America in the 20th century,〔Sigal Fogliani, Ricardo (1997). ''Blindados Argentinos, de Uruguay y Paraguay''. Ayer y Hoy, p. 145. ISBN 987-95832-7-2 〕 coming to be labeled as the "South American Verdun" by comparison with the Battle of Verdun of World War I.〔Latin America's Wars: ''The age of the professional soldier, 1900–2001''. Robert L. Scheina. Page 97. ISBN 1-57488-452-2〕 == Background ==
The battle was the last Bolivian attempt to capture the heavily fortified stronghold of Nanawa, a salient in the southern front. By capturing Nanawa the Bolivian army hoped to isolate Isla Poí, the Paraguayan headquarters to the northeast, and ultimately reach the city of Concepción, on the Paraguay River. Nanawa (Enxet for "carob tree forest") had been founded as a small outpost in 1928 by Ivan Belaieff, a white Russian officer who joined the Paraguayan army in the 1920s. In December 1932 the Bolivian army took over a number of Paraguayan outposts between Nanawa and the Pilcomayo River. Realising that a major offensive was looming, the fort's commander, Col. Luis Irrazábal, built up a horsehoe-shaped defense facing west around the old outpost and gathered under his command four regiments and several minor units that made up the Paraguayan Fifth Division. On January 20, 1933, Nanawa was the subject of a massive Bolivian assault, which stalled after several days of heavy fighting and was eventually beaten back by the Paraguayan garrison. The Bolivian army suffered 2,000 casualties.〔Vysokolán, Stephan (1958). (de Nanawa'' ) 〕 By March, Nanawa became the headquarters of the Paraguayan III Army Corps.〔(Luis Irrazábal ) 〕
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