Nationalist Gen. Queipo de Llano, commander of the so called "south army" begin the offensive in this sector.
In the first three days he cut off the west most side of the repubblican terrirory goin' down to take Marbella, after this the garrison troops of Granada, lead by Col. Munoz drive further south to take Alhama.
These two preliminary attacks took place without encountering too enemy resistence.
Refugees from the now nationalist lands fill the city and go asleep in the chathedral, but the republican leadership of Malaga was not suspecting of a major offensive.
In the meantime North of the city, nine fresh battalions of the newly arrived Italian expeditionary corps (CTV) supported by tanks, armoured cars and guns were preparing the assault...  