22nd Division (Spain)
| 22nd Division | |
|---|---|
| 22.ª División | |
| Active | April 3, 1937–March 1939 |
| Country |  Spain |
| Allegiance | Republican faction |
| Branch |  Spanish Republican Army |
| Type | Infantry |
| Size | Division |
| Engagements | Spanish Civil War: |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | Víctor Álvarez González Eusebio Sanz Asensio |
The 22nd Division was one of the divisions of the Spanish Republican Army that were organized during the Spanish Civil War on the basis of the Mixed Brigades. It came to operate on the Andalusian and Levante fronts.
History[edit]
The unit was created on April 3, 1937, within the Army of the South. The 22nd Division was born from the militarization of the old Granada sector.[n. 1] The unit, made up of 51st, 78th and 93rd mixed brigades,[2] was initially under the command of Antonio Gómez de Salazar and, later, Urbano Orad de la Torre.[1][3] As of June 1937, the division was integrated into the IX Army Corps, on the Andalusian front.[4]
In the spring of 1938 the division was sent as reinforcement to the Levante front, being added to the XXI Army Corps.[5] The division was later assigned to the XXIII Army Corps, where it remained until the end of the war.
Controls[edit]
- Commanders
- Antonio Gómez de Salazar;
- Urbano Orad de la Torre (from April 1937);
- Francisco Menoyo Baños[6] (from June 1937);
- Víctor Álvarez González (from January 1938);
- Eusebio Sanz Asensio[7] (from November 1938);
- Commissar
- Chiefs of Staff
- Ángel Saavedra Gil; [9]
- Francisco Lucio Bañuelos (from January 1938);
- José Bueno Quejo (from February 1939); [9]
Order of battle[edit]
| Date | Attached Army Corps | Integrated Mixed Brigades | Battle front |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 1937 | IX Army Corps | 51st, 78th and 93rd | Andalusia |
| April 1938 | XXI Army Corps | 79th, 211st and 220th | Levante |
| May 12, 1938 | XXI Army Corps | 6th, 129th and 220th | Levante |
| December 1938 | XXIII Army Corps | 51st and 55th | Andalusia |
Notes[edit]
- ^ The other unit that emerged from the militarization of the old Granada Sector was the 21st Division, commanded by Martín Calvo Calvo.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Martínez Bande 1981, p. 47.
- ^ Martínez Bande 1981, p. 59.
- ^ Zaragoza 1983, p. 58.
- ^ Álvarez Rey & Lemus López 1998, p. 444.
- ^ Martínez Bande 1981, p. 168.
- ^ Martínez Bande 1981, p. 194.
- ^ Alpert 2013, p. 350.
- ^ Álvarez 1989, p. 180.
- ^ a b Engel 1999, p. 209.
Bibliography[edit]
- Alpert, Michael (2013). The Republican Army in the Spanish Civil War, 1936-1939. Cambridge University Press.
- Álvarez, Santiago (1989). Los comisarios políticos en el Ejército Popular de la República (in Spanish). Ediciós do Castro.
- Álvarez Rey, Leandro; Lemus López, Encarnación (1998). Historia de Andalucía Contemporánea (in Spanish). Universidad de Huelva.
- Engel, Carlos (1999). Historia de las Brigadas Mixtas del Ejército Popular de la República (in Spanish). Madrid: Almena. ISBN 84-922644-7-0.
- Martínez Bande, José Manuel (1981). La batalla de Pozoblanco y el cierre de la bolsa de Mérida (in Spanish). Madrid: Editorial San Martín.
- Zaragoza, Cristóbal (1983). Ejército Popular y Militares de la República, 1936-1939 (in Spanish). Barcelona: Ed. Planeta.