71st Division (Spain)
| 71st Division | |
|---|---|
| 71.ª División | |
| Active | September 1937–March 1939 |
| Country |  Spain |
| Allegiance | Republican faction |
| Branch |  Spanish Republican Army |
| Type | Infantry |
| Size | Division |
| Garrison/HQ | Albuñol |
| Engagements | Spanish Civil War |
The 71st Division was one of the divisions of the People's Army of the Republic that were organized during the Spanish Civil War on the basis of the Mixed Brigades. It came to operate on the Andalusian and Extremadura fronts.
History[edit]
The unit was created in September 1937,[1] on the Andalusian coastline. Its headquarters were in Albuñol.[1] Some time after its creation the division was integrated into the XXIII Army Corps.[2] Later it became a reserve of the Andalusian Army.[3] In May 1938 members of the division led the liberation of more than three hundred republican prisoners from Carchuna, in the nationalist rear.[4] In mid-August 1938 the Republican command sent it as reinforcement to the Extremadura front, to the sector defended by the 29th Division.[5]
Command[edit]
- Commanders
- Bartolomé Muntané Cirici;[6]
- Luis Bárzana Bárzana;[7]
- José Torralba Ordóñez;
- Carlos Cuerda Gutiérrez;[3]
- Commissars
- José Piñeiro Zambrano, of the CNT;[8]
- Chiefs of Staff
- Frumencio Sanmartín López;
Organization[edit]
| Date | Attached Army Corps | Integrated Mixed Brigades | Battle front |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 1937 | XXIII Army Corps | 55th, 221st | Andalusia |
| April 30, 1938 | XXIII Army Corps | 54th, 55th, 221st | Andalusia |
| August 16, 1938 | VI Army Corps | 73rd, 198th, 199th | Estremadura |
References[edit]
- ^ a b Engel 1999, p. 231.
- ^ Martínez Bande 1981, p. 129.
- ^ a b Martínez Bande 1981, p. 256.
- ^ Cancio 2011, pp. 128–134.
- ^ Martínez Bande 1981, pp. 256, 276.
- ^ Alpert 1989, p. 350.
- ^ Cancio 2011, pp. 129–130.
- ^ Álvarez 1989, pp. 181, 189.
Bibliography[edit]
- Alpert, Michael (1989). El Ejército Republicano en la Guerra Civil (in Spanish). Madrid: Siglo XXI de España. ISBN 9788432306822.
- Álvarez, Santiago (1989). Los comisarios políticos en el Ejército Popular de la República (in Spanish). Ediciós do Castro.
- Cancio, Raúl C. (2011). Fuerzas especiales en la Guerra Civil Española (in Spanish). Madrid: Ministerio de Defensa.
- 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.
- Military units and formations established in 1937
- Military units and formations disestablished in 1939
- Divisions of Spain
- Military units and formations of the Spanish Civil War
- Military history of Spain
- Armed Forces of the Second Spanish Republic
- 1937 establishments in Spain
- 1939 disestablishments in Spain