29th Division (Spain)

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29th Division
29.ª División
ActiveApril 1937–August 1938
CountryFlag of Spain 1931 1939.svg  Spain
Allegiance Flag of Spain 1931 1939.svg Republican faction
Branch Red star.svg Spanish Republican Army
Type Infantry
Size Division
Engagements Spanish Civil War:
Commanders
Notable
commanders		 Josep Rovira i Canals
Miguel García Vivancos

The 29th Division was a military formation belonging to the Spanish Republican Army that fought during the Spanish Civil War. Originally created in 1937 from the militarization of the POUM militia column, it was dissolved and recreated again in early 1938, operating on the Extremadura front.

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The division was created in April 1937, on the Aragon front, after the militarization of the former militia of the Workers' Party of Marxist Unification (Spanish : Partido Obrero de Unificación Marxista, POUM) - the so-called Lenin Division. [1] [2] The unit, which was under the command of Josep Rovira i Canals, was composed of the 128th and 129th mixed brigades, coming from the former POUM columns. [1] [3] In mid-June, in the context of government repression against the POUM, Rovira was detained by the republican authorities. [4] The command of the unit was assumed by the anarchist Miguel García Vivancos. [5] [n. 1] The 29th Division participated in the Huesca Offensive, [7] although it had a mediocre performance. In August, the division ended up being dissolved and reorganized, [8] distributing its former members to other units.

In February 1938, the 29th Division was recreated, under the command of the infantry commander Antonio Rúbert de la Iglesia. [9] The division was integrated into the VII Army Corps, on the Extremadura front. [10] During the month of July, it intervened in the Battle of Merida pocket, of which it would come out bankrupt. As a consequence, it was subjected to a profound reorganization. As of August, it was incorporated into the VI Army Corps. [11]

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Order of battle

DateAttached Army CorpsIntegrated Mixed BrigadesBattle front
May 1937 X Army Corps [16] 128th and 129th Aragon
February 1938 VII Army Corps 46th, 62nd and 109th Estremadura
March 1938VII Army Corps 46th, 104th and 109th Estremadura
April 30, 1938VII Army Corps 46th, 109th and 210th Estremadura
July 1938VII Army Corps 25th, 46th and 109th Estremadura
July 18, 1938VII Army Corps 25th and 109th Estremadura
August 1938 VI Army Corps 44th, 46th and 109th Estremadura
October 23, 1938VI Army Corps 46th, 148th and 192nd Estremadura
November 1938VI Army Corps 46th, 109th and 194th Estremadura

Notes

  1. ↑ Other sources also point to the commander Sebastián Zamora Medina as head of the unit, based in Lleida. [6]
  2. ↑ He assumed command accidentally, between March 30 and April 10, 1938. [12]

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