41st Division (Spain)

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41st Division
41.ª División
Active April 14, 1937March 1939
CountryFlag of Spain 1931 1939.svg  Spanish Republic
Allegiance Flag of Spain 1931 1939.svg Republican faction
Branch Red star.svg Spanish Civil War
Type Infantry
Size Division
Engagements Spanish Civil War:

The 41st 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 took part in the battles of Teruel, Alfambra and Levante.

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History

The unit was formed in April 1937, on the Teruel front. It was made up of the 57th, 58th and 83rd mixed brigades. [1] The division was initially assigned to the "Teruel Operations Army", [n. 1] It was subsequently attached to the XIII Army Corps. The 41st Division, attached to the XIX Army Corps, was present during the Battle of Teruel. [3]

In the face of the nationalist offensive on the Levante front, the division was added to the so-called "Army Corps of the Coast", defending the coastal sector; [4] [5] later, it was attached to the XXII Army Corps. [4] In June the 41st Division was located at the height of Castellón de la Plana, which was lost on June 14. [6] Later, the unit went to act as a reserve in the region of Sagunto-Almenara, undergoing a reorganization process. [7]

Some time later it was sent as reinforcement to the Extremadura front, [8] to fight in the Battle of Merida pocket. During the fighting that followed, the unit was severely broken, having to undergo a profound reorganization. [n. 2] The unit was assigned to the VII Army Corps. [10]

Command

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Organization

DateAttached Army CorpsIntegrated Mixed BrigadesBattle front
April-May 1937 XIII Army Corps 57th, 58th, 83rd Teruel
December 1937 XIX Army Corps 57th, 58th, 97th Teruel
April 30, 1938Coast Army Corps 57th, 58th, 83rd Levante
August 1938 VII Army Corps 4th, 81st, 193rd Estremadura
December 1938VII Army Corps 81st, 91st, 193rd Estremadura

Notes

  1. This unit had been created on April 14, 1937 under the command of Jesús Velasco Echave, and was made up of the 39th, 40th, 41st and 42nd divisions. [2]
  2. According to Carlos Engel the division was dissolved in July 1938, reorganized and recreated again on August 15, 1938 with the 81st, 91st and 193rd mixed brigades. [9]

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References

  1. Maldonado 2007, p. 172.
  2. Zaragoza 1983, p. 58.
  3. Maldonado 2007, p. 270.
  4. 1 2 Martínez Bande 1977, p. 94.
  5. VV.AA. 1990, p. 593.
  6. Martínez Bande 1977, pp. 130 -132.
  7. Martínez Bande 1977, p. 153.
  8. Martínez Bande 1981, p. 248.
  9. Engel 1999, p. 217.
  10. Martínez Bande 1981, p. 249.
  11. Engel 1999, p. 218.
  12. Maldonado 2007, p. 245.
  13. Martínez Bande 1981, pp. 249, 296.
  14. Álvarez 1989, p. 180.
  15. Álvarez 1989, p. 188.

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