41st Division | |
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41.ª División | |
Active | April 14, 1937–March 1939 |
Country | Spanish Republic |
Allegiance | Republican faction |
Branch | 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.
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]
Date | Attached Army Corps | Integrated Mixed Brigades | Battle front |
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April-May 1937 | XIII Army Corps | 57th, 58th, 83rd | Teruel |
December 1937 | XIX Army Corps | 57th, 58th, 97th | Teruel |
April 30, 1938 | Coast Army Corps | 57th, 58th, 83rd | Levante |
August 1938 | VII Army Corps | 4th, 81st, 193rd | Estremadura |
December 1938 | VII Army Corps | 81st, 91st, 193rd | Estremadura |
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