Eusebio Sanz Asensio

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Sanzand the second or maternal family name is Asensio.

Eusebio Sanz Asensio was a Spanish anarchist and military commander.

Biography

Already a member of the National Confederation of Labor (CNT), ^[1] at the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War, he joined the confederal militias and became a member of the Rosal Column, ^[2] commanding an anarchist battalion that acted in the Sierra de Gredos and in Somosierra. ^[3] Here he participated in the defense of Madrid. ^[4]

In January 1937, following the militarization of the confederal militias, he was appointed commander of the 70th Mixed Brigade, ^[5] which took part in the Battle of Jarama. ^[6] Some time later he was sent to the north, where he commanded the 168th Mixed Brigade; at the head of this unit he took part in the Battle of Santander, trying to stop the nationalist advance. ^[7] Later, after the fall of the northern front, he returned south to the central zone. He came to command the 25th and 22nd divisions, ^[1] intervening in various military operations during the Levante Offensive.^{[ citation needed ]}

References

1. Alpert 2013, p. 350.
2. Llarch 1976, pp. 48, 60.
3. Peirats & Ealham 2005, p. 16.
4. Llarch 1976, p. 48.
5. Engel 1999, p. 70.
6. Zaragoza 1983, p. 150.
7. Engel 1999, p. 162.

Bibliography

• Alpert, Michael (2013). The Republican Army in the Spanish Civil War, 1936-1939. Cambridge University Press.
• Engel, Carlos (1999). Historia de las Brigadas Mixtas del Ejército Popular de la República (in Spanish). Madrid, Almena. 84-922644-7-0.
• Llarch, Joan (1976). Cipriano Mera. Un anarquista en la guerra de España (in Spanish). Euros.
• Peirats, José; Ealham, Chris (2005). The CNT in the Spanish Revolution. Vol. II. ChristieBooks.com.
• Zaragoza, Cristóbal (1983). Ejército Popular y Militares de la República, 1936-1939 (in Spanish). Barcelona: Ed. Planeta.