| XVI Army Corps | |
|---|---|
| XVI Cuerpo de Ejército | |
| Active | April 30, 1938–March 1939 |
| Country |  Spanish Republic |
| Allegiance | Republican faction |
| Branch |  Spanish Republican Army |
| Type | Infantry |
| Size | Corps |
| Garrison/HQ | Tarancón |
| Engagements | Spanish Civil War: |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | Miguel Palacios Martínez |
The XVI Army Corps was a military formation of the Spanish Republican Army that fought in the Spanish Civil War. It had an outstanding performance in the Levante campaign.
It was originally created on August 6, 1937 from the old Asturian II Army Corps. The command fell to José Gállego Aragüés. [1] It participated in the Battle of Santander, during which it suffered such losses that it was dissolved.
In April 1938, the XVI Army Corps was recreated again in the downtown area, with its headquarters in Tarancón. Miguel Palacios Martínez took over the command of the unit. [2] He was soon sent to the Levante front, in support of the republican forces that resisted the nationalist offensive that was trying to take Valencia. The XVI Army Corps was located between the XIII and XIX corps, in the Teruel sector. [2] At the beginning of July it faced a renewed offensive in the Teruel sector, suffering considerable casualties. At the climax of the Battle of Levante, the corps integrated the 39th, 48th and 52nd divisions; [3] after the beginning of the Battle of the Ebro the Levante front stabilized. During the rest of the war, the XVI Corps did not intervene in any relevant military operation.
| Date | Attached Army | Integrated divisions | Battlefront |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 6, 1937 | Northern Army | 56th, 57th and 58th | Asturias-Santander |
| April 30, 1938 | GERC | 13th, 14th, 48th | Reservation |
| July 4, 1938 | Levantine Army | 39th, 48th | Levante |
| August 1938 | Levantine Army | 39th, 48th, 52nd | Levante |
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