21st Division
21.ª División
ActiveApril 3, 1937–March 1939
Country Spain
AllegianceSecond Spanish Republic Republican faction
Branch Spanish Republican Army
TypeInfantry
SizeDivision
Garrison/HQJaén
EngagementsSpanish Civil War

The 21st Division was one of the divisions of the Spanish Republican Army that were organized during the Spanish Civil War on the basis of the Mixed Brigades. Situated on the Andalusian front, the division played a minor role.

History

The unit was created on April 3, 1937, within the Army of the South. The 21st Division was born from the militarization of the old Granada sector.[n. 1] It was made up of 76th, 79th and 80th mixed brigades,[2] with its headquarters in Jaén.[1] As of June 1937, the division was integrated into the IX Army Corps.[3]

Command

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Order of battle

Date Attached Army Corps Integrated Mixed Brigades Battle front
April 1937 - 76th, 79th and 80th Andalusia
April 1938 IX Army Corps 51st, 76th and 80th Andalusia
December 1938 IX Army Corps 76th, 80th and 106th Andalusia

Notes

  1. ^ The other unit that emerged from the militarization of the old Granada Sector was the 22nd Division, commanded by commander Urbano Orad de la Torre.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Martínez Bande 1981, p. 47.
  2. ^ Zaragoza 1983, p. 58.
  3. ^ Álvarez Rey & Lemus López 1998, p. 444.
  4. ^ Alpert 1989, p. 350.
  5. ^ Álvarez 1989, p. 180.

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