33rd Division
33.ª División
Active28 April 1937–27 March 1939
Country Spain
AllegianceSecond Spanish Republic Republican faction
BranchSpanish Republican Army
TypeInfantry
SizeDivision
EngagementsSpanish Civil War:
Commanders
Notable
commanders		Eduardo Medrano Rivas

The 33rd 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. It was deployed on the Aragon and Guadalajara fronts.

History

The unit was created on April 28, 1937,[1] as a reserve division of the Eastern Army.[2] Command of the unit fell to Eduardo Medrano Rivas.[3] The unit was later assigned to the IV Army Corps,[4] covering the Guadalajara front. The 33rd Division played a minor role during the contest.

Command

Commanders
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Order of battle

Date Attached Army Corps Integrated Mixed Brigades Battle front
June 1937 Eastern Army 136th, 138th and 139th Aragon
April 30, 1938 IV Army Corps 98th, 136th and 138th Guadalajara
November 1938 IV Army Corps 65th, 136th and 138th Guadalajara

References

  1. ^ Engel 1999, p. 213.
  2. ^ Maldonado 2007, p. 171.
  3. ^ Zaragoza 1983, p. 59.
  4. ^ Martínez Bande 1981, p. 126.
  5. ^ Alpert 2013, p. 342.
  6. ^ Martínez Bande 1981, p. 166.
  7. ^ a b Engel 1999, p. 214.
  8. ^ Álvarez 1989, p. 180.
  9. ^ Álvarez 1989, p. 188.

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