A list of units and formations of the Spanish Army in 1990 is given below.[1]

From 1958–60 the Spanish Army reorganized along "Pentomic" five-component division lines.[2] In 1965 a reorganization was undertaken that divided Spanish Army forces into Immediate Intervention (Field Army) and Operational Territorial Defence (Territorial Army) formations, adopting a structure of divisions broken down into brigades. However, from 1984 a modernization plan was underway aimed at improving the deployability of the army and updating its equipment. The Modernización del Ejército de Tierra (META) plan, as it was called, only achieved its objectives partially, yet the army was reorganized.

After the end of the Spanish Civil War, infantry regiments maintained a traditional and ceremonial identity, but were not an operational level of command. Operational command goes from brigades directly to infantry battalions, bypassing the regimental level. Spanish Army armoured units were designated "Armoured Infantry Battalions" and are considered part of the infantry.

Army General Staff

Military Region I Central

Military Region I Center organization (click to enlarge)
Coat of Arms of the Military Region I Center

The Military Region I Central (Región Militar I Centro) with its headquarters in Madrid encompassed the Community of Madrid (including the Province of Madrid) and the provinces of Ávila, Ciudad Real, Cuenca, Guadalajara, Segovia, and Toledo, all of Castilla–La Mancha as well as the provinces of Badajoz and Cáceres in Extremadura.[3]

Armored Division "Brunete" No. 1

Military Region II South

Military Region II South organization (click to enlarge)
Coat of Arms of the Military Region II South

The Military Region II South (Región Militar II Sur) with its headquarters in Seville covered Andalusia (Provinces of Almería, Cádiz, Córdoba, Granada, Huelva, Jaén, Málaga, and Seville), the exclaves of Ceuta and Melilla, and the Plazas de soberanía.[3][1]

Motorized Infantry Division "Guzmán el Bueno" No. 2

Melilla General Command

The Melilla General Command was headed by a two-star general and tasked with the defense of the Spanish exclave of Melilla in Africa.

Ceuta General Command

The Ceuta General Command was headed by a two-star general and tasked with the defense of the Spanish exclave of Ceuta in Africa.

Military Region III Levant

Military Region III Levant organization (click to enlarge)

The Military Region III Levant with its headquarters in Valencia encompassed the province of Albacete of Castilla-La Mancha, and the Valencian Community (composed of the provinces of Alicante, Castellón, and Valencia), as well as the Region of Murcia and the Balearic Islands.[3][1]

Mechanized Infantry Division "Maestrazgo" No. 3

Balearic Military Zone

The Balearic Military Zone was headed by a two-star general and encompassed the Balearic Islands. Its three troop commands were headed by one-star generals.[1]

Military Region IV Eastern Pyrenees

Military Region IV Eastern Pyrenees organization (click to enlarge)
Coat of Arms of the Military Region IV Eastern Pyrenees

The Military Region IV Eastern Pyrenees (Región Militar IV Pirenaica Oriental) with its headquarters in Barcelona covered Aragon (Provinces of Huesca, Teruel, and Zaragoza) and Catalonia (Provinces of Barcelona, Girona, Lleida, and Tarragona).[3][1]

Mountain Infantry Division "Urgel" No. 4

Cavalry Brigade "Castillejos" II

Military Region V Western Pyrenees

Military Region V Western Pyrenees organization (click to enlarge)
Coat of Arms of the Military Region V Western Pyrenees

The Military Region V Western Pyrenees (Región Militar V Pirenaica Occidental) with its headquarters in Burgos encompassed the provinces of the Basque Country (Álava, Biscay, Burgos and Gipuzkoa), the province of Soria in Castile and León and the regions of Cantabria, La Rioja and Navarre .[3][1]

Mountain Division "Navarra" No. 5

Military Region VI Northwest

Military Region VI Northwest organization (click to enlarge)
Coat of Arms of the Military Region VI Northwest

The Military Region VI Northwest (Región Militar VI Noroeste) with its headquarters in A Coruña covered Asturias, Galicia (Provinces of A Coruña, Lugo, Ourense, and Pontevedra), and the provinces of León, Palencia, Salamanca, Valladolid, and Zamora in Castile and León.[3][1]

Cavalry Brigade "Jarama" I

Canary Military Zone

Canary Military Zone organization (click to enlarge)

The Canary Military Zone with its headquarters in Santa Cruz de Tenerife covered the Canary Islands (Provinces of Santa Cruz de Tenerife and Las Palmas). The Military Zone was headed by a three-star general and its two troop commands were headed by two-star generals.[3][1]

Note 1: The Tercio "Juan de Austria" No. 3 of the Legion was based on Fuerteventura and changed command from the Las Palmas Troops Command to the Legion Command in 1988.

General Reserve

General Reserve organization (click to enlarge)

The General Reserve based in Málaga was headed by a two-star general and consisted of the Paratroopers Infantry Brigade, Airmobile Light Infantry Brigade, Legion Command, Army Airmobile Forces and five commands; all headed by a 1-star general.

Paratroopers Infantry Brigade

Airmobile Light Infantry Brigade

Legion Command

The Legion Command was created during the META reform to oversee recruiting and training of the units of the Spanish Legion. For historic reasons the regiments of the Legion are called "Tercios" and the battalions "Banderas".

Army Airmobile Forces

Coastal Artillery Command

Field Artillery Command

Anti-aircraft Artillery Command

Engineer Command

Signal Command

Army Logistic Support Command

Army Logistic Support Command organization (click to enlarge)

The three interregional logistic support commands were created in 1987 and subordinates to the Army Logistic Support Command. Each logistic support grouping managed all the vehicle parks, workshops, ammunition magazines and other logistic services in their assigned area.[1]

The logistic support groupings No. 71 and No. 81 operationally assigned to the Balearic Military Zone respectively the Canary Military Zone.[11]

Graphic overview of the Spanish Army in 1990

Structure of the Spanish Army in 1990 (click to enlarge)

Geographic distribution of the Spanish Army in 1990

List of units and formations of the Spanish Army 1990 is located in Spain Military Regions 1990
Mil. Region I
Mil. Region I
Brunete 1
Brunete 1
Mechanized XI
Mechanized XI
# 1
# 1
Mil. Region II
Mil. Region II
Guzmán el Bueno 2
Guzmán el Bueno 2
Mech. XXI
Mech. XXI
Motorized XXII
Motorized XXII
Motorized XXIII
Motorized XXIII
Melilla Cmd
Melilla Cmd
Ceuta Cmd
Ceuta Cmd
Mil. Region III
Mil. Region III
Maestrazgo 3
Maestrazgo 3
Mech. XXXI
Mech. XXXI
Mech. XXXII
Mech. XXXII
Balearic Zone
Balearic Zone
Mil. Region IV
Mil. Region IV
Urgel 4
Urgel 4
Mountain XLI
Mountain XLI
High Mtn. XLII
High Mtn. XLII
Castillejos II
Castillejos II
Mil. Region V
Mil. Region V
Navarra 5
Navarra 5
Mountain LI
Mountain LI
Motorized LII
Motorized LII
Mil. Region VI
Mil. Region VI
Jarama I
Jarama I
Gen. Reserve
Gen. Reserve
Para. Bde
Para. Bde
Airmobile Bde
Airmobile Bde
Legion Cmd
Legion Cmd
Airmob. Forces
Airmob. Forces
Coast Art. Cmd
Coast Art. Cmd
Field Art. Cmd
Field Art. Cmd
Spanish Army higher command locations in 1990
# 1: Armored Brigade XII, Anti-aircraft Artillery Command, Engineer Command, Signal Command
Off map: Canary Military Zone

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au Mogaburo López, Fernando (2017). Historia Orgánica De Las Grandes Unidades (1475-2018) (PDF). Madrid: Ministerio de Defensa - Mando de Adiestramiento y Doctrina. pp. 75–81. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  2. ^ López 2017, p. 63-68.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g "Real Decreto 1451/1984, de 1 de agosto, por el que se reestructura la organización militar del territorio nacional para el Ejército de Tierra". Ministerio de Defensa. p. 22538. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  4. ^ López 2017, p. 75-81.
  5. ^ "Documento BOE-A-1989-18998". Ministerio de Defensa. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  6. ^ Battalion-level units of the Regulares are named tradtionally as Tabor
  7. ^ "Documento BOE-A-1989-16909". Ministerio de Defensa. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  8. ^ "Documento BOE-A-1989-27300". Ministerio de Defensa. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  9. ^ "Franquicias de Correos".
  10. ^ "Mando de Artillería de Campaña". Spanish Army. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  11. ^ "La Agrupación de Apoyo Logístico nº 81" (PDF). Patio de Armas. Academia de Logística. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
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