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145th Mixed Brigade
The 145th Mixed Brigade was a unit of the Spanish Republican Army created during the Spanish Civil War. Throughout the war, it operated on the Aragon, Segre and Catalonia fronts, although it did not play a relevant role. History The unit was created in Girona between May and June 1937 The following events occurred in June 1937: June 1, 1937 (Tuesday) *In Italy, the Ministry of Popular Culture ordered all foreign words and names to be Italianized. Louis Armstrong, for example, was to be known as Luigi Fortebraccio. *Oldsmobil ..., from troops from the old Mountain battalions. After completing the training period, the 145th Mixed Brigade was assigned to the 44th Division (Spain), 44th Division of the XII Army Corps (Spain), XII Army Corps and under the command of the militia major Álvaro Costea Juan, with Antonio Rodés Ballester as political commissar. The brigade, located in the Híjar-Albalate del Arzobispo area, was deployed as a reserve force during the Zaragoza Offen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
May 1937
The following events occurred in May 1937: May 1, 1937 (Saturday) *26,000 London bus drivers went on strike. *The Siege of Santuario de Nuestra Señora de la Cabeza ended in Republican victory. *The Neutrality Act of 1937 became legally binding for all American citizens. Only oil and nonmilitary vehicles were excluded. *Sunderland defeated Preston North End 3-1 in the FA Cup Final at Wembley Stadium. *The Order of the German Eagle was created in Nazi Germany. *Born: Una Stubbs, actress and dancer, in Welwyn Garden City, England (d. 2021) *Died: Snitz Edwards, 69?, Hungarian-born American actor May 2, 1937 (Sunday) *Austrian police raided the headquarters of the Nazi Party in Vienna, finding evidence of collaboration between German and Austrian Nazis, as well as propaganda hostile to the Austrian government. *Born: Gisela Elsner, writer, in Nuremberg, Germany (d. 1992); Lorenzo Music, actor, television producer and musician, in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2001) May 3, 1937 (Monday) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
