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XII Army Corps (Spain)
The XII Army Corps was a military formation belonging to the Spanish Republican Army that fought during the Spanish Civil War. Formed by veteran units, throughout the war it took part in prominent intervention in some of the main battles of the war, such as Aragon or the Ebro. History The formation was created in June 1937, within the Eastern Army. At the end of August some of its units intervened in the Zaragoza Offensive, distinguishing the 25th Division in the Battle of Belchite. In March 1938, at the beginning of the Aragon Offensive, the XII Army Corps had established its headquarters in Alcorisa and integrated the 24th, 30th and 44th divisions; it covered the front that ran from the Ebro river to Vivel del Río Martín. During the withdrawal from Aragon, the formation suffered significant losses and was undone. After the republican zone was cut in two, it was isolated in Catalonia. After being briefly dissolved, the XII Corps was rebuilt and assigned to Ebro Army, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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. *Oldsmobile announced the first automatic transmission available to the public. *Bill Dietrich of the Chicago White Sox pitched an 8-0 no-hitter against the St. Louis Browns. *Born: Morgan Freeman, actor, director and narrator, in Memphis, Tennessee; Rosaleen Linehan, actress, in Dublin, Ireland June 2, 1937 (Wednesday) *Rioting broke out around İskenderun and Antioch after the Syrian parliament refused to ratify the League of Nations' decision to make the İskenderun district autonomous. *German War Minister Werner von Blomberg began a three-day visit to Italy to discuss German-Italian military ties. *St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Dizzy Dean was suspended by National League President Ford Frick for referring to Frick and umpire George Barr "the two ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
