The 21st Division was one of the divisions of the
Spanish Republican Army
The Spanish Republican Army ( es, Ejército de la República Española) was the main branch of the Armed Forces of the Second Spanish Republic between 1931 and 1939.
It became known as People's Army of the Republic (''Ejército Popular de la Repú ...
that were organized during the
Spanish Civil War
The Spanish Civil War ( es, Guerra Civil Española)) or The Revolution ( es, La Revolución, link=no) among Nationalists, the Fourth Carlist War ( es, Cuarta Guerra Carlista, link=no) among Carlists, and The Rebellion ( es, La Rebelión, lin ...
on the basis of the
Mixed Brigades
Mixed brigade ( es, brigada mixta) was a basic tactical military unit of the Republican army during the Spanish Civil War. It was initially designed as “pocket division”, an innovative maneuverable combined-arms formation. Because of high sa ...
. Situated on the Andalusian front, the division played a minor role.
History
The unit was created on
April 3
Events Pre-1600
* 686 – Maya king Yuknoom Yich'aak K'ahk' assumes the crown of Calakmul.
* 1043 – Edward the Confessor is crowned King of England.
* 1077 – The Patriarchate of Friûl, the first Friulian state, is created ...
,
1937
Events
January
* January 1 – Anastasio Somoza García becomes President of Nicaragua.
* January 5 – Water levels begin to rise in the Ohio River in the United States, leading to the Ohio River flood of 1937, which continues into Fe ...
, within the Army of the South. The 21st Division was born from the militarization of the old Granada sector. It was made up of
76th,
79th and
80th mixed brigades, with its headquarters in
Jaén. As of
June 1937, the division was integrated into the
IX Army Corps.
Command
; Commanders
*
Antonio Gómez de Salazar;
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Martín Calvo Calvo Martin may refer to:
Places
* Martin City (disambiguation)
* Martin County (disambiguation)
* Martin Township (disambiguation)
Antarctica
* Martin Peninsula, Marie Byrd Land
* Port Martin, Adelie Land
* Point Martin, South Orkney Islands
Austral ...
;
*
Carlos Cuerda Gutiérrez;
*
Luis Bárzana Bárzana;
* Eloy Marín Villanueva;
; Commissars
*
Rafael Bonilla Pérez, of the
CNT;
; Chiefs of Staff
* José Mondéjar Gil de Pareja;
* José Rodríguez;
Order of battle
Notes
References
Bibliography
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