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The '''16th Division''' was one of the [[Division (military)|divisions]] of the [[People's Army of the Republic]] that were organized during the [[Spanish Civil War]] on the basis of the [[Mixed Brigades]]. It had an outstanding participation in the [[Battle of the Ebro]].
The '''16th Division''' was one of the [[Division (military)|divisions]] of the [[Spanish Republican Army]] that were organized during the [[Spanish Civil War]] on the basis of the [[Mixed Brigades]]. It had an outstanding participation in the [[Battle of the Ebro]].


== History ==
== History ==
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! Date || Attached Army Corps || Integrated Mixed Brigades || Battle front
! Date || Attached Army Corps || Integrated Mixed Brigades || Battle front
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| May-June 1937 || [[III Army Corps (Spain)|III Army Corps]] || [[23rd Mixed Brigade|23rd]], [[66th Mixed Brigade|66th]] and [[77th Mixed Brigade|77th]] || Center
| May–June 1937 || [[III Army Corps (Spain)|III Army Corps]] || [[23rd Mixed Brigade|23rd]], [[66th Mixed Brigade|66th]] and [[77th Mixed Brigade|77th]] || Center
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| December 1937 || [[III Army Corps (Spain)|III Army Corps]] || [[23rd Mixed Brigade|23rd]], [[66th Mixed Brigade|66th]], [[77th Mixed Brigade|77th]] and 1st Cavalry Brigade || Center
| December 1937 || [[III Army Corps (Spain)|III Army Corps]] || [[23rd Mixed Brigade|23rd]], [[66th Mixed Brigade|66th]], [[77th Mixed Brigade|77th]] and 1st Cavalry Brigade || Center
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| June-July 1938 || [[XII Army Corps (Spain)|XII Army Corps]] || [[23rd Mixed Brigade|23rd]], [[24th Mixed Brigade|24th]] and [[149th Mixed Brigade|149th]] || Reservation
| June–July 1938 || [[XII Army Corps (Spain)|XII Army Corps]] || [[23rd Mixed Brigade|23rd]], [[24th Mixed Brigade|24th]] and [[149th Mixed Brigade|149th]] || Reservation
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| August 1938 || [[XV Army Corps (Spain)|XV Army Corps]] || [[23rd Mixed Brigade|23rd]], [[24th Mixed Brigade|24th]] and [[149th Mixed Brigade|149th]]{{Sfn | Cabrera Castillo | 2002 | p = 462}} || [[Battle of the Ebro|Ebro]]
| August 1938 || [[XV Army Corps (Spain)|XV Army Corps]] || [[23rd Mixed Brigade|23rd]], [[24th Mixed Brigade|24th]] and [[149th Mixed Brigade|149th]]{{Sfn | Cabrera Castillo | 2002 | p = 462}} || [[Battle of the Ebro|Ebro]]
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* {{cite book | first=Andreu | last= Besolí | first2=David | last2= Sesalí | first3=Xavier | last3= Hernández | first4=David | last4= Íñiguez | first5=Joan Carles | last5= Luque | title=Ebro 1938 | publisher=Inedita Editores | year=2005 | location=Barcelona | isbn=84-96364-27-5 |language=es}}
* {{cite book | first = Francisco | last = Cabrera Castillo |title= Del Ebro a Gandesa. La batalla del Ebro, julio-noviembre 1938 |publisher= Almena |year= 2002 |language=es}}
* {{cite book | first = Francisco | last = Cabrera Castillo |title= Del Ebro a Gandesa. La batalla del Ebro, julio-noviembre 1938 |publisher= Almena |year= 2002 |language=es}}
* {{cite book | first= Pedro |last= Corral ||title= Desertores. La Guerra Civil que nadie quiere contar |publisher= DeBolsillo |year= 2007 | isbn = 978-84-8346-258-4 |language=es}}
* {{cite book | first= Pedro |last= Corral |title= Desertores. La Guerra Civil que nadie quiere contar |publisher= DeBolsillo |year= 2007 | isbn = 978-84-8346-258-4 |language=es}}
* {{cite book |last = Engel | first = Carlos| title = Historia de las Brigadas mixtas del Ejército Popular de la República| year = 1999| publisher = Almena |location= Madrid |isbn = 84-922644-7-0 |language=es}}
* {{cite book |last = Engel | first = Carlos| title = Historia de las Brigadas mixtas del Ejército Popular de la República| year = 1999| publisher = Almena |location= Madrid |isbn = 84-922644-7-0 |language=es}}
* {{cite book |first= José Manuel |last= Martínez Bande |title= La Batalla del Ebro |publisher= San Martín |location= Madrid |year= 1978 |language=es}}
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Latest revision as of 22:10, 6 August 2024

16th Division
16.ª División
ActiveMarch 13, 1937–February 1939
Country Spain
AllegianceSecond Spanish Republic Republican faction
Branch Spanish Republican Army
TypeInfantry
SizeDivision
EngagementsSpanish Civil War:
Commanders
Notable
commanders		Manuel Mora Torres

The 16th 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 had an outstanding participation in the Battle of the Ebro.

History

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The division was created on March 13, 1937, formed by the 23rd, 66th and 77th mixed brigades;[1][2] its first commander was Ernesto Güemes Ramos.[3] Initially assigned to the IV Army Corps, in May 1937 it became part of the III Army Corps, on the Madrid front.[3] For several months the division was stationed there, limiting itself to garrison work and not intervening in relevant military operations.

In the spring of 1938, when the Aragon Offensive took place, the division was sent to try to reinforce the republican defenses. Meanwhile its 24th Mixed Brigade took part in the Battle of Lleida, in support of the 46th Division. Months later, the 23rd Mixed Brigade participated in the Balaguer Offensive.[4]

Battle of the Ebro

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Subsequently, the division was assigned to the XII Army Corps,[5] in the Battle of the Ebro. The anarchist Manuel Mora Torres assumed command of the unit.[5] On July 28, the 16th Division crossed the river, heading towards Gandesa in support of the republican units that were already deployed there. The division was later located in the central sector of the Republican zone, under the command of Pedro Mateo Merino.[6] Along with the 35th Division and members of the 46th Division - reinforced with armored forces - it participated in the Republican assaults against Gandesa, which resulted in failure.[7] At the beginning of August it was assigned to the XV Army Corps of Manuel Tagüeña. On August 22, a nationalist attack against the 16th Division's positions caused their disbandment,[8] including the commander of the unit, who was promptly fired.[n. 1] A day before, the largest of the Mora militias signed an order that read: "Whoever leaves their post, they will suffer and the just punishment to which they are creditors will be applied, in whose application this Command will be inflexible."[9]

Front of the Segre

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Later the division returned to the rear. In November, it participated in the failed Serós offensive together with troops from the 34th Division.[11] At the beginning of the Catalonia Offensive the division had a poor performance, giving up its positions in the Battle of the Segre. [12] According to Jorge Martínez Reverte, at that time the unit was very demoralized.[13] During the rest of the battle for Catalonia, the 16th Division played an irrelevant role.

Command

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Commanders
Commissars
Chiefs of Staff
  • Manuel Pérez Cabello;

Order of battle

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Date Attached Army Corps Integrated Mixed Brigades Battle front
May–June 1937 III Army Corps 23rd, 66th and 77th Center
December 1937 III Army Corps 23rd, 66th, 77th and 1st Cavalry Brigade Center
June–July 1938 XII Army Corps 23rd, 24th and 149th Reservation
August 1938 XV Army Corps 23rd, 24th and 149th[10] Ebro

Notes

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  1. ^ Manuel Mora was unaccounted for, for several hours, until he reported to the command post of the 124th Mixed Brigade and communicated [falsely] to Juan Modesto that the nationalist advance had already reached the Ebro river.[9] Mora was abruptly dismissed and replaced by Sebastián Zamora Medina.[10]

References

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  1. ^ Zaragoza 1983, p. 55.
  2. ^ Martínez Bande 1981, p. 77.
  3. ^ a b Engel 1999, p. 206.
  4. ^ Engel 1999, pp. 38–39.
  5. ^ a b Martínez Bande 1978, p. 70.
  6. ^ Martínez Bande 1978, p. 154.
  7. ^ Cabrera Castillo 2002, p. 232.
  8. ^ Martínez Bande 1978, p. 198.
  9. ^ a b Corral 2007, p. 202.
  10. ^ a b Cabrera Castillo 2002, p. 462.
  11. ^ Martínez Bande 1978, p. 285.
  12. ^ Martínez Reverte 2006, pp. 53, 63.
  13. ^ Martínez Reverte 2006, p. 61.
  14. ^ Martínez Bande 1981, p. 126.
  15. ^ Alpert 1989, p. 370.
  16. ^ Besolí et al. 2005, p. 190.
  17. ^ Álvarez 1989, p. 188.

Bibliography

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  • Alpert, Michael (1989). El Ejército republicano en la guerra civil (in Spanish). Siglo XXI Editores.
  • Álvarez, Santiago (1989). Los comisarios políticos en el Ejército Popular de la República (in Spanish). Ediciós do Castro.
  • Besolí, Andreu; Sesalí, David; Hernández, Xavier; Íñiguez, David; Luque, Joan Carles (2005). Ebro 1938 (in Spanish). Barcelona: Inedita Editores. ISBN 84-96364-27-5.
  • Cabrera Castillo, Francisco (2002). Del Ebro a Gandesa. La batalla del Ebro, julio-noviembre 1938 (in Spanish). Almena.
  • Corral, Pedro (2007). Desertores. La Guerra Civil que nadie quiere contar (in Spanish). DeBolsillo. ISBN 978-84-8346-258-4.
  • Engel, Carlos (1999). Historia de las Brigadas mixtas del Ejército Popular de la República (in Spanish). Madrid: Almena. ISBN 84-922644-7-0.
  • Martínez Bande, José Manuel (1978). La Batalla del Ebro (in Spanish). Madrid: San Martín.
  • Martínez Bande, José Manuel (1981). La batalla de Pozoblanco y el cierre de la bolsa de Mérida (in Spanish). Madrid: San Martín.
  • Martínez Reverte, Jorge (2006). La caída de Cataluña (in Spanish). Barcelona: Crítica.
  • Salas Larrazábal, Ramón (2006). Historia del Ejército Popular de la República (in Spanish). La Esfera de los Libros. ISBN 84-9734-465-0.
  • Zaragoza, Cristóbal (1983). Ejército Popular y Militares de la República, 1936-1939 (in Spanish). Barcelona: Ed. Planeta.
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