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| start_date = [[April 1937]]
| start_date = April 1937
| end_date = [[August 1938]]
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| country = {{flag|Spanish Republic|name=Spain}}
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== History ==
== History ==
The division was created in April 1937, on the Aragon front, after the militarization of the former militia of the [[Workers' Party of Marxist Unification]] ({{lang-es|Partido Obrero de Unificación Marxista}}, POUM) - the so-called Lenin Division.{{Sfn | Casanova | 1985 | p = 114}}{{Sfn | Thomas | 1976 | p = 594}} The unit, which was under the command of [[Josep Rovira i Canals]], was composed of the [[128th Mixed Brigade|128th]] and [[129th Mixed Brigade|129th]] mixed brigades, coming from the former POUM columns.{{Sfn | Casanova | 1985 | p = 114}}{{Sfn | Maldonado | 2007 | p = 170}} In mid-June, in the context of government repression against the POUM, Rovira was detained by the [[Republican faction (Spanish Civil War)|republican]] authorities.{{Sfn | Thomas | 1976 | p = 759}} The command of the unit was assumed by the anarchist [[Miguel García Vivancos]].{{Sfn | M. Lorenzo | 1972 | p = 248}}{{refn | Other sources also point to the commander [[Sebastián Zamora Medina]] as head of the unit, based in [[Lleida]].{{Sfn | Maldonado | 2007 | p = 240}} | group = n.}} The 29th Division participated in the [[Huesca Offensive]],{{Sfn | Maldonado | 2007 | p = 180}} although it had a mediocre performance. In [[August]], the division ended up being dissolved and reorganized,{{Sfn | Casanova | 1985 | p = 248}} distributing its former members to other units.
The division was created in April 1937, on the Aragon front, after the militarization of the former militia of the [[Workers' Party of Marxist Unification]] ({{langx|es|Partido Obrero de Unificación Marxista}}, POUM) - the so-called Lenin Division.{{Sfn | Casanova | 1985 | p = 114}}{{Sfn | Thomas | 1976 | p = 594}} The unit, which was under the command of [[Josep Rovira i Canals]], was composed of the [[128th Mixed Brigade|128th]] and [[129th Mixed Brigade|129th]] mixed brigades, coming from the former POUM columns.{{Sfn | Casanova | 1985 | p = 114}}{{Sfn | Maldonado | 2007 | p = 170}} In mid-June, in the context of government repression against the POUM, Rovira was detained by the [[Republican faction (Spanish Civil War)|republican]] authorities.{{Sfn | Thomas | 1976 | p = 759}} The command of the unit was assumed by the anarchist [[Miguel García Vivancos]].{{Sfn | M. Lorenzo | 1972 | p = 248}}{{refn | Other sources also point to the commander [[Sebastián Zamora Medina]] as head of the unit, based in [[Lleida]].{{Sfn | Maldonado | 2007 | p = 240}} | group = n.}} The 29th Division participated in the [[Huesca Offensive]],{{Sfn | Maldonado | 2007 | p = 180}} although it had a mediocre performance. In August, the division ended up being dissolved and reorganized,{{Sfn | Casanova | 1985 | p = 248}} distributing its former members to other units.


In [[February 1938]], the 29th Division was recreated, under the command of the infantry commander [[Antonio Rúbert de la Iglesia]].{{Sfn | Alpert | 1989 | p = 385}} The division was integrated into the [[VII Army Corps (Spain)|VII Army Corps]], on the Extremadura front.{{Sfn | Martínez Bande | 1981 | p = 167}} During the month of [[July 1938|July]], it intervened in the [[Battle of Merida pocket]], of which it would come out bankrupt. As a consequence, it was subjected to a profound reorganization. As of [[August 1938|August]], it was incorporated into the [[VI Army Corps (Spain)|VI Army Corps]].{{Sfn | Martínez Bande | 1981 | p = 249}}
In February 1938, the 29th Division was recreated, under the command of the infantry commander [[Antonio Rúbert de la Iglesia]].{{Sfn | Alpert | 1989 | p = 385}} The division was integrated into the [[VII Army Corps (Spain)|VII Army Corps]], on the Extremadura front.{{Sfn | Martínez Bande | 1981 | p = 167}} During the month of July, it intervened in the [[Battle of Merida pocket]], of which it would come out bankrupt. As a consequence, it was subjected to a profound reorganization. As of August, it was incorporated into the [[VI Army Corps (Spain)|VI Army Corps]].{{Sfn | Martínez Bande | 1981 | p = 249}}


== Command ==
== Command ==
; Commanders
; Commanders
* [[Josep Rovira i Canals]] (from [[April 1937]]);
* [[Josep Rovira i Canals]] (from April 1937);
* [[Miguel García Vivancos]] (from [[July 1937]]);
* [[Miguel García Vivancos]] (from July 1937);
* [[Antonio Rúbert de la Iglesia]] (from [[February 1938]]);{{Sfn | Alpert | 1989 | p = 385}}
* [[Antonio Rúbert de la Iglesia]] (from February 1938);{{Sfn | Alpert | 1989 | p = 385}}
* [[Antonio de Blas García]];{{refn | He assumed command accidentally, between [[March 30]] and [[April 10]], [[1938]].{{Sfn | Engel | 1999}} | group = n.}}
* [[Antonio de Blas García]];{{refn | He assumed command accidentally, between March 30 and April 10, 1938.{{Sfn | Engel | 1999}} | group = n.}}
* [[Fernando Monasterio Bustos]] (from [[April 1938]]);{{Sfn | Martínez Bande | 1981 | p = 296}}
* [[Fernando Monasterio Bustos]] (from April 1938);{{Sfn | Martínez Bande | 1981 | p = 296}}
* [[José Cirac Laiglesia]] (from [[November 1938]])
* [[José Cirac Laiglesia]] (from November 1938)


; Commissars
; Commissars
* [[Joaquín Vila Claramunt]], of the [[Unified Socialist Party of Catalonia|PSUC]] (from [[February 1938]]);{{Sfn | Álvarez | 1989 | p = 180}}
* [[Joaquín Vila Claramunt]], of the [[Unified Socialist Party of Catalonia|PSUC]] (from February 1938);{{Sfn | Álvarez | 1989 | p = 180}}
* [[Benigno Alonso de Dios]], of the [[Communist Party of Spain|PCE]] (from [[August 1938]]);{{Sfn | Álvarez | 1989 | p = 188}}
* [[Benigno Alonso de Dios]], of the [[Communist Party of Spain|PCE]] (from August 1938);{{Sfn | Álvarez | 1989 | p = 188}}
* [[Froilán Nanclares Cocho]] (from [[March 1939]])
* [[Froilán Nanclares Cocho]] (from March 1939)


; Chiefs of Staff
; Chiefs of Staff
* [[Enrique Trigo Bru]] (from [[February 1938]]);
* [[Enrique Trigo Bru]] (from February 1938);
* [[Luis Recuenco Gómez]] (from [[April 1938]]);
* [[Luis Recuenco Gómez]] (from April 1938);


== Order of battle ==
== Order of battle ==
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! Date !! Attached Army Corps !! Integrated Mixed Brigades !! Battle front
! Date !! Attached Army Corps !! Integrated Mixed Brigades !! Battle front
|-
|-
| [[May 1937]] || [[X Army Corps (Spain)|X Army Corps]]{{Sfn | Maldonado | 2007 | p = 171}} || [[128th Mixed Brigade|128th]] and [[129th Mixed Brigade|129th]] || [[Aragon Offenisve|Aragon]]
| May 1937 || [[X Army Corps (Spain)|X Army Corps]]{{Sfn | Maldonado | 2007 | p = 171}} || [[128th Mixed Brigade|128th]] and [[129th Mixed Brigade|129th]] || [[Aragon Offensive|Aragon]]
|-
|-
| colspan = "4" style = "background-color: # 999;" align = "center" |
| colspan = "4" style = "background-color: # 999;" align = "center" |
|-style = "border-top: solid 3px # 999;"
|-style = "border-top: solid 3px # 999;"
|-
|-
| [[February 1938]] || [[VII Army Corps (Spain)|VII Army Corps]] || [[46th Mixed Brigade|46th]], [[62nd Mixed Brigade|62nd]] and [[109th Mixed Brigade|109th]] || Estremadura
| February 1938 || [[VII Army Corps (Spain)|VII Army Corps]] || [[46th Mixed Brigade|46th]], [[62nd Mixed Brigade|62nd]] and [[109th Mixed Brigade|109th]] || Estremadura
|-
|-
| [[March 1938]] || VII Army Corps || [[46th Mixed Brigade|46th]], [[104th Mixed Brigade|104th]] and [[109th Mixed Brigade|109th]] || Estremadura
| March 1938 || VII Army Corps || [[46th Mixed Brigade|46th]], [[104th Mixed Brigade|104th]] and [[109th Mixed Brigade|109th]] || Estremadura
|-
|-
| [[April 30]], [[1938]] || VII Army Corps || [[46th Mixed Brigade|46th]], [[109th Mixed Brigade|109th]] and [[210th Mixed Brigade|210th]] || Estremadura
| April 30, 1938 || VII Army Corps || [[46th Mixed Brigade|46th]], [[109th Mixed Brigade|109th]] and [[210th Mixed Brigade|210th]] || Estremadura
|-
|-
| [[July 1938]] || VII Army Corps || [[25th Mixed Brigade|25th]], [[46th Mixed Brigade|46th]] and [[109th Mixed Brigade|109th]] || Estremadura
| July 1938 || VII Army Corps || [[25th Mixed Brigade|25th]], [[46th Mixed Brigade|46th]] and [[109th Mixed Brigade|109th]] || Estremadura
|-
|-
| [[July 18]], 1938 || VII Army Corps || [[25th Mixed Brigade|25th]] and [[109th Mixed Brigade|109th]] || Estremadura
| July 18, 1938 || VII Army Corps || [[25th Mixed Brigade|25th]] and [[109th Mixed Brigade|109th]] || Estremadura
|-
|-
| [[August 1938]] || [[VI Army Corps (Spain)|VI Army Corps]] || [[44th Mixed Brigade|44th]], [[46th Mixed Brigade|46th]] and [[109th Mixed Brigade|109th]] || Estremadura
| August 1938 || [[VI Army Corps (Spain)|VI Army Corps]] || [[44th Mixed Brigade|44th]], [[46th Mixed Brigade|46th]] and [[109th Mixed Brigade|109th]] || Estremadura
|-
|-
| [[October 23]], 1938 || VI Army Corps || [[46th Mixed Brigade|46th]], [[148th Mixed Brigade|148th]] and [[192nd Mixed Brigade|192nd]] || Estremadura
| October 23, 1938 || VI Army Corps || [[46th Mixed Brigade|46th]], [[148th Mixed Brigade|148th]] and [[192nd Mixed Brigade|192nd]] || Estremadura
|-
|-
| [[November 1938]] || VI Army Corps || [[46th Mixed Brigade|46th]], [[109th Mixed Brigade|109th]] and [[194th Mixed Brigade|194th]] || Estremadura
| November 1938 || VI Army Corps || [[46th Mixed Brigade|46th]], [[109th Mixed Brigade|109th]] and [[194th Mixed Brigade|194th]] || Estremadura
|}
|}


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[[Category:Military units and formations of the Spanish Civil War (Republican faction)]]
[[Category:Military history of Spain]]
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Latest revision as of 15:37, 28 October 2024

29th Division
29.ª División
ActiveApril 1937–August 1938
Country Spain
AllegianceSecond Spanish Republic Republican faction
Branch Spanish Republican Army
TypeInfantry
SizeDivision
EngagementsSpanish Civil War:
Commanders
Notable
commanders		Josep Rovira i Canals
Miguel García Vivancos

The 29th Division was a military formation belonging to the Spanish Republican Army that fought during the Spanish Civil War. Originally created in 1937 from the militarization of the POUM militia column, it was dissolved and recreated again in early 1938, operating on the Extremadura front.

History

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The division was created in April 1937, on the Aragon front, after the militarization of the former militia of the Workers' Party of Marxist Unification (Spanish: Partido Obrero de Unificación Marxista, POUM) - the so-called Lenin Division.[1][2] The unit, which was under the command of Josep Rovira i Canals, was composed of the 128th and 129th mixed brigades, coming from the former POUM columns.[1][3] In mid-June, in the context of government repression against the POUM, Rovira was detained by the republican authorities.[4] The command of the unit was assumed by the anarchist Miguel García Vivancos.[5][n. 1] The 29th Division participated in the Huesca Offensive,[7] although it had a mediocre performance. In August, the division ended up being dissolved and reorganized,[8] distributing its former members to other units.

In February 1938, the 29th Division was recreated, under the command of the infantry commander Antonio Rúbert de la Iglesia.[9] The division was integrated into the VII Army Corps, on the Extremadura front.[10] During the month of July, it intervened in the Battle of Merida pocket, of which it would come out bankrupt. As a consequence, it was subjected to a profound reorganization. As of August, it was incorporated into the VI Army Corps.[11]

Command

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Commanders
Commissars
Chiefs of Staff

Order of battle

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Date Attached Army Corps Integrated Mixed Brigades Battle front
May 1937 X Army Corps[16] 128th and 129th Aragon
February 1938 VII Army Corps 46th, 62nd and 109th Estremadura
March 1938 VII Army Corps 46th, 104th and 109th Estremadura
April 30, 1938 VII Army Corps 46th, 109th and 210th Estremadura
July 1938 VII Army Corps 25th, 46th and 109th Estremadura
July 18, 1938 VII Army Corps 25th and 109th Estremadura
August 1938 VI Army Corps 44th, 46th and 109th Estremadura
October 23, 1938 VI Army Corps 46th, 148th and 192nd Estremadura
November 1938 VI Army Corps 46th, 109th and 194th Estremadura

Notes

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  1. ^ Other sources also point to the commander Sebastián Zamora Medina as head of the unit, based in Lleida.[6]
  2. ^ He assumed command accidentally, between March 30 and April 10, 1938.[12]

References

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  1. ^ a b Casanova 1985, p. 114.
  2. ^ Thomas 1976, p. 594.
  3. ^ Maldonado 2007, p. 170.
  4. ^ Thomas 1976, p. 759.
  5. ^ M. Lorenzo 1972, p. 248.
  6. ^ Maldonado 2007, p. 240.
  7. ^ Maldonado 2007, p. 180.
  8. ^ Casanova 1985, p. 248.
  9. ^ a b Alpert 1989, p. 385.
  10. ^ Martínez Bande 1981, p. 167.
  11. ^ Martínez Bande 1981, p. 249.
  12. ^ Engel 1999.
  13. ^ Martínez Bande 1981, p. 296.
  14. ^ Álvarez 1989, p. 180.
  15. ^ Álvarez 1989, p. 188.
  16. ^ Maldonado 2007, p. 171.

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.
  • Casanova, Julián (1985). Anarquismo y revolución en la sociedad rural aragonesa, 1936-1938 (in Spanish). Siglo XXI Editores.
  • Engel, Carlos (1999). Historia de las Brigadas Mixtas del Ejército Popular de la República (in Spanish). Madrid: Almena. ISBN 84-922644-7-0.
  • Maldonado, José M.ª (2007). El frente de Aragón. La Guerra Civil en Aragón (1936–1938) (in Spanish). Mira Editores. ISBN 978-84-8465-237-3.
  • Martínez Bande, José Manuel (1981). La batalla de Pozoblanco y el cierre de la bolsa de Mérida (in Spanish). Madrid: San Martín.
  • M. Lorenzo, César (1972). Los Anarquistas españoles y el poder 1868-1969 (in Spanish). Ruedo Ibérico.
  • Thomas, Hugh (1976). Historia de la Guerra Civil Española (in Spanish). Barcelona: Círculo de Lectores. ISBN 9788497598323.
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