147th Mixed Brigade
Military unit
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The 147th Mixed Brigade was a unit of the Spanish Republican Army that participated in the Spanish Civil War, deployed on the Andalusia front.
Spanish Republic
Spanish Republican Army| 147th Mixed Brigade | |
|---|---|
| 147.ª Brigada Mixta | |
| Active | May 1937 – March 1939 |
| Country | Spanish Republic |
| Allegiance | Republican faction |
| Branch | Spanish Republican Army |
| Size | Brigade |
| Engagements | Spanish Civil War |
History
The unit was created on May 1, 1937, from troops from the old Maroto Column and recruits from the reserves. The first commander of the 147th MB was Francisco Maroto del Ojo, former commander of the Maroto column. Subsequently, the unit was assigned to the 23rd Division.[1] For most of the war, the brigade did not intervene in relevant military operations. On March 20, 1938, it intervened in a small attack that sought to regain lost positions near Higuera de Calatrava,[1] although the attempt failed. A few months later, on November 19, one of its battalions stormed a nationalist position. The 147th MB disappeared with the end of the war, in March 1939.
Command
- Commanders
- Francisco Maroto del Ojo;[2][3]
- Mariano Elipe Rabadán;
- José Zarco Martínez;[4]
- Commissars
- Antonio Vázquez Vázquez[5]