21st Division (Spain)
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Active3 April 1937–March 1939
Country
Spain
SpainAllegiance Republican faction
Republican factionBranch
Spanish Republican Army
Spanish Republican Army| 21st Division | |
|---|---|
| 21.ª División | |
| Active | 3 April 1937–March 1939 |
| Country | Spain |
| Allegiance | Republican faction |
| Branch | Spanish Republican Army |
| Type | Infantry |
| Size | Division |
| Garrison/HQ | Jaén |
| Engagements | Spanish Civil War |
The 21st 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. Situated on the Andalusian front, the division played a minor role.
The unit was created on 3 April 1937, within the Army of the South. The 21st Division was born from the militarization of the old Granada sector.[n. 1] It was made up of 76th, 79th and 80th mixed brigades,[2] with its headquarters in Jaén.[1] As of June 1937, the division was integrated into the IX Army Corps.[3]
Command
- Commanders
- Antonio Gómez de Salazar;[1]
- Martín Calvo Calvo;[4]
- Carlos Cuerda Gutiérrez;
- Luis Bárzana Bárzana;
- Eloy Marín Villanueva;
- Commissars
- Rafael Bonilla Pérez, of the CNT;[5]
- Chiefs of Staff
- José Mondéjar Gil de Pareja;
- José Rodríguez;