41st Division (Spain)

The unit was formed in April 1937, on the Teruel front. It was made up of the 57th, 58th and 83rd mixed brigades.^[1] The division was initially assigned to the "Teruel Operations Army".^{[n. 1]} It was subsequently attached to the XIII Army Corps. The 41st Division, attached to the XIX Army Corps, was present during the Battle of Teruel.^[3]

In the face of the nationalist offensive on the Levante front, the division was added to the so-called "Army Corps of the Coast", defending the coastal sector;^[4][5] later, it was attached to the XXII Army Corps.^[4] In June the 41st Division was located at the height of Castellón de la Plana, which was lost on June 14.^[6] Later, the unit went to act as a reserve in the region of Sagunto-Almenara, undergoing a reorganization process.^[7]

Some time later it was sent as reinforcement to the Extremadura front,^[8] to fight in the Battle of Merida pocket. During the fighting that followed, the unit was severely broken, having to undergo a profound reorganization.^{[n. 2]} The unit was assigned to the VII Army Corps.^[10]

Commanders

• Manuel Eixea Vilar;^[11]
• Luis Menéndez Maseras;
• Antonio Cortina Pascual;^[12]
• Damián Fernández Calderón;^[13]

Commissars

• Marcos García Callejo, of the CNT;^[14]
• Félix Navarro Serrano, of the PCE;^[15]
• Germán Clemente de la Cruz;

Chiefs of Staff

• Agustín Fuster Picó;
• José Rodríguez Pérez;
• Manuel Farra Cerdán;