71st Division (Spain)
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Spain Republican faction
Spanish Republican Army| 71st Division | |
|---|---|
| 71.ª División | |
| Active | September 1937–March 1939 |
| Country | Spain |
| Allegiance | Republican faction |
| Branch | Spanish Republican Army |
| Type | Infantry |
| Size | Division |
| Garrison/HQ | Albuñol |
| Engagements | Spanish Civil War |
The 71st Division was one of the 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 came to operate on the Andalusian and Extremadura fronts.
The unit was created in September 1937,[1] on the Andalusian coastline. Its headquarters were in Albuñol.[1] Some time after its creation the division was integrated into the XXIII Army Corps.[2] Later it became a reserve of the Andalusian Army.[3] In May 1938 members of the division led the liberation of more than three hundred republican prisoners from Carchuna, in the nationalist rear.[4] In mid-August 1938 the Republican command sent it as reinforcement to the Extremadura front, to the sector defended by the 29th Division.[5]