21st Division (Spain) explained

Unit Name:21st Division
Native Name:21.ª División
Start Date:April 3, 1937
End Date:March 1939
Allegiance: Republican faction
Branch: Spanish Republican Army
Type:Infantry
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Size:Division
Garrison:Jaén
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Battles: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.

History

The unit was created on April 3, 1937, within the Army of the South. The 21st Division was born from the militarization of the old Granada sector. It was made up of 76th, 79th and 80th mixed brigades, with its headquarters in Jaén. As of June 1937, the division was integrated into the IX Army Corps.

Command

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Order of battle

Date Attached Army Corps Integrated Mixed Brigades Battle front
- Andalusia
Andalusia
IX Army Corps Andalusia

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