32nd Division (Spain) explained

Unit Name:32nd Division
Native Name:32.ª División
Start Date:June 1937
End Date:February 1939
Country:Spanish Republic
Allegiance:Republican faction
Branch: Spanish Republican Army
Type:Infantry
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Size:Division
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Battles:Spanish Civil War
Notable Commanders:Manuel Gancedo Sáenz

The 32nd 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. It was deployed on the Aragon and Segre fronts.

History

The unit was created on April 28, 1937, as a reserve division of the Eastern Army. Subsequently, the 32nd Division was integrated into the XI Army Corps, being placed in the rear. Command of the unit fell to Alfonso Arana Vivanco, who was replaced in July 1937 by Manuel Gancedo Sáenz.

During the Aragon Offensive, the 32nd Division was forced to withdraw, establishing its new defensive positions on the Segre front . On September 8, 1938, the forces of the unit relieved the 55th Division in the Agramunt-Artesa de Segre-Tornabous sector. After the start of the Catalonia Offensive the 32nd Division, faced with strong enemy pressure, was forced to withdraw. In the course of the fighting, it suffered a severe loss. In January 1939 it was briefly added to the X Army Corps, although during the rest of the campaign it did not play a relevant role and ended up withdrawing to the French border.

Command

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Order of battle

Date Attached Army Corps Integrated Mixed Brigades Battle front
June 1937 Eastern Army Reserves Aragon
February 1938 Aragon
January 2, 1939 Segre

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