Английская Википедия:59th Division (Spain)
The 59th Division - originally called the 1st Asturian 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.
History
The division was originally created in February 1937, as the 1st Asturian Division.Шаблон:Sfn It was incorporated into the III Asturian Army Corps. On August 6, the unit was restructured into the 189th, 190th and 191st mixed brigades and renamed the "59th Division".Шаблон:Sfn It became attached to the XVII Army Corps.Шаблон:Sfn
It did not intervene in the Battle of Santander, so it was practically intact at the beginning of the Asturias Offensive. By then the 59th Division covered the front that ran from the sea to the mountains,Шаблон:Sfn in the Oviedo sector. During the Asturias campaign it did not have a relevant role, remaining in its positions without intervening in relevant military operations. At the end of October 1937 it managed to retire to Gijón, where it dissolved itself.
Command
- Carlos Abad López (from February 1937);
- Eduardo Carón Alcázar (from March 1937);
- Víctor Álvarez GonzálezШаблон:Sfn (from May 1937);
- Ramón Garshaball López (from August 1937);
References
Bibliography
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