Английская Википедия:5th Division (Spain)
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The 5th 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 was deployed on the Madrid and Levante fronts.
History
The unit was created on 31 December 1936, within the Madrid Army Corps. It covered the second sector of the Madrid front, from the El Pardo wall to the Manzanares river.Шаблон:Sfn It had its headquarters in the Palace of El Pardo. The division was made up of the 5th, 38th and 39th mixed brigades, with 8,166 troops and nine pieces of artillery.Шаблон:Sfn
The 5th Division played an important role during the Third Battle of the Corunna Road, defending the accesses to Madrid, the San Fernando Bridge and the El Pardo mountain. Later the unit became part of the II Army Corps,Шаблон:Sfn and later in the VI Army Corps,Шаблон:Sfn remaining at the Madrid front.
In the spring of 1938, José Miaja sent it to the Levante front to reinforce the republican forces that were resisting the nationalist offensive.Шаблон:Sfn The 5th Division, located between the 25th and 39th, maintained its defensive positions and managed to avoid the defeat of the republican units deployed in the Maestrazgo area.Шаблон:Sfn The unit maintained the resistance in this area for several weeks, suffering severe wear and tear.Шаблон:Sfn Subsequently, the 5th Division went to the XIX Army Corps,Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn standing out in the resistance against the nationalist Army Corps de Navarra in Campillo.Шаблон:Sfn
During the rest of the war, it did not take part in relevant military operations.
Command
- Commanders
- Commissars
- Tomás Sanz Asensio, of the CNT;Шаблон:Sfn
- Chiefs of Staff
- Joaquín Martí Sánchez;Шаблон:Sfn
- Francisco Garrido Romero;
- Paulino García Puente;
- Juan Miguel Mari;
Organization
Date | Attached Army Corps | Integrated Mixed Brigades | Battle front |
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December 1936 | Madrid Army Corps | 5th, 38th and 39th | Center |
March 1937 | II Army Corps | 21st, 38th and 39th | Center |
7 April 1937 | VI Army Corps | 39th and 48th | Center |
December 1937 | VI Army Corps | 39th, 48th and 112th | Center |
12 May 1938 | XIII Army Corps | 28th, 39th, 16th and 97th | Levante |
9 June 1938 | XIX Army Corps | 2nd, 28th and 97th | Levante |
18 June 1938 | XIX Army Corps | 2nd, 28th and 39th | Levante |
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