The 20th Division was one of the

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of the People's Army of the Republic that were organized during the

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on the basis of the Mixed Brigades. Situated on the Andalusian front, the division played a minor role.

History

The unit was created on

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, 1937, within the Southern Army. It was made up of the 52nd (in

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), 89th ( Torredonjimeno) and

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(

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) mixed brigades. The 20th Division, which had its headquarters in Andújar, came under the command of

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. Subsequently, command of the unit fell to

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. As of June 1937, the division was incorporated into the newly created IX Army Corps. Throughout the war it did not take part in relevant military operations.

Command

;Commanders *

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; ;Commissars * Andrés Cuchillo Rodríguez, of the

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; ;Chiefs of Staff * Miguel González Rubio;

Organization

References

Bibliography

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