The 28th Division was one of the divisions of the
Spanish Republican Army
The Spanish Republican Army () was the main branch of the Spanish Republican Armed Forces, Armed Forces of the Second Spanish Republic between 1931 and 1939.
It became known as People's Army of the Republic (''Ejército Popular de la República'' ...
that were organized during the
Spanish Civil War
The Spanish Civil War () was a military conflict fought from 1936 to 1939 between the Republican faction (Spanish Civil War), Republicans and the Nationalist faction (Spanish Civil War), Nationalists. Republicans were loyal to the Left-wing p ...
on the basis of the
Mixed Brigades. It was deployed on the
Aragon
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and
Segre fronts.
History
The unit was created in
April 1937 from the old
Ascaso Column, commanded by the anarchist
Gregorio Jover. The new 28th Division, in addition to the forces coming from the «Ascaso» column, had also absorbed the remains of other militia forces and became composed of
125th, 126th and
127th mixed brigades; continued under Jover's command.
The 28th Division remained on the
Aragon front for much of the war. In June 1937 it took part in the unsuccessful
Huesca Offensive
The Huesca Offensive was an operation carried out during the Spanish Civil War by the Republican Army in June 1937 in order to take the Aragonese city of Huesca, which since the start of the war in July 1936 had been under the control of the N ...
, and at the end of August one of its units - the 127th MB - took part in the
Zaragoza Offensive. In
February 1938 it took part in the
Battle of Alfambra. During the subsequent offensive on the Aragon front, the unit undertook several withdrawals in the face of enemy pressure. It took part in the
Levante Offensive integrated in the 13th Army Corps, being later transferred to the
Estremadura front, where it participated in the
Battle of Merida pocket. After Gregorio Jover was promoted to command of the
10th Army Corps, on
August 11
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Juan Mayordomo Moreno took command of the division. In January 1939, the unit participated in the
Battle of Valsequillo, integrated into the Toral Group.
Commanders
;Commanders
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Gregorio Jover;
* Juan Mayordomo Moreno
;Commissars
* Adolfo Arnal García;
* Pedro Fernández Alonso
;Chief of Staff
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Ramón Rodríguez Bosmediano
Battles
See also
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Spanish Republican Army
The Spanish Republican Army () was the main branch of the Spanish Republican Armed Forces, Armed Forces of the Second Spanish Republic between 1931 and 1939.
It became known as People's Army of the Republic (''Ejército Popular de la República'' ...
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List of Spanish Republican divisions
References
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