The 33rd Division was one of the divisions of the
Spanish Republican Army 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
Guadalajara
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fronts.
History
The unit was created on
April 28,
1937, as a reserve division of the
Eastern Army. Command of the unit fell to
Eduardo Medrano Rivas. The unit was later assigned to the
IV Army Corps, covering the Guadalajara front. The 33rd Division played a minor role during the contest.
Command
; Commanders
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Eduardo Medrano Rivas;
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José Sabín Pérez;
* José Ramón Poveda;
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José Luzón Morales;
; Commissars
* José Barberá Bonet;
* José Robusté Parés, of the
PS;
* Bartolomé Muñoz Llizo, of the
PSOE;
; Chiefs of Staff
* Enrique Justo Luengo;
* Luis Vicente Galera;
Order of battle
References
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Military units and formations established in 1937
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