2nd Division (Spain)
| 2nd Division 2.ª División | |
|---|---|
 Military flag of the Popular Army | |
| Active | 1936–1939 |
| Country |  Spain |
| Branch | Spanish Republican Army |
| Type | Infantry division |
| Role | Home Defence |
| Part of | (1936 - 1939) |
| Engagements | Spanish Civil War |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | Luis Barceló Jover |
Gun emplacement in the Alto del León from the time of the Spanish Civil War.
The 2nd Division (Spanish: 2.ª División)[1] was a division of the Spanish Republican Army in the Spanish Civil War.
This unit took part in the Segovia Offensive in June 1937.
History[]
The Second Division was established on 31 December 1936 with the militia forces that had been operating in the mountainous area north of Madrid. During the Segovia Offensive it carried out a diversionary attack in the Alto del León led by Lt. Colonel Luis Barceló.[2]
During the rest of the war it stayed in the same relatively inactive mountain front and was finally disbanded on 27 March 1939.[1]
Order of Battle[]
| December 1936 | , 27th and | ||
| December 1937 | , 27th and | Center | |
| April 1938 | , 27th and | Center |
Leaders[]
- Commanders
- Engineering Lt. Colonel Domingo Moriones;[3]
- Infantry Colonel ;[4]
- Infantry Lt. Colonel Luis Barceló Jover;[5]
- Militia Major ;[6]
- Militia Major ;
- Commissar
- , member of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE);[6]
- Chief of Staff
- Engineering Captain ;
See also[]
- Mixed Brigades
References[]
- ^ a b Engel Masoliver 1999.
- ^ Thomas 1976, p. 743.
- ^ Zaragoza 1983, p. 285.
- ^ Alpert 2013, p. 345.
- ^ Romero Salvadó 2013, p. 72.
- ^ a b Engel Masoliver 1999, p. 198.
Bibliography[]
- Alpert, Michael (2013). The Republican Army in the Spanish Civil War, 1936–1939. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-107-32857-0.
- Engel Masoliver, Carlos (1999). Historia de las Brigadas mixtas del Ejército popular de la República, 1936-1939. Madrid: Editorial Almena. ISBN 84-96170-19-5.
- Romero Salvadó, Francisco J. (2013). Historical Dictionary of the Spanish Civil War. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-8009-2.
- Thomas, Hugh (1976). Historia de la Guerra Civil Española. Barcelona: Círculo de Lectores. ISBN 84-226-0874-X.
- Zaragoza, Cristóbal (1983). Ejército Popular y Militares de la República, 1936-1939. Barcelona: Ed. Planeta.
External links[]
Categories:
- Military units and formations established in 1936
- Military units and formations disestablished in 1939
- Divisions of Spain
- Spanish Civil War
- Military history of Spain
- Armed Forces of the Second Spanish Republic