225th Mixed Brigade (Spain)
225th Mixed Brigade 225.ª Brigada Mixta | |
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Mixed Brigade | |
Role | Home Defence |
Size | Four battalions: The 897, 898, 899 and 900 |
Part of | Coastal Defence (1937) 72nd Division (1937 - 1938) 64th Division (1938) 72nd Division (1938 - 1939) |
Garrison/HQ | Valencia |
Engagements | Spanish Civil War |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders | Alejandro Sáenz de San Pedro Juan Serrano Jiménez |
The 225th Mixed Brigade (Spanish: 225.ª Brigada Mixta),[1][2] was a mixed brigade of the Spanish Republican Army in the Spanish Civil War. It was formed in the summer of 1937 in Valencia with units belonging to the Eastern Coastal Defence and had four battalions, the 897, 898, 899 and 900.
In early March 1938 this mixed brigade was sent to the front in Aragon where it did not fare well. It suffered so many losses that it was disbanded. Later it was reorganized and was sent to Extremadura, to one of the last combats of the Civil War in 1939 before the Spanish Republic was defeated by the rebel faction.[1]
History
First phase and debacle in Aragon
The 225th Mixed Brigade was established in August 1937 in Eastern Coastal Spain. Its mission was the Coastal Defence (Defensa de Costas) of the Peninsular shore between Santa Pola and Vinaròs in the present-day Valencian Community. The command of the unit was assigned to Infantry Commander Alejandro Sáenz de San Pedro Albarellos, former Captain of the Infantry Regiment Guadalajara 10 (Regimiento Guadalajara n° 10) which was garrisoned in Valencia at the time of the July 1936 coup.[1]
At the end of February 1938 the 225th Mixed Brigade was placed under the
On 11 March 1938, at the time of the during the rebel offensive in Aragon, the brigade was sent to cover the Escatrón and Caspe sector. During the Nationalist attacks in this arid area of Aragon the 225th Mixed Brigade was so badly shattered and had suffered such grievous losses, that it was no longer operational and had to be disbanded by the high command.[1][2]
Reorganization and end in Extremadura
Shortly thereafter the 225th Mixed Brigade was reorganized in
On 17 December the brigade was transferred westwards to
See also
- Spanish Civil War, 1938–39
- Mixed Brigades
- Battle of Valsequillo
Bibliography
- Pedro Corral Corral, Si me quieres escribir: La batalla de Teruel (If You Want to Write Me: The Battle of TeruelThe Battle of Teruel), Cronica, 2005. ISBN 9788497936262