30th Mixed Brigade
| 30th Mixed Brigade | |
|---|---|
| 30.ª Brigada Mixta | |
| Active | December 31, 1936–March 1939 |
| Country |  Spain |
| Allegiance | Republican faction |
| Branch |  Spanish Republican Army |
| Type | Infantry |
| Size | Brigade |
| Engagements | Spanish Civil War:
|
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The 30th Mixed Brigade was a unit of the
Battle of Peñarroya
.
History
The unit was created on
Manuel Tagüeña Lacorte.[3] Among the brigade units was the Alpine battalion, of which part was formed by the Club Peñalara skiers.[4] The 30th Mixed Brigade remained in its positions in the mountains until the spring of 1937.[5]
In May 1937 the brigade was assigned to participate in the Segovia Offensive. On May 30, two of its battalions attacked Cabeza Lijar's position, while another battalion attacked Cabeza Rey, although the assaults were unsuccessful. In July it took part in the Battle of Brunete, successfully defending its positions on July 22.[1]
In August, Tagüeña took command of a division,[n. 1] being relieved by José Suárez Montero. For about a year the brigade remained located at the Madrid front, with its command post at Los Berrocales.[1]
On
Battle of Peñarroya.[1]
Command
- Commanders
- Manuel Tagüeña Lacorte;[7]
- José Suárez Montero;
- Vicente Pragas;
- Commissioners
- CNT;[8]
- Diego Pastor, of the JSU;
- Pedro Orgaz Librero, of the PCE;[9]
- Cristóbal Cáliz Almirón, of the PSOE;[10]
- Tomás Catalán;
- Chiefs of Staff
- Alejandro Veramendi Bueno;
- Paradinas;
- Ángel Tresaco Ayerra;
Notes
- ^ On August 1, 1937, he assumed command of the 3rd Division,[6] who also covered the front of the Madrid highlands.
References
- ^ a b c d Engel 1999, p. 42.
- ^ Zaragoza 1983, p. 54.
- ^ Zaragoza 1983, p. 196.
- ^ García Candau 2007, p. 113.
- ^ Rojas 1975, p. 331.
- ^ Alpert 1989, p. 154.
- ^ Alpert 2013, p. 350.
- ^ Álvarez 1989, p. 386.
- ^ Álvarez 1989, p. 375.
- ^ Álvarez 1989, p. 183.
Bibliography
- Álvarez, Santiago (1989). Los comisarios políticos en el Ejército Popular de la República (in Spanish). Ediciós do Castro.
- Alpert, Michael (1989). El ejército republicano en la guerra civil (in Spanish). Siglo XXI Editores.
- Alpert, Michael (2013). The Republican Army in the Spanish Civil War, 1936-1939. Cambridge University Press.
- Engel, Carlos (1999). Historia de las Brigadas Mixtas del Ejército Popular de la República (in Spanish). Madrid: Almena. ISBN 84-922644-7-0.
- García Candau, Julián (2007). El deporte en la Guerra Civil (in Spanish). Espasa Calpe.
- Rojas, Carlos (1975). La Guerra civil vista por los exiliados (in Spanish). GeoPlaneta.
- Zaragoza, Cristóbal (1983). Ejército Popular y Militares de la República, 1936-1939 (in Spanish). Barcelona: Ed. Planeta.