60th Mixed Brigade
| 60th Mixed Brigade | |
|---|---|
| 60.ª Brigada Mixta | |
| Active | January 1937 – February 4, 1939 |
| Country | Spanish Republic |
| Allegiance | Republican faction |
| Branch |  Spanish Republican Army |
| Type | Infantry |
| Size | Brigade |
| Engagements | Spanish Civil War |
The 60th Mixed Brigade was a unit of the Spanish Republican Army created during the Spanish Civil War.
History
The unit was founded in January 1937 on the
Teruel Front, created from forces of the Rosal Column. Its first commander was Dionisio Fernández López. As of June 1937, it was classified in the 42nd Division. It fought in the Battle of Albarracín, on July 5. On July 7, the 60th MB managed to enter the town, but the defenders had regrouped in the Cathedral, and the Republican brigade was unable to evict them.[1] On July 14 it was forced to retreat hastily from Albarracín
after the arrival of enemy reinforcements, and the 60th MB was relieved of operations due to heavy casualties. In December 1937 the unit was assigned to the strategic reserve of the Republican Army.
During the
Lérida, the brigade was established in the sector of the Balaguer
bridgehead.
On May 27, it left the Balaguer sector and was assigned to the
Pobla de Ciérvoles
.
When the
Tarragona, but to no avail. On January 24, it was located in Esplugues de Llobregat, but it was unable to maintain a defensive line or support the defense of Barcelona
, from which it withdrew on January 26. It continued its withdrawal up the coastline, until February 4, when the 60th MB was dissolved and its last remains crossed the French border.
Command
- Commanders
- Dionisio Fernández López;
- José García Acevedo
- Commissars
- Sófocles Parra Salmerón;[4]
- Basilio Heredia Melendo
See also
- Mixed Brigades
- Rosal Column
References
- ^ Engel Masoliver 1999, p. 88.
- ^ Engel Masoliver 1999, p. 306.
- ^ Salas Larrazábal 2000, p. 1975.
- ^ Álvarez 1989, p. 375.
Bibliography
- Alpert, Michael (1989). El Ejército Republicano en la Guerra Civil (in Spanish). Madrid: Siglo XXI de España. ISBN 84-3230-682-7.
- Álvarez, Santiago (1989). Los comisarios políticos en el Ejército Popular de la República (in Spanish). Ediciós do Castro.
- Engel Masoliver, Carlos (1999). Historia de las Brigadas Mixtas del Ejército Popular de la República (in Spanish). Madrid: Almena. ISBN 84-922644-7-0.
- Salas Larrazábal, Ramón (2000). Historia del Ejército Popular de la República (in Spanish). La Esfera de los Libros S.L. ISBN 84-9734-465-0.