21st Division | |
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21.ª División | |
Active | April 3, 1937–March 1939 |
Country | Spain |
Allegiance | Republican faction |
Branch | Spanish Republican Army |
Type | Infantry |
Size | Division |
Garrison/HQ | Jaén |
Engagements | Spanish Civil War |
The 21st Division was one of the divisions of the Spanish Republican Army that were organized during the Spanish Civil War on the basis of the Mixed Brigades. Situated on the Andalusian front, the division played a minor role.
The unit was created on April 3, 1937, within the Army of the South. The 21st Division was born from the militarization of the old Granada sector.[n. 1] It was made up of 76th, 79th and 80th mixed brigades,[2] with its headquarters in Jaén.[1] As of June 1937, the division was integrated into the IX Army Corps.[3]
Date | Attached Army Corps | Integrated Mixed Brigades | Battle front |
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April 1937 | - | 76th, 79th and 80th | Andalusia |
April 1938 | IX Army Corps | 51st, 76th and 80th | Andalusia |
December 1938 | IX Army Corps | 76th, 80th and 106th | Andalusia |