224th Mixed Brigade (Spain)
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The 224th Mixed Brigade (Spanish: 224.ª Brigada Mixta[1][2]) was a mixed brigade of the Spanish Republican Army in the Spanish Civil War. It was formed in summer 1937 in Catalonia from scattered Coastal Defence units and had four battalions: the 893, 894, 895 and 896.
224th Mixed Brigade 224.ª Brigada Mixta | |
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Active | 1937–1939 |
Country | Spain |
Branch | Spanish Republican Army |
Type | Mixed Brigade |
Role | Home Defence |
Size | Four battalions: The 893, 894, 895 and 896 |
Part of | Coastal Defence (1937) 72nd Division (1937–1938) 60th Division (1938) |
Engagements | Spanish Civil War |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders | Martín Calvo Calvo Antonio Moya Gabarrón |
In early March 1938 this mixed brigade was sent to combat in Aragon without adequate equipment and training. Within a short time its battalions were decimated in such a manner that only a few demoralized men remained and the brigade was disbanded.[citation needed]
The number of this unit was assigned then to a new brigade established a month later, on 19 April 1938. This new mixed brigade also suffered many losses and only a few of its men survived and were able to cross the French border while fleeing from the advancing rebel armies.[1]