104th Mixed Brigade

Spanish Republican Army unit during the civil war 104th Mixed Brigade 104.ª Brigada Mixta March 1937 January 1939 Spanish Republic Spain Spanish Republic Republican faction 18px Spanish Republican Army Infantry Brigade Spanish Civil War: Aragon Offensive Catalonia Offensive The 104th Mixed Brigade was a unit of the Spanish Republican Army created during the Spanish Civil War. Throughout the war it acted on the Extremadura, Aragon and Catalonia fronts. History The unit was created in March 1937 in Gandía and Alcoy from replacements from 1932 to 1935. Engel 1999 96 In the training phase the command of the brigade fell to Luis Fernández Ortigosa, later passing to Manuel Santana Izquierdo. Some time later, the 104th Mixed Brigade was integrated into the 36th Division of the VII Army Corps, Zaragoza 1983 56 on the Extremadura front, covering the sector that went from the Algodor River to the town of Covisa. Martínez Bande 1981 85 Shortly after his arrival at the front, Santana defected to the nationalists, being temporarily replaced by Hernando Liñán Castaño, followed by several other commanders. Posted on the front line for several months, it did not get to take part in important military actions; at the end of the year, the 104th Mixed Brigade passed to the general reserve of the Extremaduran Army. Engel 1999 97 In March 1938, it was sent to the Aragon front, as reinforcement against the Aragon Offensive that had been unleashed on this front. It was added to the recently created Extremadura Division, Moreno Gómez 1985 616 although once it reached the Caspe-Chiprana sector it had to withdraw along with the rest of the republican units. By March 26, the 104th Mixed Brigade was located in the sector that ran from Benabarre to Tremp. On April 19, it was added to the 24th Division, although shortly thereafter – on April 30 – it was added to the 31st Division. Engel 1999 97 At the beginning of the Catalonia Offensive the 104th Mixed Brigade maintained its positions in Coll de Nargó, although it was soon replaced by the 135th Mixed Brigade; after this, it went to Boixols, where on January 2, 1939, it transferred its positions to the 218th Mixed Brigade. Engel 1999 97 There is no further news about its performance. Controls Commanders Luis Fernández Ortigosa; Engel 1999 96 Manuel Santana Izquierdo; Hernando Liñán Castaño; Modesto Rodríguez Requena; Pascual Saura; José Montero Rodelgo; Solla Gutiérrez 2010 165n Commissar José López Bobadilla, of the CNT; Álvarez 1989 183 References Bibliography Santiago Álvarez Los comisarios políticos en el Ejército Popular de la República Ediciós do Castro 1989 es Engel Carlos Historia de las Brigadas Mixtas del Ejército Popular de la República 1999 Madrid Almena 84-922644-7-0 es Martínez Bande José Manuel La batalla de Pozoblanco y el cierre de la bolsa de Mérida 1981 Editorial San Martín Madrid es Moreno Gómez Francisco La Guerra civil en Córdoba (1936-1939) 1985 Alpuerto Córdoba es Miguel Ángel Solla Gutiérrez La República sitiada. Trece meses de Guerra Civil en Cantabria Santander Ediciones de la Universidad de Cantabria 2010 es Cristóbal Zaragoza Ejército Popular y Militares de la República, 1936-1939 Ed. Planeta Barcelona 1983 es expanded Category:Military units and formations established in 1937 Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1939 Category:Mixed Brigades (Spain) Category:Military units and formations of the Spanish Civil War (Republican faction) Category:Military history of Spain Category:Armed Forces of the Second Spanish Republic