147th Mixed Brigade

147th Mixed Brigade 147.ª Brigada Mixta May 1937 – March 1939 Spanish Republic Republican faction 17px Spanish Republican Army Brigade Spanish Civil War The 147th Mixed Brigade was a unit of the Spanish Republican Army that participated in the Spanish Civil War, deployed on the Andalusia front. History The unit was created on May 1, 1937, from troops from the old Maroto Column and recruits from the reserves. The first commander of the 147th MB was Francisco Maroto del Ojo, former commander of the Maroto column. Subsequently, the unit was assigned to the 23rd Division.Engel 2005 183 For most of the war, the brigade did not intervene in relevant military operations. On March 20, 1938, it intervened in a small attack that sought to regain lost positions near Higuera de Calatrava,Engel 2005 183 although the attempt failed. A few months later, on November 19, one of its battalions stormed a nationalist position. The 147th MB disappeared with the end of the war, in March 1939. Command Commanders Francisco Maroto del Ojo;Sody de Rivas 2009 206Ramírez Navarro 2018 321 Mariano Elipe Rabadán; José Zarco Martínez;Alpert 1989 350 Commissars Antonio Vázquez VázquezÁlvarez 1989 184 See also Maroto Column Mixed Brigades References Bibliography Alpert Michael Michael Alpert El ejército republicano en la guerra civil 1989 Siglo XXI Editores es 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 2005 Almena Madrid 84-922644-7-0 es Antonio Ramírez Navarro Aunque nos espere el dolor y la muerte. Historia del movimiento libertario en Almería Editorial Universitaria de Almería 2018 es Angel Sody de Rivas Antonio Rosado y el anarcosindicalismo andaluz. Morón de la Frontera (1868-1978) Ediciones Carena 2009 978-84-88944-80-1 es expanded Category:Military units and formations established in 1937 Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1939 Category:Mixed Brigades (Spain) Category:Militarized anarchist formations