133rd Mixed Brigade

133rd Mixed Brigade 133.ª Brigada Mixta May 1937 January 1939 Spanish Republic Spain Spanish Republic Republican faction 18px Spanish Republican Army Infantry Brigade Ramón Rodríguez Bosmediano es Ramón Rodríguez Bosmediano Spanish Civil War: Battle of Huesca Zaragoza Offensive Aragon Offensive Catalonia Offensive The 133rd Mixed Brigade was a unit of the Spanish Republican Army that participated in the Spanish Civil War, deployed on the fronts of Aragon, Segre and Catalonia. History The unit was created in May 1937, in Barcelona, from former anarchist militias. The command of the 133rd Mixed Brigade went to the militia major Francisco Pardo Sánchez, with Bernabé Argüelles de Paz as commissar and with the militia captain Rafael Martín Piñero as chief of staff. Engel 1999 116 The brigade, which was assigned to the 31st Division of the X Army Corps, Engel 1999 116, 210 Zaragoza 1983 59 was sent on 9 June to the Huesca front, where it took part in the siege operations over the capital of Huesca. Engel 1999 116 Martínez Bande 1973 87 At the end of August 1937, it took part in the Zaragoza Offensive, covering the left flank of the Republican attack - serving as liaison with the 5th cavalry regiment and the 32nd Mixed Brigade commanded by Nilamón Toral. At the end of the fighting, it was assigned to the Noguera Pallaresa area. On 18 April 1938, after the poor performance of the 31st Division at the beginning of the Aragon Offensive, the 133rd Mixed Brigade was dissolved. Engel 1999 117 Shortly afterwards, a mixed brigade was created that was numbered 133rd, under the command of the anarchist militia major José Logroño Larios. Assigned to the 24th Division of the X Army Corps, Engel 1999 117, 213 the 133rd Mixed Brigade was destined for the Noguera Pallaresa sector, near Llavorsí, where it took part in intense combat against the nationalist forces located in Valadredo and Sellerés. Between 6 and 17 November, two of his battalions participated in the attack on the Serós bridgehead. Engel 1999 117 In December, the 133rd Mixed Brigade went on to cover the Ebro front, specifically the sector that ran from Garcia to the Mediterranean Sea. At this time the brigade was attached to the 24th Division, which in turn was attached to the XXIV Army Corps. Martínez Bande 1979 31 n. On 30 December, after the start of the Catalonia Offensive and faced with the risk of being encircled, the brigade withdrew towards rearguard positions. It was then added to the 43rd Division, with the aim of plugging the nationalist gap that had opened in the Flix sector. However, from 2 January the brigade joined the general retreat, being practically undone upon arrival in Barcelona. Only a few members of the 133rd Mixed Brigade reached the French border. Engel 1999 117 Command Commanders Militia major Francisco Pardo Sánchez; Alpert 1989 357 Infantry commander Ramón Rodríguez Bosmediano es Ramón Rodríguez Bosmediano; Militia major José Logroño Larios; Commissars Bernabé Argüelles de Paz, of the CNT; Engel 1999 116 Agustín Vidal Roger, of the PSUC; Álvarez 1989 181 Chiefs of Staff Militia captain Rafael Martín Piñero; Militia major Demetrio Arribas; Notes n. References 2 Bibliography Alpert Michael 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 1999 Madrid Almena 84-922644-7-0 es Martínez Bande José Manuel La Gran ofensiva sobre Zaragoza 1973 Editorial San Martín Madrid es Martínez Bande José Manuel La Campaña de Cataluña San Martín Madrid 1979 es Cristóbal Zaragoza Ejército Popular y Militares de la República, 1936-1939 Ed. Planeta Barcelona 1983 es Category:Military units and formations established in 1937 Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1939 Category:Mixed Brigades (Spain) Category:Militarized anarchist formations