192nd Mixed Brigade

192nd Mixed Brigade 192.ª Brigada Mixta April 1938 March 1939 Spanish Republic Spain Spanish Republic Republican faction 18px Spanish Republican Army Infantry Brigade Abelardo Belenguer Alcober Spanish Civil War The 192nd Mixed Brigade was a unit of the Spanish Republican Army created during the Spanish Civil War. Deployed on the Extremadura front, the unit played a minor role during the war. History The unit was created on April 30, 1938, from reservists from 1925 and 1926. Previously, an Asturian brigade had used this numbering in the north.The unit, former 5th Asturian Brigade, became attached to the 60th Division and operated on the Asturias front. The captain of the engineers Indalecio Martínez Viejo, the captain of the carabineros Ignacio Cerezo Pérez and the militia major Higinio Carrocera passed through the command of the brigade. Engel 1999 167 Under the command of Hignio Carrocera, the brigade had an outstanding performance during the Battle of El Mazuco, in September 1937, managing to delay the nationalist advance towards Asturias for several days. Muñoz Martín 1976 100 n. The new 192nd Mixed Brigade, which was initially part of the 53rd Division of XVII Army Corps, Martínez Bande 1981 168 would later be added to the 29th Division of the VI Army Corps. Martínez Bande 1981 296 Engel 1999 136- 212 Command was passed to the militia major Abelardo Belenguer Alcober. The organization of the unit was long delayed and it was not until July that it was complete. In November 1938, the 192nd Mixed Brigade was assigned to the 68th Division. Engel 1999 136 Its garrison was in the Santa Quiteria Mines. It didn't participate in the Battle of Peñarroya, in January 1939, due to its weak organization. Engel 1999 136 Command Commanders Militia major Abelardo Belenguer Alcober; Notes n. References Bibliography Engel Carlos Historia de las Brigadas Mixtas del Ejército Popular de la República 1999 Almena Madrid 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 Óscar Muñoz Martín Asturias en la guerra civil Ayalga 1976 es expanded Category:Military units and formations established in 1938 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