180th Mixed Brigade

180th Mixed Brigade 180.ª Brigada Mixta April 1938 March 1939 Spanish Republic Spain Spanish Republic Republican faction 20px Spanish Republican Army Infantry Brigade Spanish Civil War: Levante Offensive Francisco Fervenza Fernández The 180th Mixed Brigade was a brigade of the People's Army of the Republic that fought in the Spanish Civil War. History The unit was created on April 30, 1938, on the Andalusia front, being assigned to the 54th Division of the IX Corps. Engel 1999 Martínez Bande 1981 167 Command fell to Francisco Fervenza Fernández, a veteran of the War in the North. Navarro 2010 78 On June 12 the brigade was sent along with the rest of the division to the Castellón front, aimed at XYZ line. On July 21 the 180th Mixed Brigade saw combat, resulting in a bitter struggle with the nationalist forces advancing towards Valencia. The 720th battalion distinguished itself especially during these operations. Navarro 2010 96-97 After the beginning of the Battle of the Ebro the fighting subsided. In August 1938, command of the brigade was assumed by Manuel Chaves. Navarro 2010 78 It did not intervene in any significant capacity for the remainder of the conflict. Command Commanders Francisco Fervenza Fernández; Manuel Chaves; References Bibliography Engel Carlos Historia de las Brigadas Mixtas del Ejército Popular de la República 1999 Almena Madrid 84-922644-7-0 es Navarro Ramón Juan Resistir es vencer. El frente de Viver en la Guerra Civil española Lulu.com 2010 978-1-4466-9664-4 es Martínez Bande José Manuel La batalla de Pozoblanco y el cierre de la bolsa de Mérida 1981 Editorial San Martín Madrid es expanded Category:Military units and formations established in 1938 Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1939 Category:Mixed Brigades (Spain)