109th Mixed Brigade
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The 109th Mixed Brigade (Spanish: 109.ª Brigada Mixta),[2][3] was a mixed brigade of the Spanish Republican Army in the Spanish Civil War. It was formed in the spring of 1937 in Utiel with four battalions, the 433,[4] 434,[5] 435[6] and 436.[7]
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109th Mixed Brigade 109.ª Brigada Mixta | |
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Active | 1937–1939 |
Country | Spain |
Branch | Spanish Republican Army |
Type | Mixed Brigade |
Role | Home Defence |
Size | Four battalions: The 433, 434, 435 and 436 |
Part of | 37th Division (1937–1938) 29th Division (Feb.-June 1938) 37th Division (July 1938–1939) |
Garrison/HQ | Castuera |
March | Himno de la 109ª Brigada Mixta[1] |
Engagements | Spanish Civil War |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders | Antonio Gil Otero Luis Pedreño Ramírez |
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This ill-fated brigade operated mostly in Extremadura and was annihilated in the Battle of Mérida pocket in 1938.[8] Its few survivors ended up in Francoist concentration camps, where some of them would be shot.