221st Mixed Brigade (Spain)
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This article is about the Spanish Republican military unit. For the Scottish formation, see 221st Mixed Brigade.
The 221st Mixed Brigade (Spanish: 221.ª Brigada Mixta),[1][2] was a Mixed Brigade of the Spanish Republican Army in the Spanish Civil War. It was formed in the summer of 1937 in Ciudad Real with four battalions, the 881, 882, 883 and 884.
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221st Mixed Brigade 221.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 881, 882, 883 and 884 |
Part of | 68th Division (1937) 71st Division (1937 - 1938) 49th Division (1938 - 1939) 15th Division (1939) |
Garrison/HQ | Ciudad Real |
Engagements | Spanish Civil War |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders | José Torralba Ordóñez Jesús Rubio Cerón |
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Data are lacking regarding the final fate of this mixed brigade in the mountainous Artana sector of the Eastern Iberian System. The families of the deceased soldiers speculate that the bodies of the disappeared members of this unit may have ended up in mass graves.[3][4]