242nd Mixed Brigade
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The 242nd Mixed Brigade (Spanish: 242.ª Brigada Mixta),[1][2] was a short-lived mixed brigade of the Spanish Republican Army in the Spanish Civil War.
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242nd Mixed Brigade 242.ª Brigada Mixta | |
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Active | 1938 - 1939 |
Country | Spain |
Branch | Spanish Republican Army |
Type | Mixed Brigade |
Role | Home Defence |
Size | Four battalions (projected): The 965, 966, 967 and 968 |
Part of | Not assigned to a division |
Garrison/HQ | Vic |
Engagements | Spanish Civil War |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders | Lucio Doménech Martínez Julio Marín Serrano |
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Hastily formed in the winter in Catalonia shortly before the end of the war and marred by desertions,[3] it was one of the last mixed brigades to be established.