Ebro Army Explained
The Ebro Army (Spanish: Ejército del Ebro) was a Spanish Republican army during the Spanish Civil War.
History
The army was formed in April 1938 as the Autonomous Group of the Ebro (Spanish : Agrupación Autónoma del Ebro), but was renamed Ebro Army on 23 May 1938. It was established on the basis of the V Army Corps, was reinforced with the newly created XV Army Corps and became an elite unit of the Republican troops.
The army fought in the Battle of the Ebro. Fortified in mountainous terrain, it withstood seven offensives by Nationalist troops. Ultimately, it was forced to withdraw towards France. Between 5 and 10 February 1939, soldiers of the Ebro Army crossed the Spanish-French border and were interned in camps in France.
Order of Battle
- 25 July 1938
Leaders
- Commander
- Comisar
- Chief of Staff
- Colonel of engineers José Sánchez Rodríguez;
Sources
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- Book: Alpert, Michael . The Republican Army in the Spanish Civil War, 1936-1939 . 2013 . Cambridge University Press.
- Book: Álvarez, Santiago . Los comisarios políticos en el Ejército Popular de la República . Ediciós do Castro . 1989.
- Book: Bron, Michał . Bitwa nad Ebro i udział w niej Polaków . Warsaw . 1976.
- Book: Engel, Carlos. Historia de las Brigadas Mixtas del Ejército Popular de la República. 1999. Almena . 84-922644-7-0.
- Book: Martínez Bande, José Manuel . La ofensiva sobre Valencia . 1977 . Editorial San Martín .
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