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Andalusian Army

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The Andalusian Army (Spanish: Ejército de Andalucía) was a unit of the Spanish Republican Army that operated during the Spanish Civil War. Under its jurisdiction were the republican forces deployed in Eastern Andalusia.

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History

The Andalusian Army was created on October 19, 1937,[1][2] as a new formation detached from the former Southern Army. It had its headquarters in the Granada town of Baza.[2] Since its creation it was made up of two Army Corps, the IX and the XXIII, which covered the front that ran from the Villa del Río sector to the Mediterranean Sea . However, for most of its existence the army had hardly any outstanding military activity. The Andalusian Army published the newspaper Sur (South) between 1938 and 1939.[3][4] Throughout its history, it had several commanders, among which are Colonel Adolfo Prada Vaquero and General Domingo Moriones Larraga. Although General Moriones supported the Casado coup towards the end of the war, the Casadistas replaced him with Colonel Francisco Menoyo Baños.[5] The Andalusian Army dissolved itself at the end of March 1939.

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Command

Commanders
Commissar
  • Serafín González Inestal of the CNT;[6]
Chiefs of Staff
  • Lieutenant Colonel Eugenio Galdeano Rodríguez;[7]
Head of Operations
  • Infantry colonel Antonio Gómez de Salazar;[8]
General Commander of Artillery
  • Lieutenant Colonel of Artillery Gerardo Armentia Palacios;[9]
  • Colonel of artillery José Valcázar Crespo;
General Commander of Engineers
  • Lieutenant Colonel of Engineers Manuel Mendicuti Palou;
  • Lieutenant Colonel of Engineers Juan Castellano Gállego;
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Order of battle

April 1938

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