180th Mixed Brigade

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The '''180th Mixed Brigade''' was a brigade of the People's Army of the Republic that fought in the Spanish Civil War.

== History == The unit was created on April 30, 1938, on the Andalusia front, being assigned to the 54th Division of the IX Corps.{{Sfn | Engel | 1999}}{{Sfn | Martínez Bande | 1981 | p = 167}} Command fell to Francisco Fervenza Fernández, a veteran of the War in the North.{{Sfn | Navarro | 2010 | p = 78}}

On June 12 the brigade was sent along with the rest of the division to the Castellón front, aimed at XYZ line. On July 21 the 180th Mixed Brigade saw combat, resulting in a bitter struggle with the nationalist forces advancing towards Valencia. The 720th battalion distinguished itself especially during these operations.{{Sfn | Navarro | 2010 | pp = 96-97}} After the beginning of the Battle of the Ebro the fighting subsided. In August 1938, command of the brigade was assumed by Manuel Chaves.{{Sfn | Navarro | 2010 | p = 78}}

It did not intervene in any significant capacity for the remainder of the conflict.

== Command == ;Commanders * Francisco Fervenza Fernández; * Manuel Chaves;

== References == {{reflist}}

== Bibliography == * {{cite book| last = Engel | first = Carlos| title = Historia de las Brigadas Mixtas del Ejército Popular de la República| year = 1999 | publisher = Almena |location = Madrid | isbn = 84-922644-7-0 |language=es }} *{{cite book|last=Navarro |first=Ramón Juan |title=Resistir es vencer. El frente de Viver en la Guerra Civil española|publisher=Lulu.com|year=2010|ISBN=978-1-4466-9664-4 |language=es }} * {{cite book |last=Martínez Bande |first=José Manuel |title=La batalla de Pozoblanco y el cierre de la bolsa de Mérida |year=1981 |publisher=Editorial San Martín |location= Madrid |language=es }}

Category:Military units and formations established in 1938 Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1939 Category:Mixed Brigades (Spain)