X Army Corps (Spain)
The X Army Corps was a military formation belonging to the Spanish Republican Army that fought during the Spanish Civil War. During the war it was deployed on the fronts of Aragon, Segre and Catalonia.
| X Army Corps | |
|---|---|
| X Cuerpo de Ejército | |
| Active | June 1937–February 1939 |
| Country | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Spain |
| Allegiance | Republican faction |
| Branch |  Spanish Republican Army |
| Type | Infantry |
| Size | Army Corps |
| Part of | Eastern Army |
| Garrison/HQ | Barbastro |
| Engagements | Spanish Civil War: |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | Gregorio Jover Cortés |
History
The unit was created in June 1937, within the Eastern Army. It covered the front line that ran from the French border to the Sierra de Alcubierre,[1] with its headquarters in Barbastro.[2][3] During the following months some of its forces intervened in the offensives of Huesca (June), Zaragoza (August) and Biescas (September-October), which, however, did not bear the desired results: both Huesca and Jaca remained in the hands of the nationalist forces.
In the spring of 1938, during the Aragon Campaign, the X Army Corps performed poorly. From the first moment its forces fell back from the enemy push, particularly the 31st Division,[4] whose withdrawal —Which eventually became a rout— left the southern flank of the 43rd Division unprotected.[n. 1] At the beginning of April the X Army Corps, after a long retreat, they maintained their positions on the defensive line of the Segre River. Some elements of its 34th Division intervened in the Balaguer Offensive at the end of May. At the beginning of the Catalonia Campaign the X Army Corps continued to cover the Segre line. Its troops offered resistance to the nationalist assault, although at the beginning of 1939 the formation was forced to withdraw towards the French border along with the rest of the Eastern Army.
Command
- Commanders
- José González Morales;[6]
- Juan Perea Capulino;
- Miguel Gallo Martínez;[7]
- Rafael Trigueros Sánchez-Rojas;[8]
- Gregorio Jover Cortés;[9][10]
- Commissars
- Julián Borderas Pallaruelo, of the PSOE;[11]
- Gregorio Villacampa Gracia, of the CNT;
- Juan Manuel Molina, of the CNT;[12]
- Chiefs of Staff
Order of Battle
| June 1937 | Eastern Army | 28th, 29th and 43rd | Aragon |
| July 17, 1937 | Eastern Army | 28th, 31st and 43rd | Aragon |
| December 1937 | Eastern Army | 31st and 43rd | Aragon |
| May 1938 | Eastern Army | 24th and 34th | Segre |
| September 3, 1938 | Eastern Army | 31st and 55th | Segre |
| December 27, 1938 | Eastern Army | 31st, 32nd and 55th | Segre |
| January 2, 1939 | Eastern Army | 32nd, 34th and 55th | Segre |
Notes
- The 43rd Division had to withdraw and was surrounded in what was known as the Bielsa pocket.[5]
- He had previously served as Chief of Staff of the 34th Division.[14]
References
- Maldonado 2007, p. 202.
- Martínez Bande 1975, p. 218.
- Maldonado 2007, p. 171.
- Ripol 2007, p. 55.
- Tuñón de Lara 2000, p. 744.
- de Paz Sánchez 2004, p. 211.
- Maldonado 2007, p. 239.
- Martínez Bande 1975, p. 133.
- Martínez Bande 1979, p. 30.
- Alpert 2013, p. 215.
- Álvarez 1989, p. 179.
- Álvarez 1989, p. 187.
- Martínez Bande 1975, p. 84.
- Engel 1999, p. 214.
Bibliography
- Álvarez, Santiago (1989). Los comisarios políticos en el Ejército Popular de la República (in Spanish). Ediciós do Castro.
- Alpert, Michael (2013). The Republican Army in the Spanish Civil War, 1936-1939. Cambridge University Press.
- de Paz Sánchez, Manuel (2004). Militares masones de España: diccionario biográfico del siglo XX (in Spanish). UNED Alzira-Valencia.
- Engel, Carlos (1999). Historia de las Brigadas Mixtas del Ejército Popular de la República (in Spanish). Madrid: Almena. ISBN 84-922644-7-0.
- Maldonado, José María (2007). El frente de Aragón. La Guerra Civil en Aragón (1936-1938) (in Spanish). Mira Ediciones. ISBN 978-84-8465-237-3.
- Martínez Bande, José Manuel (1975). La llegada al mar (in Spanish). Madrid: San Martín. ISBN 84-7140-115-0.
- Martínez Bande, José Manuel (1979). La Campaña de Cataluña (in Spanish). Madrid: San Martín.
- Ripol, Marc (2007). Las rutas del exilio (in Spanish). Barcelona: Alhena ediciones.
- Tuñón de Lara, Manuel (2000). La España del siglo XX (in Spanish). III. Madrid: Akal. ISBN 84-460-1105-0.