Strengths of Republican Government Forces November 1936
Central Theater of Operations: Column Commanding Officer Strength I Guadarrama Lt. Colonel Moriones 4,651 II Navacerrada Commander Cuevas 1,275 III Navazuela Lt. Colonel Agudo 3,591 IV Mangada Commander Márquez 5,120 V Orad Commander Orad 1,851 VI Cercedilla E. Vega 1,447 VII Somosierra Lt. Colonel Jurado 7,148 VIII Navafria Copmmander Perea 1,786 IX Cardoso Lt. Colonel Lacalle 775 X Guadalajara Colonel Jiminez Orge 4,515 XI Cruz Verde Captain Martin Gonzalo 2,0808 XII Brunete Lt. Colonel Barceló 5,098 XIII Móstoles Colonel Escobar 5,500 XIV Group of columns Lt. Colonel Alvarez 10,000 Lt. Colonel Cavada total Lt. Colonel Carrasco XV Mena Lt. Colonel Mena 1,500 XVI Prada Lt. Colonel Prada 1,500 XVII Burillo Lt. Colonel Burillo 10,082 XVIII Titulcia Commander Bueno 2,280 XIX Mazarambroz Lt. Colonel F.Navarro 2,140 XX Fantasma Commander Uribarry 1,800 XXI Pt. ° de Orencio Labrador 727 S. Vincente XXII Extremadura Lt. Colonel R. Farrona 3,200
Reserves: 4 Infantry Battaions from the 1st, 2nd, 4th and Tarifa Infantry Regiments (2,500 men)
Garrison of Madrid 5 regiments, local militia and the column Lt. Colonel Clairac (3,000 men total)
Southern Theater of Operations: Column Commanding Officer Strength I de la Serena Capitán R, Medina 1,500 II de Córdoba Colonel Hdez. Saravia 5,000 III de Granada Colonel Salafranca 6,500 IV de Almeria Colonel Sicardó 8,000 V de Málaga Colonel R.Bassart 8,000 Reserves 5,000
Levante Theater of Operations Column Commanding Officer Strength I #1 Colonel Velasco 4,000 II #2 Colonel Pérez Salas 3,000 III #3 Colonel Eixea 3,500 IV #4 Commander Serrano 1,500 V Del Rosal Colonel delRosal 4,500 Reserves & Valenica Garrison 3,500
1 Aragonese Front: Sector Commanding Officer Strength I Pirenaico Commander Bueno Ferrer 1,500 II Huesca Colonel Villalba 7,000 III Tardiente Manuel Trueba Mirones 5,000 IV Bujaraloz Buenaventura Durruti 5,000 V Caspe Antonio Ortiz 5,000 VI Montalbán Colonel Pérez Salas 3,000 Reserves & garrisons in the Catalan region 15,000
Northern Theater of Operations Sector Commanding Officer Strength I de Elorrio Capitán Bolaños 4,031 II de Elgueta Capitán Urtizberea 974 III de Eibar Lt. Sanchez Montero 1,278 IV de Marquina Lt. Tenorio 1,712 V de Lequeitio Capitán G. Gunilla 1,262 VI de Ochandiana Capitán Ibarrola 1,917 VII de Amurrio Capitán Noguerol 1,500 VIII de Orozco Capitán Gomez 500 IX de Respaldiza Lt. Pañeda 400 Reserves and Garrison of Bilbao 25,000
Santander: Column Commanding Officer Strength I #1 Commander G. Billarias 2,000 II #2 Commander Bueno 3,500 III #3 Capitán Navamuel 3,500 IV Sector de Potes Commander Militar Potes 1,000 Reserves & Santander Garrison 16,000
Asturias: Frente (Front) Commanding Officer Strength I occidental norte Commander Bertrand 9,000 II de Oviedo Lt. Colonel Linares 18,000 III de occidental sur Commander Martin Barco 9,000 IV de los puertos Commander Calleja 3,000 Reserves and Garrison of Gijon 45,000
General Reserves 1st through 6th Mixed Brigades 24,000 XI and XII International Brigades 6,000 16th through 25th Mixed Brigades 40,000 XII, XIV, & XV International Brigades 12,000
Total 355,640 men
Larrazabal, R.S., Historia del Ejercito Popular de la Republica, Editora Nacional, Madrid
Copyright GFN 1993.
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