The 33rd Division was one of the divisions of the Spanish Republican Army that were organized during the Spanish Civil War on the basis of the Mixed Brigades. It was deployed on the Aragon and Guadalajara fronts.
History The unit was created on April 28, 1937, as a reserve division of the Eastern Army. Command of the unit fell to Eduardo Medrano Rivas. The unit was later assigned to the IV Army Corps, covering the Guadalajara front. The 33rd Division played a minor role during the contest.
Command Commanders Eduardo Medrano Rivas; José Sabín Pérez; José Ramón Poveda; José Luzón Morales;
Commissars José Barberá Bonet; José Robusté Parés, of the PS; Bartolomé Muñoz Llizo, of the PSOE;
Chiefs of Staff Enrique Justo Luengo; Luis Vicente Galera;
Order of battle Date Attached Army Corps Integrated Mixed Brigades Battle front June 1937 Eastern Army 136th, 138th and 139th Aragon April 30, 1938 IV Army Corps 98th, 136th and 138th Guadalajara November 1938 IV Army Corps 65th, 136th and 138th Guadalajara
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