Eusebio Sanz

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Sanz and the second or maternal family name is Asensio.

Eusebio Sanz Asensio was a Spanish anarchist and military commander.

Biography

Already a member of the National Confederation of Labor (CNT),[1] at the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War, he joined the confederal militias and became a member of the Rosal Column,[2] commanding an anarchist battalion that acted in the Sierra de Gredos and in Somosierra.[3] Here he participated in the defense of Madrid.[4]

In January 1937, following the militarization of the confederal militias, he was appointed commander of the 70th Mixed Brigade,[5] which took part in the Battle of Jarama.[6] Some time later he was sent to the north, where he commanded the 168th Mixed Brigade; at the head of this unit he took part in the Battle of Santander, trying to stop the nationalist advance.[7] Later, after the fall of the northern front, he returned south to the central zone. He came to command the 25th and 22nd divisions,[1] intervening in various military operations during the Levante Offensive.

References

  1. ^ a b Alpert 2013, p. 350.
  2. ^ Llarch 1976, pp. 48, 60.
  3. ^ Peirats & Ealham 2005, p. 16.
  4. ^ Llarch 1976, p. 48.
  5. ^ Engel 1999, p. 70.
  6. ^ Zaragoza 1983, p. 150.
  7. ^ Engel 1999, p. 162.

Bibliography

  • Alpert, Michael (2013). The Republican Army in the Spanish Civil War, 1936-1939. Cambridge University Press.
  • Engel, Carlos (1999). Historia de las Brigadas Mixtas del Ejército Popular de la República (in Spanish). Madrid, Almena. 84-922644-7-0.
  • Llarch, Joan (1976). Cipriano Mera. Un anarquista en la guerra de España (in Spanish). Euros.
  • Peirats, José; Ealham, Chris (2005). The CNT in the Spanish Revolution. Vol. II. ChristieBooks.com.
  • Zaragoza, Cristóbal (1983). Ejército Popular y Militares de la República, 1936-1939 (in Spanish). Barcelona: Ed. Planeta.