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| 89th Mixed Brigade | |
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| 89.ª Brigada Mixta | |
| Active | March 1937 -March 1939 |
| Country |  Spanish Republic |
| Allegiance | Republican faction |
| Branch |  Spanish Republican Army |
| Type | Infantry |
| Size | Brigade |
| Part of | 20th Division |
| Engagements | Spanish Civil War |
The89th Mixed Brigade was one of theMixed Brigades created by theSpanish Republican Army for the defense of theSecond Spanish Republic during theSpanish Civil War. It was present on the Andalusia Front.
At the end of March 1937, the 89th mixed brigade was formed on the Córdoba Front. It was composed of: the 1st and 2nd battalions - from the oldMaroto Column - and the 3rd and 4th battalions - which came from the «Cultural Militias of Jaén» column. José Villagrán Ganzinotto was appointed as commander of the brigade, which was soon placed in the20th Division of9th Army Corps which had its headquarters inAndújar.[1]
During the war, the Chiefs of Staff were the militia captains Ostalet and Manuel Marín Guerrero, while the political commissar wasAlfonso Fernández Torres, from theCNT. InFebruary 1939, José María Aguirre Lobo held command of the brigade, while the Chief of Staff was Guillermo Vázquez Rodríguez.[1]
