45th Division (Spain)

45th Division
(45th International Division)
45.ª División
Military flag of the Popular Army
Active1937–1939
Country Spanish Republic
BranchSpanish Republican Army
TypeInfantry division
RoleHome Defence
Part of18th Army Corps (1937)
21st Army Corps (1937 - 1938)
5th Army Corps (1938)
Nickname(s)"45.ª División Internacional"
EngagementsSpanish Civil War
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Manfred Stern (Emilio Kléber)
Hans Kahle (Jorge Hans)
Flag of the International Brigades.
Map of Spain in November 1938. In pink the two regions under Republican control.

The 45th Division (Spanish: 45.ª División)[1] was a division of the Spanish Republican Army in the Spanish Civil War.

This unit was established in mid 1937 in order to gather some scattered units of the International Brigades under one command, therefore it was also known as "45.ª División Internacional" (45th International Division). It took part in some of the major battles of the conflict such as Brunete, Zaragoza and the Battle of the Ebro persistently being afflicted by numerous casualties.

  1. ^ Engel 1999, p. 306.