Brigades of Navarre

Brigades of Navarre
Brigades of Navarre
Active	December 6, 1936 – November 6, 1937
Country	Spain
Allegiance	Nationalists ; Carlists
Branch	Nationalist Army
Type	Requetés, regular infantry
Role	Shock troops
Size	27,914 (March 1937)
Engagements	Spanish Civil War Biscay Campaign Battle of Bilbao; ; Cantabrian Campaign Battle of Santander; ; Battle of Brunete; Asturias Offensive Battle of El Mazucu; ; ;

The Brigades of Navarre (Spanish: Brigadas de Navarra), also known as Navarrese Brigades, were six brigades composed mainly of Navarrese requeté that participated in the Spanish Civil War. They constituted the main nucleus of the Nationalist Army that carried out the Biscay Campaign, including the decisive battle of Bilbao. Once the brigades won the War in the North, they became divisions.

The brigades have been defined as a shock troop equivalent, in terms of value and performance, to the Army of Africa. Each brigade had a strength ranging from 4,000 to 6,000.

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