The Battle of Majorca 1936

Order of Battle

by Brian Cunniffe


Republican

CATALAN EXPEDITIONARY FORCE ALBERTO BAYO

Organised into 4 groups

1st group

    Baleares militia - 2 battalions
    Socialist militia - 2 battalions
    red and black column - 2 battalions

2nd group

    ERC militia- 2 battalions
    Libertad column- 1 battalion
    Menorca militia - 2 battalions

3rd group

    Tchapaiev company
    1 Company of Civil Guard
    1 Company of Carabineros
    1 Company of Marines
    2 Batteries artillery (75mm)- 6 guns
    1 Battery of artillery (105mm) - 4 guns

Air Support

    1 S 62
    1 Ma 18
    2 Dornier Wal's

Naval Support

    Jaime 1 - Cruiser
    Libertad - cruiser
    Miranda - destroyer
    Antequera - destroyer
    Valdes- destroyer
    J L Diez - destroyer

NATIONALIST FORCES COL GARCIA RUIZ

2nd Palma battalion - 4 companies--motorised
2 Companies of Civil Guards
5 Companies of Carabineros

Legion de Majorca ( Falangists) - 4 companies- marques de Zaya
3 Artillery batteries (75mm)- motorised
2 Heavy artillery batteries (155mm)
4 Companies of engineers
4 AA batteries
1 Battery of mortars
6 Coastal batteries
15 companies of Milicias ciudadanas ( citizen militia )

Reserve force

    1st Palma battalion - 4 companies - motorised
    Milicias ciudadanas - 4 companies
    4 Artillery batteries (75mm)

Air Support

    3 S81 - dragons of death - Bonacorsi
    3 CR 32 fighters
    1 Tiger moth
    1 M41
    1 S55

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