42nd Division (Spain)

42nd Division
42.ª División
Standard of the 42nd Division
Active1937–1939
Country Spain
BranchSpanish Republican Army
TypeInfantry division
RoleHome Defence
Part ofCuenca Autonomous Group (1937)
13th Army Corps (1937 - 1938)
15th Army Corps (1938)
EngagementsSpanish Civil War
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Manuel Álvarez Álvarez ("Manolín")
Antonio Ortiz Roldán

The 42nd Division (Spanish: 42.ª División) was a division of the Spanish Republican Army in the Spanish Civil War.

This unit was involved in the Battle of Alfambra —part of the Battle of Teruel, as well as in the Battle of the Ebro, suffering grievous losses in both battles.