brigade was awarded the Medal of Valor. By then the unit was assigned to the 34th Division of the 10th Army Corps. On June 9, the unit crossed the Segre River through the Vilanova de la Barca area with the intention of establishing a bridgehead, an attempt that would end in failure. A few months later, in October, command of the unit passed to the commander Isidoro Fernández González. In December 1938 it was located in front of the Segre, having to face the new Catalonia offensive; Despite the resistance offered, it had to withdraw from its positions. It would continue to withdraw to the French border. Command Commanders Ginés Sánchez Balibrea; Isidoro Fernández González Commissars Evaristo Torralba García Chiefs of Staff Julio Pastoriza Díaz See also Iberia Column Mixed Brigades References Bibliography Military units and formations established in 1937 Military units and formations disestablished in 1939 Mixed Brigades (Spain) Militarized anarchist formations