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The first of the new tank divisions was committed to the fighting, consisting of two T-26 battalions, the remnants of the International Tank Regiment, and other supporting units with a total of 104 tanks. The division was not used as a unified force nor had it ever been intended to be used as such. Instead, component battalions were assigned to support various divisional attacks. The fighting took place under difficult circumstances – extremely cold weather, The most widely manufactured armored vehicle in Spain during the war was the UNL-35 armored car built in Valencia on a light truck chassis.
The last major campaign in which Soviet tank crews participated was the bitter fighting for Teruel from December 15, 1937, to February 22, 1938. The first of the new tank divisions was committed to the fighting, consisting of two T-26 battalions, the remnants of the International Tank Regiment, and other supporting units with a total of 104 tanks. The division was not used as a unified force nor had it ever been intended to be used as such. Instead, component battalions were assigned to support various divisional attacks.
Com A pair of BT-5 fast tanks knocked out during the fighting along the Ebro near Caspe in April 1938. These were survivors of the ill-fated tank charge by the International Tank Brigade at Fuentes de Ebro on October 13, 1937. (NARA) F The fiasco at Fuentes de Ebro on October 13, 1937, was the swansong of the Soviet tank force in Spain. While Soviet tankers would continue to act as advisers, the number of Soviet tank crews continued to diminish and the force became mostly Spanish by the end of 1937.