The unit was formed in April 1937, on the Teruel front. It was made up of the 57th, 58th and 83rd mixed brigades.[1] The division was initially assigned to the "Teruel Operations Army".[n. 1] It was subsequently attached to the XIII Army Corps. The 41st Division, attached to the XIX Army Corps, was present during the Battle of Teruel.[3]
In the face of the nationalistoffensive on the Levante front, the division was added to the so-called "Army Corps of the Coast", defending the coastal sector;[4][5] later, it was attached to the XXII Army Corps.[4] In June the 41st Division was located at the height of Castellón de la Plana, which was lost on June 14.[6] Later, the unit went to act as a reserve in the region of Sagunto-Almenara, undergoing a reorganization process.[7]
Some time later it was sent as reinforcement to the Extremadura front,[8] to fight in the Battle of Merida pocket. During the fighting that followed, the unit was severely broken, having to undergo a profound reorganization.[n. 2] The unit was assigned to the VII Army Corps.[10]
^ This unit had been created on April 14, 1937, under the command of Jesús Velasco Echave, and was made up of the 39th, 40th, 41st and 42nd divisions.[2]
^ According to Carlos Engel the division was dissolved in July 1938, reorganized and recreated again on August 15, 1938, with the 81st, 91st and 193rd mixed brigades.[9]
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