The 41st Division, attached to the XIX Army Corps, was present during the Battle of Teruel.

[3] In the face of the nationalist offensive 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.

[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.