Its origins can be found in the military restructuring after the civil war, in which five regiments of battle tanks were established that took advantage of the captured vehicles.
The Panzer IVs received in late 1943 were organized into two companies, distributed among two battalions in the division's armored regiment.
[2] Its first major general in command was Ricardo Rada Peral, and the division was established at the El Goloso Camp, in the Sierra de Madrid.
This included the General Staff, based at El Pardo, and the Nucleo de Tropas Divisionario (Divisionary Troop Nucleus).
[5] The Brunete Division had an important role in the conspirators' plans for the 1981 Spanish coup d'état attempt (the so-called "23-F"), which occurred on February 23, 1981.
"[6] By the afternoon of February 23, the Brunete commanders had received orders to place troops in Madrid "at the service of Spain and in the name of the King.
[6] Torres Rojas rushed back from La Coruña to try to take command of the division and get it involved in the coup, but did not succeed.