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XV International Brigade

Index XV International Brigade

The Abraham Lincoln Brigade (Brigada Abraham Lincoln), officially the XV International Brigade (XV Brigada Internacional), was a mixed brigade that fought for the Spanish Republic in the Spanish Civil War as a part of the International Brigades. [1]

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  1. 76 relations: Abraham Osheroff, Albacete, American Medical Bureau, Aragon Offensive, Archie Brown (union leader), ¡Ay Carmela! (song), Barcelona, Battle of Belchite (1937), Battle of Brunete, Battle of Gandesa, Battle of Jarama, Battle of Teruel, Battle of the Ebro, Belgium, Benicàssim, Bill Bailey (Spanish Civil War veteran), Boadilla del Monte, British Battalion, Canada, Christy Moore, Conlon Nancarrow, Connolly Column, Delmer Berg, Dimitrov Battalion, Dominion, Edward A. Carter Jr., Edwin Rolfe, Frank Ryan (Irish republican), Fred Copeman, French Third Republic, Fuentes de Ebro, George Nathan, Harry Haywood, International Brigades, J. B. S. Haldane, Jack Jones (trade unionist), James Maley, Jarama Valley (song), János Gálicz, Jock Cunningham, Kingdom of Bulgaria, Kingdom of Greece, Kingdom of Yugoslavia, Lincoln Battalion, Mackenzie–Papineau Battalion, Malcolm Dunbar, Milan Ćopić, Milton Wolff, Mixed brigade, Oliver Law, ... Expand index (26 more) »

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Abraham Osheroff

Abraham Osheroff (October 24, 1915 – April 6, 2008)Martin, Douglas.

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Albacete

Albacete (also) is a city and municipality in the Spanish autonomous community of Castilla–La Mancha, and capital of the province of Albacete.

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American Medical Bureau

The American Medical Bureau (AMB), also known as the American Medical Bureau to Save Spanish Democracy, was a humanitarian aid institution associated to the Lincoln Battalion that provided a medical corps, nursing systems for casualties, accommodation, and treatment to those who were wounded while they fought for the Spanish Loyalists during the Spanish Civil War (1936–1939). XV International Brigade and American Medical Bureau are international Brigades and military units and formations disestablished in 1939.

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Aragon Offensive

The Aragon Offensive was an important military campaign during the Spanish Civil War, which began after the Battle of Teruel.

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Archie Brown (union leader)

Archie Brown (1911-1990) was an American longshore worker and union organizer for the International Longshore and Warehouse Union, active in San Francisco.

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¡Ay Carmela! (song)

"¡Ay Carmela!" is one of the most famous songs of the Spanish Republican troops during the Spanish Civil War.

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Barcelona

Barcelona is a city on the northeastern coast of Spain.

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Battle of Belchite (1937)

The Battle of Belchite refers to a series of military operations that took place between 24 August and 7 September 1937, in and around the town of Belchite (almost 4,000 inhabitants in 1936, decreasing to around 2,600 during the battle, from the repression and displacement of the first year), in Aragon during the Spanish Civil War, as part of a much bigger offensive to take Zaragoza, that continued until beginning of November 1937.

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Battle of Brunete

The Battle of Brunete (6–25 July 1937), fought west of Madrid, was a Republican attempt to alleviate the pressure exerted by the Nationalists on the capital and on the north during the Spanish Civil War.

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Battle of Gandesa

The Battle of Gandesa took place in April 1938 during the Spanish Civil War.

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Battle of Jarama

The Battle of Jarama (6–27 February 1937) was an attempt by General Francisco Franco's Nationalists to dislodge the Republican lines along the river Jarama, just east of Madrid, during the Spanish Civil War.

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Battle of Teruel

The Battle of Teruel was fought in and around the city of Teruel during the Spanish Civil War between December 1937 and February 1938, during the worst Spanish winter in 20 years.

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Battle of the Ebro

The Battle of the Ebro (Batalla del Ebro, Batalla de l'Ebre) was the longest and largest battle of the Spanish Civil War and the greatest, in terms of manpower, logistics and material ever fought on Spanish soil.

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Belgium

Belgium, officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe.

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Benicàssim

Benicasim; or Benicàssim; officially Benicasim/Benicàssim translit, or label, according to numismatic findings) is a municipality and beach resort located in the province of Castellón, on the Costa del Azahar in Spain. The Desert de les Palmes mountain range further inland shelters the town from the north wind.

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Bill Bailey (Spanish Civil War veteran)

William James Bailey (January 23, 1910 – February 27, 1995) was an Irish-American Communist Party labor activist who fought in the International Brigades of the Republican Army during the Spanish Civil War (1936–1939).

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Boadilla del Monte

Boadilla del Monte is a Spanish town and municipality located in the west of the Community of Madrid, inside its metropolitan area.

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British Battalion

The British Battalion (1936–1938; officially the Saklatvala Battalion) was the 16th battalion of the XV International Brigade, one of the mixed brigades of the International Brigades, during the Spanish Civil War. XV International Brigade and British Battalion are international Brigades and military units and formations established in 1937.

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Canada

Canada is a country in North America.

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Christy Moore

Christopher Andrew "Christy" Moore (born 7 May 1945) is an Irish folk singer, songwriter and guitarist.

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Conlon Nancarrow

Samuel Conlon Nancarrow (October 27, 1912 – August 10, 1997) was an American-Mexican composer who lived and worked in Mexico for most of his life.

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Connolly Column

The Connolly Column was the name given to a group of Irish republican socialist volunteers who fought for the Second Spanish Republic in the International Brigades during the Spanish Civil War. XV International Brigade and Connolly Column are international Brigades.

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Delmer Berg

Einsley Delmer "Del" Berg (December 20, 1915 – February 28, 2016) was an American soldier and union organizer who volunteered to serve with the XV International Brigade (nicknamed the Abraham Lincoln Brigade) during the Spanish Civil War.

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Dimitrov Battalion

The Dimitrov Battalion was part of the International Brigades during the Spanish Civil War. XV International Brigade and Dimitrov Battalion are international Brigades.

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Dominion

A dominion was any of several largely self-governing countries of the British Empire.

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Edward A. Carter Jr.

Edward Allen Carter Jr. (May 26, 1916 – January 30, 1963) was a United States Army sergeant first class who was wounded in action during World War II.

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Edwin Rolfe

Edwin Rolfe (September 7, 1909 – May 24, 1954) was an American poet and journalist.

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Frank Ryan (Irish republican)

Frank Ryan (Proinsias Ó Riain; 11 September 1902 – 10 June 1944) was an Irish politician, journalist and soldier.

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Fred Copeman

Frederick Bayes Copeman OBE (1907–1983) was an English volunteer in the International Brigades during the Spanish Civil War, commanding the British Battalion.

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French Third Republic

The French Third Republic (Troisième République, sometimes written as La IIIe République) was the system of government adopted in France from 4 September 1870, when the Second French Empire collapsed during the Franco-Prussian War, until 10 July 1940, after the Fall of France during World War II led to the formation of the Vichy government.

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Fuentes de Ebro

Fuentes de Ebro (Fuents d’Ebro) is a municipality in the province of Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain.

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George Nathan

Samuel George Montague Nathan (20 January 1895 – 16 July 1937) was an English soldier who served in the British Army during World War I, the Royal Irish Constabulary's Auxiliary Division during the Anglo-Irish War and the International Brigades in the Spanish Civil War.

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Harry Haywood

Harry Haywood (February 4, 1898 – January 4, 1985) was an American political activist who was a leading figure in both the Communist Party of the United States (CPUSA) and the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU).

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International Brigades

The International Brigades (Brigadas Internacionales) were soldiers set up by the Communist International to assist the Popular Front government of the Second Spanish Republic during the Spanish Civil War.

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J. B. S. Haldane

John Burdon Sanderson Haldane (5 November 18921 December 1964), nicknamed "Jack" or "JBS", was a British-Indian scientist who worked in physiology, genetics, evolutionary biology, and mathematics.

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Jack Jones (trade unionist)

James Larkin Jones (29 March 1913 – 21 April 2009), known as Jack Jones, was a British trade union leader and General Secretary of the Transport and General Workers' Union.

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James Maley

James Maley (19 February 1908 – 9 April 2007) was a Scottish Communist, political activist, Spanish Civil War combatant and World War II veteran.

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Jarama Valley (song)

"Jarama Valley" also known as "El Valle del Jarama" is a song from the Second Spanish Republic.

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János Gálicz

János Gálicz (1890–1939), better known as "General Gal", was a Hungarian and Soviet brigade and division commander during the Spanish Civil War.

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Jock Cunningham

Joseph Wallace "Jock" Cunningham (20 December 1902 – 22 February 1969) was a British volunteer in the International Brigades in the Spanish Civil War.

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Kingdom of Bulgaria

The Tsardom of Bulgaria (translit), also referred to as the Third Bulgarian Tsardom (translit), sometimes translated in English as the "Kingdom of Bulgaria", or simply Bulgaria, was a constitutional monarchy in Southeastern Europe, which was established on 5 October (O.S. 22 September) 1908, when the Bulgarian state was raised from a principality to a tsardom.

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Kingdom of Greece

The Kingdom of Greece (Βασίλειον τῆς Ἑλλάδος) was established in 1832 and was the successor state to the First Hellenic Republic.

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Kingdom of Yugoslavia

The Kingdom of Yugoslavia was a country in Southeast and Central Europe that existed from 1918 until 1941.

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Lincoln Battalion

The Lincoln Battalion (Batallón Abraham Lincoln) was the 17th (later the 58th) battalion of the XV International Brigade, a mixed brigade of the International Brigades also known as the Abraham Lincoln Brigade. XV International Brigade and Lincoln Battalion are international Brigades.

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Mackenzie–Papineau Battalion

The Mackenzie–Papineau Battalion or Mac-Paps were a battalion of Canadians who fought as part of the XV International Brigade on the Republican side in the Spanish Civil War in the late 1930s. XV International Brigade and Mackenzie–Papineau Battalion are international Brigades and military units and formations established in 1937.

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Malcolm Dunbar

Ronald Malcolm (Michael) Loraine Dunbar (29 February 1912 – July 1963) was a chief of staff of the XV International Brigade in the Spanish Civil War, and later worked in the Labour Research Department.

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Milan Ćopić

Milan Ćopić (4 December 1897 – 1941) was a Yugoslav Croatian communist who was in the International Brigades prison at Camp Lucász during the Spanish Civil War.

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Milton Wolff

Milton Wolff (October 7, 1915 – January 14, 2008) was an American veteran of the Spanish Civil War, the last commander of the Lincoln Battalion of XV International Brigade, and a prominent communist.

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Mixed brigade

Mixed brigade (brigada mixta) was a basic tactical military unit of the Republican army during the Spanish Civil War. XV International Brigade and Mixed brigade are mixed Brigades (Spain).

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Oliver Law

Oliver Law (October 23, 1900 – July 9, 1937) was an African-American communist and labor organizer, who fought for the Republic in the Spanish Civil War.

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Paddy O'Daire

Patrick O'Daire (22 May 1905 – 12 November 1981) was an Irish soldier and activist who fought in the Irish War of Independence, the Irish Civil War, the Spanish Civil War with the XV International Brigade, and in World War II as part of Royal Pioneer Corps of the British Army.

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Paul Robeson

Paul Leroy Robeson (April 9, 1898 – January 23, 1976) was an American bass-baritone concert artist, actor, professional football player, and activist who became famous both for his cultural accomplishments and for his political stances.

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Peko Dapčević

Petar "Peko" Dapčević (Serbo-Croatian Cyrillic: Петар Пеко Дапчевић; 25 June 1913 – 13 February 1999) was a Yugoslav communist who fought as a volunteer in the Spanish Civil War, joined the Partisan uprising in Montenegro, and became commander of the Yugoslav 1st Proletarian Corps, 1st and 4th Armies.

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Ralph Fasanella

Ralph Fasanella (September 2, 1914 – December 16, 1997) was an American self-taught painter whose large, detailed works depicted urban working life and critiqued post-World War II America.

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Republic of Cuba (1902–1959)

The Republic of Cuba, covering the historical period in Cuban history between 1902 and 1959, was an island country comprised the island of Cuba, as well as Isla de la Juventud (since 1925) and several minor archipelagos.

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Republic of Ireland

Ireland (Éire), also known as the Republic of Ireland (Poblacht na hÉireann), is a country in north-western Europe consisting of 26 of the 32 counties of the island of Ireland.

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Robert Hale Merriman

Robert Hale Merriman (November 17, 1908 &ndash) was an American doctoral student who fought with the Republican forces in Spain during the Spanish Civil War.

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Rolando Masferrer

Rolando Arcadio Masferrer Rojas (12 July 1918 – 31 October 1975), better known simply as Rolando Masferrer, was a Cuban henchman, lawyer, congressman, newspaper publisher and a political activist.

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Second Spanish Republic

The Spanish Republic, commonly known as the Second Spanish Republic, was the form of democratic government in Spain from 1931 to 1939.

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Sixth of February Battalion

The "Sixth of February" Battalion (Bataillon Six-Février, Batallón Seis de Febrero) was a Franco-Belgian International Brigade battalion during the Spanish Civil War. XV International Brigade and Sixth of February Battalion are international Brigades and military units and formations established in 1937.

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Spanish Civil War

The Spanish Civil War (Guerra Civil Española) was a military conflict fought from 1936 to 1939 between the Republicans and the Nationalists.

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The New York Times

The New York Times (NYT) is an American daily newspaper based in New York City.

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The New York Times Magazine

The New York Times Magazine is an American Sunday magazine included with the Sunday edition of The New York Times.

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Theodore Cogswell

Theodore Rose Cogswell (March 10, 1918 – February 3, 1987) was an American science fiction author.

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United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Northwestern Europe, off the coast of the continental mainland.

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United States

The United States of America (USA or U.S.A.), commonly known as the United States (US or U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America.

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Valentín González

Valentín González González (4 November 1904 – 20 October 1983), popularly known as El Campesino (the Peasant), was a Spanish Republican military commander during the Spanish Civil War.

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Veli Dedi

Veli Musa Dedi (5 April 1912 – 3 February 1995), was a notable Albanian general, serving as the Technical Director of the Albanian People's Army and commanding the garrison of Tirana.

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Viva la Quinta Brigada

"Viva la Quinta Brigada" is a Christy Moore song about the Irishmen who fought in the Spanish Civil War against Franco.

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Vladimir Ćopić

Vladimir "Senjko" Ćopić (8 March 1891 – 19 April 1939) was a Yugoslav revolutionary, politician, journalist and, as organizational secretary, the second in command of the Communist Party of Yugoslavia from April 1919 to August 1920.

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William Herrick (novelist)

William Herrick (Trenton, NJ, January 10, 1915 – Old Chatham, NY, January 31, 2004) was an American novelist, sometimes referred to as "an American Orwell".

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William Lindsay Gresham

William Lindsay Gresham (August 20, 1909 – September 14, 1962) was an American novelist and non-fiction author particularly well-regarded among readers of noir.

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XIV International Brigade

A memorial commemorating the International Brigades The XIV International Brigade was one of several international brigades that fought for the Spanish Second Republic during the Spanish Civil War. XV International Brigade and XIV International Brigade are international Brigades, military units and formations disestablished in 1939 and mixed Brigades (Spain).

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24th Battalion (International Brigade)

The 24 Battalion was a unit of the International Brigades made up of Cuban volunteers during the Spanish Civil War. XV International Brigade and 24th Battalion (International Brigade) are international Brigades and military units and formations established in 1937.

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35th Division (Spain)

The 35th Division (35.ª División) was a division of the Spanish Republican Army in the Spanish Civil War. XV International Brigade and 35th Division (Spain) are international Brigades, military units and formations disestablished in 1939 and military units and formations established in 1937.

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45th Division (Spain)

The 45th Division (45.ª División) was a division of the Spanish Republican Army in the Spanish Civil War. XV International Brigade and 45th Division (Spain) are international Brigades, military units and formations disestablished in 1939 and military units and formations established in 1937.

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See also

International Brigades

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XV_International_Brigade

Also known as Abe Lincoln Brigade, Abraham Lincoln Brigade, Lincoln Brigade, Veterans of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade.

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