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International Brigade

International Brigades
Emblem of the International Brigades.svg
Symbol of the International Brigades.
Active 18 September 1936 – 23 September 1938
Country France, Italy, Germany, Poland, Soviet Union, United States, United Kingdom, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Romania, Yugoslavia, Hungary, Canada, Sweden, Switzerland, Bulgaria, etc.
Allegiance Soviet Union Communist International
Second Spanish Republic Second Spanish Republic
Type Infantry
Role Paramilitary
Size 59,380
Garrison/HQ Albacete (Castilla-La Mancha)
Motto(s) Por vuestra libertad y la nuestra
("For your freedom and ours")
Engagements

Spanish Civil War

Commanders
Political Commissar André Marty
Notable
commanders
Manfred Stern, Hans Kahle, Karol Świerczewski, Máté Zalka and Wilhelm Zaisser

Spanish Civil War

The International Brigades (Spanish: Brigadas Internacionales) were paramilitary units set up by the Communist International to assist the Popular Front government of the Second Spanish Republic during the Spanish Civil War. The organisation existed for two years, from 1936 until 1938. It is estimated that during the entire war, between 32,000 and 35,000 members served in the International Brigades, including 15,000 who died in combat; however there was never more than 20,000 brigade members present on the front line at one time.

The headquarters of the brigade was located at the Los Llanos Air Base, Albacete, Castilla-La Mancha. They participated in the Battle of Madrid, Jarama, Guadalajara, Brunete, Belchite, Teruel, Aragon and the Elbro. Most of these ended in defeat. For the last year of its existence, the International Brigades were integrated into the Spanish Republican Army as part of the Spanish Foreign Legion. The organisation was dissolved on 23 September 1938 by Spanish Prime Minister, Juan Negrín, in an attempt to get more support from the liberal democracies on the Non-Intervention Committee.


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