International Brigades

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The International Brigades were volunteer military units composed largely of foreign anti-fascist fighters who traveled to Spain to support the Republican cause during the Spanish Civil War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf military formation
transnational political movement
volunteer military unit
alsoKnownAs International Brigades
surface form: Brigadas Internacionales
conflict Spanish Civil War
country Second Spanish Republic
countryOfOrigin Spain
dissolved 1938
endTime 1938
engagedIn Battle of Belchite
Battle of Brunete
Battle of Guadalajara
Battle of Jarama
Battle of the Ebro
estimatedNumberOfParticipants 30000
60000
hasPart International Brigades self-linksurface differs
surface form: XI International Brigade

International Brigades self-linksurface differs
surface form: XII International Brigade

International Brigades self-linksurface differs
surface form: XIII International Brigade

International Brigades self-linksurface differs
surface form: XIV International Brigade

International Brigades self-linksurface differs
surface form: XV International Brigade
headquartersLocation Albacete
ideology anti-fascism
communism
republicanism
socialism
languageOfWorkOrName Spanish
motto ¡No pasarán!
notableCommander André Marty
Hans Kahle
János Gálicz
Luigi Longo
Manfred Stern
notableUnit International Brigades self-linksurface differs
surface form: Abraham Lincoln Battalion

British Battalion
Garibaldi Battalion
Mackenzie–Papineau Battalion
Garibaldi Battalion
surface form: Thaelmann Battalion
opposedTo Nationalist faction (Spain)
surface form: Spanish Nationalists

fascism
organizedBy Comintern
surface form: Communist International

Communist Party of Spain
surface form: Spanish Communist Party
partOf Spanish Republicans
surface form: Republican faction (Spanish Civil War)
recruitedFrom Argentina
Canada
Czechoslovakia
France
Germany
Italy
Mexico
Poland
Soviet Union
United Kingdom
United States of America
surface form: United States

Yugoslavia
startTime 1936

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Spanish Civil War sideSupportedBy International Brigades
Spanish Civil War notableUnit International Brigades
Battle of Guadalajara belligerent International Brigades
Battle of Guadalajara involvedUnit International Brigades
this entity surface form: XI International Brigade
Battle of Guadalajara involvedUnit International Brigades
this entity surface form: XII International Brigade
Battle of Jarama belligerent International Brigades
Battle of Jarama involvedUnit International Brigades
this entity surface form: XV International Brigade
Battle of Jarama involvedUnit International Brigades
this entity surface form: XI International Brigade
Battle of Jarama involvedUnit International Brigades
this entity surface form: XII International Brigade
Battle of Jarama involvedUnit International Brigades
this entity surface form: Abraham Lincoln Battalion
Second Spanish Republic alliesInWar International Brigades
International Brigades hasPart International Brigades self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: XI International Brigade
International Brigades hasPart International Brigades self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: XII International Brigade
International Brigades hasPart International Brigades self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: XIII International Brigade
International Brigades hasPart International Brigades self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: XIV International Brigade
International Brigades hasPart International Brigades self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: XV International Brigade
International Brigades notableUnit International Brigades self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Abraham Lincoln Battalion
International Brigades alsoKnownAs International Brigades
this entity surface form: Brigadas Internacionales
Siege of Madrid hasParticipant International Brigades
Battle of the Ebro supportedBy International Brigades
Battle of Brunete involvedMilitaryUnit International Brigades
Garibaldi Battalion partOf International Brigades
Ferenc Münnich servedIn International Brigades
János Gálicz servedIn International Brigades
Lewis Clive volunteeredFor International Brigades
Jarama River associatedWithMilitaryUnit International Brigades
British Battalion partOf International Brigades
Central front of the Spanish Civil War involves International Brigades
Republican forces hasPart International Brigades
Republican forces supportedBy International Brigades
Nationalist offensive of November 1936 opposedBy International Brigades
Battle of Belchite participatingUnit International Brigades
Mackenzie–Papineau Battalion partOf International Brigades
Spanish Republican Air Force alliedWith International Brigades
this entity surface form: International Brigades (air personnel)
Karol Świerczewski militaryBranch International Brigades
André Marty memberOf International Brigades
Joseph Dallet Jr. militaryBranch International Brigades
Joseph Dallet Jr. associatedWith International Brigades
Hans Kahle militaryBranch International Brigades
Hans Kahle affiliation International Brigades
Manfred Stern commanded International Brigades
Manfred Stern commanded International Brigades
this entity surface form: XI International Brigade
Spanish Republican Army supportedBy International Brigades
Spanish Republican Army hasPart International Brigades
this entity surface form: International Brigades (integrated units)
CTV opposedBy International Brigades
Loyalist Spain supportedBy International Brigades
Spanish Nationalists opposedBy International Brigades
Guadalajara sector belligerent International Brigades
Battle of Madrid hasParticipant International Brigades