International Brigades

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military formation transnational political movement volunteer military unit

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.

Aliases (8)

XI International Brigade ×3
XII International Brigade ×3
Abraham Lincoln Battalion ×2
XV International Brigade ×2
Brigadas Internacionales ×1
International Brigades (air personnel) ×1
XIII International Brigade ×1
XIV International Brigade ×1

Statements (56)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	military formation → transnational political movement → volunteer military unit →
alsoKnownAs	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	XI International Brigade → XII International Brigade → XIII International Brigade → XIV International Brigade → 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	Abraham Lincoln Battalion → British Battalion → Garibaldi Battalion → Mackenzie–Papineau Battalion → Thaelmann Battalion →
opposedTo	Spanish Nationalists → fascism →
organizedBy	Communist International → Spanish Communist Party →
partOf	Republican faction (Spanish Civil War) →
recruitedFrom	Argentina → Canada → Czechoslovakia → France → Germany → Italy → Mexico → Poland → Soviet Union → United Kingdom → United States → Yugoslavia →
startTime	1936 →

Referenced by (35)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
International Brigades ("XI International Brigade") → International Brigades ("XII International Brigade") → International Brigades ("XIII International Brigade") → International Brigades ("XIV International Brigade") → International Brigades ("XV International Brigade") → Republican forces →	hasPart
Battle of Guadalajara ("XI International Brigade") → Battle of Guadalajara ("XII International Brigade") → Battle of Jarama ("XV International Brigade") → Battle of Jarama ("XI International Brigade") → Battle of Jarama ("XII International Brigade") → Battle of Jarama ("Abraham Lincoln Battalion") →	involvedUnit
British Battalion → Garibaldi Battalion → Mackenzie–Papineau Battalion →	partOf
Battle of Guadalajara → Battle of Jarama →	belligerent
International Brigades ("Abraham Lincoln Battalion") → Spanish Civil War →	notableUnit
Ferenc Münnich → János Gálicz →	servedIn
Battle of the Ebro → Republican forces →	supportedBy
Spanish Republican Air Force ("International Brigades (air personnel)") →	alliedWith
Second Spanish Republic →	alliesInWar
International Brigades ("Brigadas Internacionales") →	alsoKnownAs
Jarama River →	associatedWithMilitaryUnit
Siege of Madrid →	hasParticipant
Battle of Brunete →	involvedMilitaryUnit
Central front of the Spanish Civil War →	involves
Nationalist offensive of November 1936 →	opposedBy
Battle of Belchite →	participatingUnit
Spanish Civil War →	sideSupportedBy
Nationalist offensive of November 1936 →	usedMilitaryUnit
Lewis Clive →	volunteeredFor