Irish Brigade (Spanish Civil War)

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The Irish Brigade (Spanish Civil War) was a small volunteer force of Irish Catholics who fought on the Nationalist side under General Francisco Franco, motivated largely by anti-communist and religious sentiments.

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Irish Brigade (Spanish Civil War) canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf military unit
volunteer military formation
allegiance Francisco Franco
approximateStrength about 600 volunteers
associatedPerson Eoin O'Duffy
commander Eoin O'Duffy
conflict Spanish Civil War
continentOfActivity Europe
countryOfOrigin Ireland
disbandedIn 1937
distinctFrom Irish Brigade in French service
surface form: Irish Brigade (French Army)

Irish Brigade (Union)
surface form: Irish Brigade (Union Army)
formedIn 1936
historicalPeriod interwar period
homeCountryGovernmentStance official neutrality of the Irish Free State in the Spanish Civil War
ideology anti-communism
leader Eoin O'Duffy
motivation defense of the Catholic Church in Spain
opposition to communism
notableCharacteristic motivated by religious solidarity with Spanish Catholics
small size compared to other foreign units in the Spanish Civil War
notableEngagement Battle of Jarama
opposedBy Irish left-wing groups
Irish supporters of the Spanish Republic
politicalAssociation Blueshirt movement
surface form: Blueshirts movement
primaryLanguage Irish
Irish English
reasonForDisbandment limited military usefulness
political embarrassment in Ireland
recruitmentBase Irish Free State
Irish diaspora in Britain
religiousComposition predominantly Catholic
religiousOrientation Roman Catholicism
sideInConflict Nationalist faction (Spain)
surface form: Nationalist faction (Spanish Civil War)
status defunct
supportedBy Irish Catholic clergy
Irish right-wing organizations
theaterOfOperations Spain
typeOfVolunteers foreign volunteers
volunteerStatus non-state force

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Eoin O'Duffy commanded Irish Brigade (Spanish Civil War)