Lincoln Battalion
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The Lincoln Battalion was a unit of American volunteers in the International Brigades that fought for the Spanish Republic during the Spanish Civil War.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Abraham Lincoln Battalion | 1 |
| Lincoln Battalion canonical | 1 |
| Lincoln Brigade | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
International Brigades unit
ⓘ
military unit ⓘ volunteer military formation ⓘ |
| activeDuring |
1937
ⓘ
1938 ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Second Spanish Republic
ⓘ
surface form:
Spanish Republic
|
| alsoKnownAs |
Lincoln Battalion
ⓘ
surface form:
Abraham Lincoln Battalion
Lincoln Battalion ⓘ
surface form:
Lincoln Brigade
|
| associatedWith | American anti-fascist movement ⓘ |
| casualties | high proportion of its volunteers ⓘ |
| commandedBy |
Milton Wolff
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Oliver Law ⓘ |
| composedOf | American volunteers ⓘ |
| conflict | Spanish Civil War ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United States of America ⓘ |
| disbandedBecause | withdrawal of International Brigades from Spain ⓘ |
| disbandedIn | 1938 ⓘ |
| engagedInBattle |
Battle of Belchite
ⓘ
Battle of Brunete ⓘ Battle of Jarama ⓘ Battle of Teruel ⓘ Battle of the Ebro ⓘ
surface form:
Ebro offensive
|
| formedIn | 1937 ⓘ |
| foughtAlongside |
British Battalion
ⓘ
surface form:
British Battalion of the International Brigades
Mackenzie–Papineau Battalion ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | symbol of American anti-fascist involvement abroad ⓘ |
| ideologyOfManyVolunteers |
anti-fascist
ⓘ
communist ⓘ left-wing ⓘ socialist ⓘ |
| languageOfCommand | English ⓘ |
| legacyIn | United States political and cultural history ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | infantry ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Abraham Lincoln ⓘ |
| notableVolunteer |
Alvah Bessie
ⓘ
Irving Goff ⓘ Milton Wolff NERFINISHED ⓘ Oliver Law ⓘ |
| operatedUnder | command structure of the International Brigades ⓘ |
| opposed | Nationalist faction in the Spanish Civil War ⓘ |
| partOf | International Brigades ⓘ |
| politicalSupportNetwork |
Communist Party USA
ⓘ
left-wing organizations in the United States ⓘ |
| recruitmentBase |
Canadian volunteers
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| rememberedFor |
heavy losses in combat
ⓘ
volunteerism in defense of the Spanish Republic ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations | Spain ⓘ |
| typeOfUnit | battalion ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Abraham Lincoln Battalion
this entity surface form:
Lincoln Brigade