Thälmann Battalion
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The Thälmann Battalion was a unit of predominantly German communist volunteers in the International Brigades that fought for the Republican side during the Spanish Civil War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Thälmann Battalion canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
International Brigades unit
ⓘ
military unit ⓘ |
| activeDuringPeriod | 1936–1938 ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Second Spanish Republic
ⓘ
surface form:
Spanish Republic
|
| associatedWith |
Comintern
ⓘ
Communist Party of Germany ⓘ
surface form:
German Communist Party (KPD)
|
| casualties | heavy losses ⓘ |
| commemoratedIn |
East German memorials
ⓘ
GDR historiography ⓘ |
| composedMostlyOf | German volunteers ⓘ |
| composedOf |
Austrian volunteers
ⓘ
other European volunteers ⓘ |
| conflict | Spanish Civil War ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| disbandedBecauseOf | withdrawal of International Brigades from Spain ⓘ |
| disbandedInYear | 1938 ⓘ |
| formedInYear | 1936 ⓘ |
| foughtAgainst |
Nationalist forces (Spain)
ⓘ
forces of Francisco Franco ⓘ |
| ideology | communism ⓘ |
| languageOfCommand | German ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Ernst Thälmann ⓘ |
| namedForRole | German volunteers in Spanish Civil War ⓘ |
| notableEngagement |
Battle of Brunete
ⓘ
Battle of Guadalajara ⓘ Battle of Jarama ⓘ Battle of Madrid ⓘ Battle of the Ebro ⓘ |
| notableFor |
high proportion of German communists
ⓘ
symbolic resistance to Hitler abroad ⓘ |
| operationalTheater | Spain ⓘ |
| opposedRegime | Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| partOf |
International Brigades
ⓘ
International Brigades ⓘ
surface form:
XI International Brigade
|
| politicalOrientation |
anti-fascist
ⓘ
far-left ⓘ |
| recruitmentBase |
German Communist Party networks
ⓘ
exiled German anti-Nazis ⓘ |
| side |
Republican faction in the Spanish Civil War
ⓘ
surface form:
Republican faction (Spanish Civil War)
|
| symbol |
anti-fascist insignia
ⓘ
red flag ⓘ |
| typeOfUnit | infantry battalion ⓘ |
| usedTactics |
infantry assault
ⓘ
trench warfare ⓘ |
| veteransLater |
integrated into East German political culture
ⓘ
persecuted in Nazi Germany ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.