Mackenzie–Papineau Battalion

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The Mackenzie–Papineau Battalion was a volunteer unit of mainly Canadian fighters who joined the International Brigades to support the Republican side in the Spanish Civil War.


Statements (30)
Predicate Object
instanceOf International Brigades unit
military unit
volunteer battalion
activeFrom 1937
activeUntil 1939
allegiance Spanish Republic
alsoKnownAs Mac-Paps
associatedWith Canadian leftist organizations
casualties high proportion of its members
commemoratedIn Canada
composition mainly Canadian volunteers
conflict Spanish Civil War
countryOfOrigin Canada
disbanded 1939
engagedIn Aragon Offensive
Battle of Teruel NERFINISHED
Battle of the Ebro NERFINISHED
formedAs unit of North American volunteers in International Brigades
ideology anti-fascism
languageOfCommand English
namedAfter Louis-Joseph Papineau
William Lyon Mackenzie
opposed Nationalist forces in Spain
partOf International Brigades
politicalOrientation left-wing
recruitmentBase Canada
United States NERFINISHED
other countries
role infantry
theaterOfOperations Spain

Referenced by (2)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
British Battalion
foughtAlongside
International Brigades
notableUnit

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