XV International Brigade | |
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Active | 1936–1939 |
Country | United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Ireland, Bulgaria, Greece, Yugoslavia, France, Belgium, and Cuba |
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Type | Mixed Brigade – Infantry |
Role | Home Defence |
Size | Four battalions: the 16th, 17th, 18th and 19th (January 1937) |
Part of | 35th Division (1937–1939) |
Garrison/HQ | Albacete, Barcelona |
Nickname(s) | Brigada Abraham Lincoln (American) |
March | Jarama Valley and Viva la XV Brigada |
Engagements | Spanish Civil War |
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Notable commanders | Janos Galicz Vladimir Ćopić Robert Hale Merriman Milton Wolff Bill Alexander Tom Wintringham Malcolm Dunbar Veli Dedi |
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The XV International Brigade was one of the International Brigades formed to fight for the Spanish Republic during the Spanish Civil War.