XV International Brigade

XV International Brigade
Active1936–1939
CountryUnited States, United Kingdom, Canada, Ireland, Bulgaria, Greece, Yugoslavia, France, Belgium, and Cuba
Allegiance Spain
Branch International Brigades
TypeMixed Brigade – Infantry
RoleHome Defence
SizeFour battalions: the 16th, 17th, 18th and 19th (January 1937)
Part of35th Division (1937–1939)
Garrison/HQAlbacete, Barcelona
Nickname(s)Brigada Abraham Lincoln (American)
MarchJarama Valley and Viva la XV Brigada
EngagementsSpanish Civil War
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Janos Galicz
Vladimir Ćopić
Robert Hale Merriman
Milton Wolff
Bill Alexander
Tom Wintringham
Malcolm Dunbar
Veli Dedi

The XV International Brigade was one of the International Brigades formed to fight for the Spanish Republic during the Spanish Civil War.


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