XV International Brigade Abraham Lincoln Brigade | |
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Active | 1936–1939 |
Country | United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Ireland, Bulgaria, Greece, Yugoslavia, France, Belgium, and Cuba |
Allegiance | Spain |
Branch | International Brigades |
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 |
March | Jarama Valley and Viva la XV Brigada |
Engagements | Spanish Civil War |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders | Janos Galicz Vladimir Ćopić Robert Hale Merriman Milton Wolff Veli Dedi |
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The Abraham Lincoln Brigade (Spanish: Brigada Abraham Lincoln) was the name given to the 2,800 Americans who volunteered to fight for the Spanish Republic against the Nationalists in the Spanish Civil War.[1] The Americans were organized into several battalions (Lincoln Battalion, Washington Battalion, etc.) that were assigned to the XV International Brigade (XV Brigada Internacional), which was one of many such mixed brigades within the International Brigades.