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The '''International Brigades''' were foreign non-national combatants who came to [[Spain]] to fight against the Nazi-backed Fascist forces of [[Francisco Franco]] during the [[Spanish Civil War]] (1936–39).  The Brigades came from fifty countries and were celebrated by many [[leftist]] writers.
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The '''International Brigades''' were foreign [[Communist]]s who came to [[Spain]] to fight against the [[Nazi]]-backed [[fascism|Fascist]] forces of [[Francisco Franco]] during the [[Spanish Civil War]] (1936–39).  The Brigades came from fifty countries and were celebrated by many [[leftist]] writers.  
  
On February 21 1937 the [[League of Nations]] Non-Intervention Committee ban on foreign national and stateless volunteers went into effect.
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On February 21, 1937 the [[League of Nations]] Non-Intervention Committee ban on foreign national and stateless volunteers went into effect.
 
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==Further reading==
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*[http://www.unc.edu/~chaos1/intlbrigade.pdf ''Some Men Put Up Their Lives'']
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*[http://www.columbia.edu/cu/history/pdf/chr_vol1.pdf League of Nations Non-intervention Committee ban on "volunteers" 21 February 1937]
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Revision as of 06:50, June 27, 2016

The International Brigades were foreign Communists who came to Spain to fight against the Nazi-backed Fascist forces of Francisco Franco during the Spanish Civil War (1936–39). The Brigades came from fifty countries and were celebrated by many leftist writers.

On February 21, 1937 the League of Nations Non-Intervention Committee ban on foreign national and stateless volunteers went into effect.