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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.
The '''International Brigades''' were foreign [[Communist]]s, [[Anarchist]]s, and other Left-wingers 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.
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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