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| − | The International Brigades were foreign | + | 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 50 countries and many [[leftist]] writers sympathized and popularized them. |
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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 50 countries and many leftist writers sympathized and popularized them.