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 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. |