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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.

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.

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.

*[http://www.columbia.edu/cu/history/pdf/chr_vol1.pdf League of Nations Non-intervention Committee ban on "volunteers" 21 February 1937]  

*[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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