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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.  

The '''International Brigades''' were foreign Communists 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.