The involvement of the International Brigades in the Spanish Civil War :: European Europe History

The involve custodyt of the foreign Brigades in the Spanish Civil WarOn the 18 July 1936, leaders Generals of the Spanish Army led a revolt against the democratically elective Popular Front government of Spain. Within days the country was plunged into polished war with the Republicans fighting the insurgent Nationalists for control of the country. The various democracies of the world false their backs on Spains plight and even hindered the Republicans by supporting non-intervention in the conflict. However, more people came to help the Republic. Las Brigades Internacionales, the multinational Brigades, would eventually include almost 40,000 men and women from 53 different countries, from all around the world.The International Brigades began as an thinking in July and August of 1936, but soon its formation became the main incline of the Comintern (the body with the responsibility of fostering the world-wide spread of Communism). Each Communist troupe was instructed to raise volunteers who would be sent to Spain by inform or boat. rough 60% of the volunteers were Communists, but non-Communists were also welcomed. The first group of recruits came to Spain by train from Paris, and arrived at their base in Albacete, halfway between Madrid and Valencia, on the 14th of October. It was there that the 500 French, German and Polish recruits began learning. The theme of the recruitment propaganda was based on the slogan that Spain should be The grave of European Fascism, and with this in mind volunteers continued to flow into Spain from France. One of the organisers of recruits in Paris was the incoming Marshal Tito - Joseph Broz. In Albacete the volunteers were organised into language groups and the base was put low the command of Andre Marty. The Brigades were to be led by General Emilio Kleber and intensive training was to take place in the base before going to the front.The International Brigades baptism of fire came on the 8th of November 1936, when t he XIth and XIIth Brigades went to the Madrid front. They numbered about 3,500 men altogether, and were passing important to the defence of Madrid. The fighting in Madrid eventually reached stand and the Brigades were transferred to other fronts. The XI, XIII and XV Brigades fought at the Brunete offensive of July 1937, where losses were in truth high, and where Oliver Law, the Afro- American commander of the Lincoln Battalion was killed. The Brigades also played a major part in the Aragon offensive of August 1937, and were formally corporate into the Republican Army around this time.