24th Battalion (International Brigade)

24 Battalion
24 Battalion
Active	1937–1938
Country	Cuba
Allegiance	Spain
Branch	International Brigades
Type	Battalion – Infantry
Role	Home Defence
Part of	XV International Brigade
Engagements	Spanish Civil War

The 24 Battalion was a unit of the International Brigades made up of Cuban volunteers during the Spanish Civil War.^[1]^[2]^[3] The Battalion served in the XV International Brigade and was later moved to a Spanish unit.

History

It was founded on 14 March 1937 and was formed mainly by Cuban volunteers. On 10 November 1937 it was moved to one of the Spanish mixed brigades.

References

^ SBHAC Pequeñas biografías de voluntarios cubanos en el Ejército Popular
^ SBHAC – Galería de imágenes de voluntarios cubanos en el Ejército Popular
^ "Harry Randall, el fotógrafo de la XV Brigada Internacional". Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2015-02-28.

External links

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[1] SBHAC Pequeñas biografías de voluntarios cubanos en el Ejército Popular

[2] SBHAC – Galería de imágenes de voluntarios cubanos en el Ejército Popular

[3] "Harry Randall, el fotógrafo de la XV Brigada Internacional". Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2015-02-28.

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v t e XV International Brigade – Abraham Lincoln
Commanders	János Gálicz (Jan–Feb 1937) Vladimir Ćopić (Feb–Jul 1937) Klaus Becker (Jul–Aug 1937) Vladimir Ćopić (Aug 1937–Mar 1938) Robert Hale Merriman (Mar–Apr 1938) Vladimir Ćopić (Apr–May 1938) José Antonio Valledor Álvarez [es] (May–Sep 1938)
Battalions	British Battalion Lincoln Battalion (incl. American Medical Bureau & Connolly Column) Dimitrov Battalion Sixth of February Battalion 24 Battalion Mackenzie–Papineau Battalion Washington Battalion
People	William Aalto Bernard Ades Bill Alexander Edward K. Barsky James Walker Benét Alvah Bessie Delmer Berg Herman Bottcher Edward A. Carter Jr. Christopher Caudwell Lewis Clive Morris Cohen Fred Copeman John Cornford Jock Cunningham Peter Daly Peko Dapčević Carmelo Delgado Delgado Charles Donnelly Bob Doyle Petar Drapšin Frank Edwards Leo Eloesser Moe Fishman Hugh Garner John Gates David Guest Jason Gurney William Herrick Robert Hilliard Jack Jones Salaria Kea Robert Klonsky Oliver Law Laurie Lee Maurice Levitas Yank Levy Matti Mattson Alex McDade Kosta Nađ Conlon Nancarrow George Nathan Steve Nelson Paddy O'Daire John O'Reilly Michael O'Riordan Thomas Patten Will Paynter Koča Popović Harry Wayland Randall Patrick Read Esmond Romilly Frank Ryan Alfred Sherman George Sossenko Stephen Spender Wally Tapsell Robert G. Thompson Tom Wintringham Milton Wolff
Political parties	Communist Party USA Communist Party of Great Britain Communist Party of Canada Communist Party of Ireland Republican Congress Communist Party of Yugoslavia Communist Party of Cuba
Related	International Brigades Communist International Yankee Squadron International Brigade Memorial Trust Jarama Valley Songs of the Lincoln Battalion Viva la Quinta Brigada Jewish volunteers Yugoslav volunteers Irish volunteers Yugoslav Partisans Atomic spies Smith Act