Isidora Dolores Ibárruri Gómez, also known as Pasionaria, "the passionate one" or Passion flower", was a Spanish Republican politician of the Spanish Civil War of 1936–1939 and a communist known for her slogan ¡No Pasarán! issued during the Battle for Madrid in November 1936.
Dolores Ibárruri in 1978
Ibárruri (right) with French activist Bernadette Cattanéo, 1936
Dolores Ibárruri with Nicolae Ceaușescu during a visit to Bucharest, 1972
La Pasionaria statue in Glasgow, Scotland
"They shall not pass" is a slogan, most notably used by France in World War I, to express a determination to defend a position against an enemy. It was also used during the Spanish Civil War by the Republican faction.
On ne passe pas!. The 1918 French propaganda poster by Maurice Neumont [fr] that reads: "Twice I have stood and vanquished on the Marne. Brother civilian, the underhand offensive of 'white peace' will attack you in turn; and like me you must stand firm and vanquish. Be strong and shrewd. Beware of Boche hypocrisy."
Halte la! On ne passe pas! French card, 1915
Tomb of the unknown soldier at the Mausoleum of Mărășești with the inscription "Pe aci nu se trece - Mărășești 1917"