Albacete
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Albacete is a city and municipality in the Spanish autonomous community of Castilla–La Mancha, and capital of the province of Albacete.
Albacete Cathedral 2021 west façade
Puerta de Hierros de Albacete
Recinto Ferial de Albacete. Feria de Albacete 17
Vista panorámica sureste de la plaza de toros de Albacete
International Brigades
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The International Brigades were volunteer soldiers organized by the Communist International to assist the Popular Front government of the Second Spanish Republic during the Spanish Civil War. The Inte
Albacete
…was originally named البسيط (Al-Basīṭ), meaning "The Flat" in Arabic, referring to the flat land around. Albacete was the main headquarters of the International Brigades during the Spanish Civil War. Part of the historic region of La Mancha, Albacete has a reputation as a producer of clasp knives. Its flat area and the…
A unit of the Bulgarian International Brigade, 1937
POW brigadiers in Cardeña give the fascist salute, October 1938
Bronze plaque honoring the British soldiers of the International Brigades who died defending the Spanish Republic at the monument on Hill 705, Serra de Pàndols.
Erich Mielke, most powerful DDR combatant