Mixed brigade
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Mixed brigade was a basic tactical military unit of the Republican army during the Spanish Civil War. It was initially designed as "pocket division", an innovative maneuverable combined-arms formation
Spanish soldiers during the Rif War
Republican infantry
Republican artillery
Republican armor
Lincoln Battalion
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The Lincoln Battalion, the major component of what came to be known as the Abraham Lincoln Brigade, was the 17th battalion of the XV International Brigade that fought in the Spanish Civil War. Named a
Mixed brigade
…1 December 1936 25 September 1938 XIV Bis 27 November 1937 23 February 1938 XIV offshoot organized by Jules Dumont. XV 31 January 1937 February 1939 Lincoln Battalion part of this brigade. 16th December 1936 March 1939 17th December 1936 28 March 1939 18th November 1936 28 March 1939 19th December 8936 31 January…
The Lincoln Battalion, Tom Mooney Company
Washington, D.C., February 12, 1938. First National Conference of the Veterans of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade. From left to right: Francis J. Gorman, President of the United Textile Workers of America; Lieut. Robert Raven, wounded and blinded in Spain; and Commander Paul Burns.
A political button worn by supporters of the unit
The last parade of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade, 1938