XI International Brigade

XI International Brigade
Thälmann Brigade
Active1936–1939
CountryGerman and Austrian
Allegiance Spanish Republic
Branch International Brigades
TypeMixed Brigade
RoleHome Defence
Part of11th Division (1937)
35th Division (1937–1939)
Garrison/HQAlbacete, Barcelona
Nickname(s)Brigada Thälmann
MarchBallade der XI. Brigade
EngagementsSpanish Civil War
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Manfred Stern
Hans Kahle
Richard Staimer
Heinrich Rau
Ferenc Münnich

The XI International Brigade fought for the Spanish Second Republic in the Spanish Civil War.

It would become especially renowned for providing desperately needed support in the darkest hours of the Republican defense of Madrid on 8 November 1936, when, with great losses, it helped repulse a major assault by veteran Nationalist troops, buying time for more Republican troops to be brought into the city.[1]

  1. ^ The International Brigades Archived May 27, 2008, at the Wayback Machine - Colodny, Robert G. Accessed 2008-05-12.

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