List of surviving veterans of the Spanish Civil War
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The following is a list of known surviving veterans of the Spanish Civil War (17 July 1936 – 1 April 1939). The total number of participating personnel is unknown, but an estimated 35,000 foreigners fought on the Republican side in what was known as the International Brigades. In addition, Adolf Hitler of Nazi Germany sent as many as 20,000 soldiers (not all at the same time) and Benito Mussolini of Italy sent as many as 60,000 soldiers to fight alongside the soldiers of Spanish General Francisco Franco.
Veterans, for this purpose, are defined as people who were members of the armed forces of one of the combatant forces up to and including the date recognized as the end of the War, which was 1 April 1939.
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Republican forces – 9 veterans[edit]
Nationality | Name | Date of Birth | Age | Residence | Force served | Notes |
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France | Almudéver, José/Joseph | 1919 | 99 | France | International Brigade and Second Spanish Republic's Popular Army | Joined in 1936. In 2016, declared embassador by Valencia's Government during the October 9th Awards.[1] |
Spain | Canovas, Alfons | Spain | Second Spanish Republic | Fought on the Aragon front.[2] | ||
Spain | Fernández del Real, Virgilio | 26 December 1918 | 100 | Mexico | International Brigade | [3] |
Spain | Gallego-Nicasio, Manuel | 17 February 1917 | 101 | Spain | Second Spanish Republic | "La quinta del biberón" fighter. Affiliated with PSOE.[4] |
Spain | Moreno, José | November 1918 | 100 | Spain | Euzko Gudarostea | Former POW, last veteran of the Basque army[5] |
Spain | Pons, Joan/Juan | Spain | Second Spanish Republic | "La quinta del biberón" fighter.[6] | ||
Spain | Randé Riba, Josep | Spain | International Brigade | Rakosi Battalion, XIII Brigade.[7] | ||
Spain | Vivancos, Eduardo | 19 September 1920 | 98 | Canada | Second Spanish Republic | Esperantist, served with the 26th Division (Spain).[8] |
United Kingdom | Servante, Geoffrey | 1919 | 99 | United Kingdom | International Brigade | Former merchant seaman. Last British veteran. Prior to the International Brigade Memorial Trust being made aware of his existence in November 2017, the last British veteran was believed to be Stan Hilton, who died in Australia in October 2016.[9] |
Nationalist forces – 1 veteran[edit]
Nationality | Name | Date of Birth | Age | Residence | Force served | Notes |
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Spain | Álvarez Limia, José | 4 August 1919 | 99 | Spain | Nationalist Army | Served in Barcelona. Writer.[10] |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "José Almudéver Mateu: "El fascismo procede directamente de la decadencia del capitalismo"". mundoobrero.es. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
- ^ | |101 Survivors of the Spanish civil war 80 years on – in pictures
- ^ "Virgilio 1". Retrieved 13 May 2015.
- ^ "Manuel Gallego-Nicasio, cien años, cuenta su historia en NuevaTribuna.es".
- ^ This Old Basque Soldier Expected to Die 80 Years Ago
- ^ Survivors of the Spanish civil war 80 years on – in pictures
- ^ La UB recorda les Brigades Internacionals, a 80 anys de la seva retirada
- ^ Botella, Antonio Marco. "Eduardo Vivancos (in Esperanto)".
- ^ "Geoffrey Servante, veteran of the International Brigades". International Brigade Memorial Trust. 18 November 2017. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
- ^ "JOSE ALVAREZ LIMIA, REQUETE DEL TERCIO DE ORIAMENDI". www.josealimia-requete.com. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
External links[edit]
- Abraham Lincoln Brigade Archives
- International Brigade Memorial Trust
- Ireland and the Spanish Civil War
- Last surviving Spanish Civil War Anarchist veteran
- Last surviving Spanish Civil War veteran from Wales
- Surviving Spanish Civil War veterans meet again
- The Front Lines of Social Change: Veterans of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade