International Brigades data
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The International Brigades were Republican military units in the Spanish Civil War, formed of many non-state-sponsored volunteers of different countries who traveled to Spain, to fight for the republic in the Spanish Civil War between 1936 and 1939.
This article consolidates data from various sources.
[edit] Nationalities represented
| Nationality | Unsourced [1] | Thomas [2] | Marty[3] | Beevor [4] | Various |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | N/A | 40,000 | |||
| French | 10,000 | 10,000 | 9,000 | ~ | |
| Belgians | ~ | ~ | 1,600 | ~ | |
| Germans | 5,000 | ~ | ~ | ||
| Germany/Austria | ~ | 5,000 | 5,000 | ||
| Poles | 5,000 | ~ | 3,000 | ||
| Italians | 3,350 | 3,350 | 3,000 | ||
| Americans | 2,800 | 2,800 | 2,800 | ||
| Canadians | 2,000 | 1,000 | 1,448 | ||
| British | ~ | 2,000 | 1,800 | ||
| English | 1,700 | ~ | ~ | ||
| Scottish | 600 | ~ | ~ | ||
| Irish | 250 | ~ | ~ | ||
| Czechoslovakians | 1,500 | ~ | 1,500 | ||
| Yugoslavs | 1,500 | 1,200 | 1,660 | ||
| Hungarians | 1,000 | 1,000 | ~ | ||
| Mexicans | 1,000 | ~ | ~ | ||
| Scandinavians | ~ | 1,000 | ~ | ||
| Swedes | 540 | ~ | ~ | ||
| Danes | 500 | ~ | ~ | ||
| Finns | 300 | ~ | ~ | ||
| Chinese | 100 | ~ | |||
| Australians | 60 | ~ | |||
| New Zealanders | 12 | ~ | |||
| Albanians | 27 | ~ | |||
| Bulgarians | ~ | 400 [5] |
- ^ These figures come from International Brigades but show no source
- ^ Thomas, Hugh The Spanish Civil War (Appendix III)
- ^ Attrib. S Álvarez, Historia Política y Militar de las Brigadas Internacionales (Madrid 1996) p309
- ^ Beevor, Antony The Battle for Spain
- ^ Marxist Org
