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Sixth of February Battalion
Active1937–1938
CountryFrench and Belgian
AllegianceSixth of February Battalion Republican Spain
Branch International Brigades
TypeInfantry battalion
Part ofXV International Brigade
XIV International Brigade
EngagementsBattle of Jarama
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Gabriel Fort

The "Sixth of February" Battalion (French: Bataillon Six-Février, Spanish: Batallón Seis de Febrero) was a Franco-Belgian International Brigade battalion during the Spanish Civil War. The Battalion served in the XV and XIV International Brigades. It took its name from the date of 1934 anticipated right-wing putsch against the Popular Front in France which was purportedly defeated by various left-wing groups.

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