"11th Mixed Brigade" redirects here. For the Japanese formation, see 11th Independent Mixed Brigade (Imperial Japanese Army).
XI International Brigade Thälmann Brigade
Active
1936–1939
Country
German and Austrian
Allegiance
Spanish Republic
Branch
International Brigades
Type
Mixed Brigade
Role
Home Defence
Part of
11th Division (1937)
35th Division (1937–1939)
Garrison/HQ
Albacete, Barcelona
Nickname(s)
Brigada Thälmann
March
Ballade der XI. Brigade
Engagements
Spanish Civil War
Commanders
Notable commanders
Manfred Stern Hans Kahle Richard Staimer Heinrich Rau Ferenc Münnich
Military unit
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]
^The International Brigades Archived May 27, 2008, at the Wayback Machine - Colodny, Robert G. Accessed 2008-05-12.
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