!!!Spanienkämpfer

Spanish Civil War, Austrian Participants in the: about 1,500 Austrians 
fought in the Spanish Civil War of 1936-1939 on the side of the 
Spanish Republic. Most of these Austrians had decided to continue the 
militant fight against fascism and for democracy and socialism in 
Spain when the February uprisings of 1934 were defeated at home. Among 
the international brigades the "February 12" batallion 
consisted mainly of Austrians. About 220 Austrians died in this war. 
During World War II, 117 Austrian participants in the Spanish Civil 
War died as members of the allied armies or in German concentration 
camps; two fighters died in Stalin's camps.


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