Palafox Battalion

The Palafox Battalion was a largely Polish- Spanish Battalion of the International Brigades in the Spanish Civil War. It was named after the Spanish General José de Palafox. The Palafox Battalion became part of the 150th Brigade, together with the Polish Dabrowski Battalion, the Hungarian Rakosi Battalion ( Rakosi ) and the French-Belgian - André Marty Battalion. The battalion was formed from brigade members from Poland and the Soviet Union, as well as Spanish Brigadists of pasionaria Battalion on 28 June 1937. The Palafox Battalion had among his five companies, a purely Jewish company that Naftali Botwin Company. Furthermore, there were Palafox Battalion a company by the name of Adam Mickiewicz. This company was the core of a brief break in October 1936 Mickiewicz Battalion. On August 4, 1937, the classification of the battalion was in the 150th Brigade. It was designated No. 40

The advance of Franco during the Aragon offensive to the Mediterranean in March 1938 informed the Spanish Republic in two. For this reason, the Spanish government decided an offensive on the Ebro. The Battle of the Ebro began on 25 July 1938. The XIII. International Brigade Dabrowski advances with the Palafox Battalion and the Dabrowski Battalion of Ascó over the Venta de Campo Ines to Gandesa. The XIII. International Brigade Dabrowski fought in this sector to 26 July 1938 and was replaced after heavy fighting on August 7, 1938. As of August 22, fought the XIII. International Brigade Dabrowski again until August 24, 1938 in Vertex Gaeta to prevent a defeat in this sector. Many of the brigade members of the Palafox Battalion were killed and came to the 90 brigade members in captivity. In contrast to the Spanish brigade members who were brought to prison camps, the brigade members of the Jewish faith the Naftali Botwin Company were liquidated.

Battalion's companies

  • Primera Compañía
  • Segunda Compañía " Naftali Botwin "
  • Compañía " Adam Mickiewicz "
  • Compañía " Taras Szewczenki " (July 6, 1937 / August 2, 1938 )
  • Compañía " Ludwig Warynski "
  • International brigades
  • Second Polish Republic
  • Polish military history
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