List of surviving veterans of the Spanish Civil War
The following is a list of known surviving veterans of the Spanish Civil War (17 July 1936 – 1 April 1939). The total number of participating personnel is unknown, but an estimated 35,000 foreigners fought on the Republican side in what was known as the International Brigades. In addition, Adolf Hitler of Nazi Germany sent as many as 20,000 soldiers (not all at the same time) and Benito Mussolini of Italy sent as many as 60,000 soldiers to fight alongside the soldiers of Spanish General Francisco Franco.
Veterans, for this purpose, are defined as people who were members of the armed forces of one of the combatant forces up to and including the date recognized as the end of the War, which was 1 April 1939.
Republican Forces–4 veterans
| Nationality | Name | Date of Birth | Age | Residence | Force served | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Czechoslovakia | Dufek, Karel | 24 January 1916 | 100 | Czech Republic | International Brigade | Joined in January 1937. Lieutenant-Colonel in Republican Army. Czechoslovak Ambassador to Brazil from 1968–1972.[1] |
| Spain | Fernandez del real, Virgilio | 26 December 1918 | 97 | Mexico | International Brigade | [2][3] |
| Spain | Gallego-Nicasio, Manuel | 1914 | 101 | Spain | Second Spanish Republic | Last "La quinta del biberón" fighter. Affiliated with PSOE.[4] |
| Spain | Gonzalez Francisco, Luis | 1920 | 96 | United Kingdom | International Brigade | Volunteered in 1936. Was captured on 2 November 1938 in "Puebla de Masaluca" at 20:30 and was a prisoner of war until 1 April 1939. |
Nationalist Forces—3 veterans
| Nationality | Name | Date of Birth | Age | Residence | Force served | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | Álvarez Limia, José | 4 August 1919 | 97 | Spain | Nationalist Army | Served in Barcelona. Writer.[5] |
| Spain | Gárate Córdoba, José María | 8 September 1918 | 98 | Spain | Nationalist Army | Promoted to captain in 1942. Awarded four medals. Military historian, author, and teacher.[6][7] |
| Spain | Olivera, Faustino | 1919 | 97 | Spain | Nationalist Army | Volunteered in 1937. Wounded on 11 November 1938. Had a bullet removed from his shoulder after 70 years. Lives in Barbastro.[8] |
See also
References
- ↑ Karel Dufek (1916) - Životopis "Lieutenant Colonel Karel Dufek (1916)" Check
|url=value (help). Post Bellum. Retrieved 8 June 2014. - ↑ "Virgilio 1". Retrieved 13 May 2015.
- ↑ (PDF) http://www.ateneodelalaguna.es/pdf/ATENEO23/mendivil.pdf. Retrieved 26 March 2015. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ "El ultimo superviviente de, la Quinta del Biberon".
- ↑ José Álvarez Limia's official website (in Spanish)
- ↑ Córdoba, José (1972). Mil días de fuego: Memorias documentadas de la guerra del treinta y seis. Caralt Editores.
- ↑ Córdoba, José María Gárate (1970). Cuentos de la guerra de España (in Spanish). San Martín. p. 108.
- ↑ Govan, Fiona (13 February 2008). "Spanish civil war veteran has bullet removed". Telegraph Media Group. Retrieved 4 September 2009.
External links
- Abraham Lincoln Brigade Archives
- International Brigade Memorial Trust
- Ireland and the Spanish Civil War
- Last surviving Spanish Civil War Anarchist veteran
- Last surviving Spanish Civil War veteran from Wales
- Surviving Spanish Civil War veterans meet again
- The Front Lines of Social Change: Veterans of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade
- TimesOnline looks at the veterans of the Spanish Civil War
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