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 – 9 veterans

Nationality Name Date of Birth Age Residence Force served Notes
France Almudéver, José/Joseph 1919 98 France International Brigade and Second Spanish Republic's Popular Army Joined in 1936. In 2016, declared embassador by Valencia's Government during the October 9th Awards.[1]
SpainAura Boronat, Francisco20 December 191899SpainSecond Spanish RepublicAlso survivor of the Mauthausen-Gusen concentration camp.[2]
SpainCanovas, AlfonsSpainSecond Spanish RepublicFought on the Aragon front.[3]
SpainFernández del Real, Virgilio26 December 191899MexicoInternational Brigade[4]
SpainGallego-Nicasio, Manuel17 February 1917101SpainSecond Spanish Republic"La quinta del biberón" fighter. Affiliated with PSOE.[5]
SpainPons, Joan/JuanSpainSecond Spanish Republic"La quinta del biberón" fighter.[6]
SpainVivancos, Eduardo19 September 192098CanadaSecond Spanish RepublicEsperantist, served with the 26th Division (Spain).[7]
United KingdomServante, Geoffrey191998United KingdomInternational BrigadeFormer merchant seaman. Last British veteran. Prior to the International Brigade Memorial Trust being made aware of his existence in November 2017, the last British veteran was believed to be Stan Hilton, who died in Australia in October 2016.[8]
United StatesPutnam Jr., Guy1918100United StatesUnited States NavyEnlisted in the Navy in 1935. Helped Evacuate Americans from Spain during the war.[9]

Nationalist forces – 1 veteran

Nationality Name Date of Birth Age Residence Force served Notes
SpainÁlvarez Limia, José4 August 191999SpainNationalist ArmyServed in Barcelona. Writer.[10]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "José Almudéver Mateu: "El fascismo procede directamente de la decadencia del capitalismo"". mundoobrero.es. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  2. ↑ "Crónica de un espíritu irreductible".
  3. ↑ Survivors of the Spanish civil war 80 years on – in pictures
  4. ↑ "Virgilio 1". Retrieved 13 May 2015.
  5. ↑ "Manuel Gallego-Nicasio, cien años, cuenta su historia en NuevaTribuna.es".
  6. ↑ [https://www.theguardian.com/world/gallery/2016/jul/18/survivors-of-the-spanish-civil-war-80-years-on-in-pictures Survivors of the Spanish civil war 80 years on – in pictures
  7. ↑ Botella, Antonio Marco. "Eduardo Vivancos (in Esperanto)".
  8. ↑ "Geoffrey Servante, veteran of the International Brigades". International Brigade Memorial Trust. 18 November 2017. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
  9. ↑ [https://pilotonline.com/news/local/article_bc925b1e-604c-11e8-8b9e-3fa16bf8c270.html
  10. ↑ "JOSE ALVAREZ LIMIA, REQUETE DEL TERCIO DE ORIAMENDI". www.josealimia-requete.com. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
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