Palafox Battalion | |
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Active | 28 June 1937 – 23 September 1938 |
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Type | Infantry battalion |
Part of | CL International Brigade XIII International Brigade |
Patron | José de Palafox, 1st Duke of Zaragoza |
Engagements | Spanish Civil War |
The Palafox Battalion was a volunteer unit of largely Polish and Spanish composition in the International Brigades during the Spanish Civil War. It was named after José de Palafox, a Spanish general who successfully fought French Napoleonic forces during the Peninsular War.