Palafox Battalion

Palafox Battalion
Active28 June 1937 – 23 September 1938
CountrySecond Polish Republic Poland
Allegiance Republican Spain
Branch International Brigades
TypeInfantry battalion
Part ofCL International Brigade
XIII International Brigade
PatronJosé de Palafox, 1st Duke of Zaragoza
EngagementsSpanish 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.


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