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The records include assessments of the volunteers made by their political superiors in the latter part of the war in Spain. Many are highly derogatory, referring to desertion, drunkenness and indiscipline, but should be taken with a pinch of salt, sometimes a very large amount. They were written for internal use, primarily as an assessment of suitability for future membership of the Communist Party at home and were often made by a party representative who may have had a grudge against certain individuals or may simply have been wrong. Many volunteers with outstanding military records in Spain – including senior ranking officers – received extremely critical assessments.
 
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 Scotland International Brigade Tote Bag

Scotland International Brigade Tote Bag Remember the 549 Scottish men and women who volunteered to fight fascism in the Spanish Civil War. More than 100 of them were killed in action. The tote bag is in the colours of the Spanish Republic and features the badge and three-pointed star of the International Brigades. Produced by Red Molotov from ethically sourced cotton.

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Volunteers discussed at talk on Spanish republicanism

Members of the IBMT and the Basque Children of '37 Association were among the speakers at an event exploring the history of Spanish republicanism and ideas around democracy for nations and regions, held at the Methodist Central Hall in Manchester on 23 April. Titled ‘The Spanish Republic, Past and Future’, the meeting was organised by […]

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IBMT conference spotlights Scottish Brigaders

The IBMT's 2022 Len Crome Memorial Conference, held on Saturday 19 March, explored the importance and legacy of those International Brigade volunteers who went from Scotland to Spain to fight fascism.

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Magnifying glass on those who left Scotland for Spain

Mike Arnott, IBMT Scotland Secretary, reviews ‘Scots and the Spanish Civil War: Solidarity Activism and Humanitarianism’ by Fraser Raeburn (Edinburgh University Press, 2020). This review was originally published in ¡No Pasarán! 1-2022. Dr Fraser Raeburn will be speaking at the IBMT’s annual Len Crome Memorial Conference 2022, on Saturday 19 March at the University of […]

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Tarancón memorial to Republicans and Scottish volunteers renovated

A memorial in the Castilian town of Tarancón, dedicated to Republicans killed during Franco’s repression and Scottish International Brigaders who fell during the civil war, has this January been restored with new plaques.

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A fan, a photo and the International Brigades

Emily Moore and Elizabeth Washburn, who are part of a student research team at the Martin-Springer Institute of Northern Arizona University, explain what two historical objects can tell us about the International Brigades.

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Poem tribute to Manus O'Riordan

'The Chestnut Tree', a poem by Marshall Mateer – IBMT Film Coordinator – in memory of Manus O'Riordan, former Ireland Secretary of the IBMT, who passed away in September 2021.

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Archives

Archives holding material on the British volunteers in Spain Within Britain, there are a number of archives holding material on the British volunteers in Spain. The main collection of the International Brigade Association (now part of the IBMT) is at the Marx Memorial Library, London. It includes documents compiled by various members of the battalion […]

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Harry Stratton: Scrapbooks of an anti-fascist life

Harry Stratton (1905-1989) was an International Brigader, and taxi driver by trade from Swansea, who drew cartoons, scribbled notes and collected stamps and newspaper clippings during his time in Spain, as well as in his later service during the Second World War. Stratton preserved these ephemera in extensive scrapbooks, which his son Les Stratton has shared with the IBMT, along with a biography.

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International Brigade Memorial Trust

The International Brigade Memorial Trust keeps alive the memory and spirit of the 2,500 men and women from Britain and Ireland who volunteered to defend democracy and fight fascism in Spain during the Spanish Civil War of 1936-39. We also remember those who supported the volunteers and the cause of the Spanish Republic at home.  […]

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A record of remembrance during lockdown

IBMT Film Coordinator Marshall Mateer gives an update on the ‘Remembering in a Time of Lockdown’ project which can be viewed on the IBMT's Flickr page.

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Report of the IBMT's delayed 2020 Annual General Meeting

IBMT Patron and actor Maxine Peake kicked off the IBMT’s postponed 2020 Annual General Meeting, held online on 20 March 2021, with a stirring tribute to the International Brigades.   She said she could remember her step-grandfather in Salford telling her about the ‘brave men and women of the International Brigades’ and how the world should have […]

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Scotland International Brigade Tote Bag

Volunteers discussed at talk on Spanish republicanism

IBMT conference spotlights Scottish Brigaders

Magnifying glass on those who left Scotland for Spain

Tarancón memorial to Republicans and Scottish volunteers renovated

A fan, a photo and the International Brigades

Poem tribute to Manus O'Riordan

Archives

Harry Stratton: Scrapbooks of an anti-fascist life

International Brigade Memorial Trust

A record of remembrance during lockdown

Report of the IBMT's delayed 2020 Annual General Meeting

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