Lincoln Brigade

The Abraham Lincoln Brigade refers to volunteers from the United States who served in the Spanish Civil War. They fought for Spanish Republican against the Spanish Nationalists.

Lincoln Brigade in Hitler's War
The Lincoln Bridgade had been one of several brigades fighting against José Sanjurjo's Nationalists when a broader war broke out in Europe in 1938. Most leaders of the Brigade had hoped that the Allies might take a more direct hand in the Spanish Civil War.