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IN THE DIMITROV BATTALION AT JARAMA by Lazar Udovick

July 13, 2024
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IN THE DIMITROV BATTALION AT JARAMA by Lazar Udovick

The Spanija series translates select autobiographical accounts by Yugoslavian and Montenegrin volunteers of their actions in the Spanish Civil War. Dr. Ray Hoff used Google Translate from Croatian to English and he edited the selections. As this is a machine translation, the idiomatic features of Croatioan or Serbian and the translation of names and...
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“Twenty-nine American Volunteers Arrested in Muret”

June 1, 2024
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Peter Verburgh’s translation from the French Newpaper Le Journal about a group of 29 Americans arrested in France. “29 American Volunteers Arrested in Muret” Le Journal, 5 April 1937 Toulouse, 4 April- The Control services of the Non-Intervention Committee do not remain inactive, especially with the help of the French Police and Gendarmerie. Thus...
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ALBA Board Member Steve Birnbaum Visited Hans Joachim’s Grave

May 28, 2024
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ALBA Board Member Steve Birnbaum Visited Hans Joachim’s Grave

ALBA Board Member Steve Birnbaum made the trek on Memorial Day to the Home of Eternity Cemetary in Oakland, California to pay tribute to ALB veteran Hans Joachim.  Joachim was born in Berlin, Germany in 1906 and moved to the US in 1924. He served in Spain with the George Washington Battalion and later...
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Graves Visited by a Michigan Volunteer

May 24, 2024
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Graves Visited by a Michigan Volunteer

Please find attached photos of my visits to the graves of Lester Rowlson and Tersil Obriot last weekend.  I left a brigade flag and a fresh white rose at each. ,,,  I was also proud to include aspects of my Clapton CFC scarf; you might have heard of this small football club in London that...
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“The Interrogation of the Passengers of the Sans-Pareil”

May 20, 2024
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“The Interrogation of the Passengers of the Sans-Pareil”

Peter Verbergh translated this article from CeSoir describing the arrest of the Dallet-Nelson Group. “The Interrogation of the Passengers of the Sans-Pareil”, CeSoir, March 29, 1937 (From our Special Correspondent) Perpignan March 28 (By Telephone) Yesterday morning around 10am, The Coast Guard Vessel Cebère docked in the port of Port-Vendres alongside the torpedo boat...
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Visits to Veteran’s Graves in Virginia

May 19, 2024
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Visits to Veteran’s Graves in Virginia

Only five veterans of the Spanish Civil War are known to be buried in Virginia outside of Arlington National Cemetery: two in Richmond, two in Norfolk, and one in Big Stone Gap. ALB Tribute visited the graves of Harry Edward Farris and Thomas Moore in Richmond as well as Manuel Lizarrago and Crawford Morgan...
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THROUGH FRANCO’S PRISONS by Joseph Husinec

May 19, 2024
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THROUGH FRANCO’S PRISONS by Joseph Husinec

The Spanija series translates select autobiographical accounts by Yugoslavian and Montenegrin volunteers of their actions in the Spanish Civil War. Dr. Ray Hoff used Google Translate from Croatian to English and he edited the selections. As this is a machine translation, the idiomatic features of Croatioan or Serbian and the translation of names and...
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A Search for Answers: Where Lies Farris and Does He Deserve a Flag?

April 29, 2024
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A Search for Answers: Where Lies Farris and Does He Deserve a Flag?

On Friday April 26, 2024, as part of my work with the Abraham Lincoln Brigade Tribute Project I set out to visit the grave of Harry Farris in North Henrico, VA. I located the cemetery easily but my search for his grave proved a bit more complicated. I had the section he is buried...
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SNAPSHOTS FROM SPAIN By Veliko Vlahovic

April 28, 2024
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SNAPSHOTS FROM SPAIN  By Veliko Vlahovic

The Spanija series translates select autobiographical accounts by Yugoslavian and Montenegrin volunteers of their actions in the Spanish Civil War. Dr. Ray Hoff used Google Translate from Croatian to English and he edited the selections. As this is a machine translation, the idiomatic features of Croatioan or Serbian and the translation of names and...
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MY MEDICAL EXPERIENCES IN THE SPANISH WAR By Dr. Gojko Nikolis

April 20, 2024
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MY MEDICAL EXPERIENCES IN THE SPANISH WAR  By Dr. Gojko Nikolis

The Spanija series translates select autobiographical accounts by Yugoslavian and Montenegrin volunteers of their actions in the Spanish Civil War. Dr. Ray Hoff used Google Translate from Croatian to English and he edited the selections. As this is a machine translation, the idiomatic features of Croatioan or Serbian and the translation of names and places are...
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