The 24 Battalion was a unit of the

International Brigades The International Brigades ( es, Brigadas Internacionales) were military units set up by the Communist International to assist the Popular Front government of the Second Spanish Republic during the Spanish Civil War. The organization existed f ...

made up of Cuban volunteers during the Spanish Civil War. The Battalion served in the XV International Brigade and was later moved to a Spanish unit.

History

It was founded on 14 March 1937 and was formed mainly by Cuban volunteers. On 10 November 1937 it was moved to one of the Spanish

mixed brigade Mixed brigade ( es, brigada mixta) was a basic tactical military unit of the Republican army during the Spanish Civil War. It was initially designed as “pocket division”, an innovative maneuverable combined-arms formation. Because of high sa ...

References

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Fernando Vera Jimenez ''Cubans in the Spanish Civil War''List of Cubans in the Spanish Civil War
{{XV International Brigade Military history of Cuba International Brigades Cuba–Spain relations Military units and formations established in 1937 Military units and formations disestablished in 1938