Surviving veterans of the Spanish Civil War

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The following is a list of known surviving veterans of the Spanish Civil War (July 17, 1936- April 1, 1939). The total number of participating personnel is unknown, but there were an estimated 35,000 foreigners who fought on the Republican side in what was known as the International Brigades. As well, Mussolini of Italy sent as many as 60,000 Italian troops to fight alongside Nationalist Spanish President Franco.

Veterans, for this purpose, are defined as people who were members of the armed forces of one of the combatant forces up to and including the date recognised as the end of the War, which was April 1, 1939.

Contents 1 Veterans of the Spanish Civil War - International Brigade (Including the Forces of Soviet Russia) 1.1 Living in the UK— 10 veterans 1.2 Living in the USA—4 veterans 1.3 Living in Austria—1 veteran 2 Veterans of the Spanish Civil War - Spanish Republican Forces 2.1 Living in Spain 3 Veterans of the Spanish Civil War - Mussolini's Italian Forces 3.1 Living in Italy 4 Veterans of the Spanish Civil War - German Legion Condor 4.1 Living in Germany 5 Veterans of the Spanish Civil War - Spanish Nationalist Forces 5.1 Living in Spain—1 veteran 6 World totals—20 veterans 7 See also 8 References 9 External links

[edit] Veterans of the Spanish Civil War - International Brigade (Including the Forces of Soviet Russia)

[edit] Living in the UK— 10 veterans

Name	DOB	Age	Nationality	Force served	Notes
Andrews, Howard	01907-02-15 15 February 1907	101	British	International Brigade	Oldest British Veteran. Served in RAMC in the 1920's and also World War Two veteran.
Cochrane, Paddy	01913-Expression error: Unrecognised word "x"-Expression error: Unrecognised word "x"Expression error: Unrecognised word "x" x 1913	95	Irish	International Brigade
Doyle, Bob	01916-Expression error: Unrecognised word "x"-Expression error: Unrecognised word "x"Expression error: Unrecognised word "x" x 1916	92	Irish	International Brigade	Last Irish veteran of The International Brigade[1]
Edwards, Jack	01914-Expression error: Unrecognised word "x"-Expression error: Unrecognised word "x"Expression error: Unrecognised word "x" x 1914	94	British	International Brigade
Feiwel, Penny	01914-Expression error: Unrecognised word "x"-Expression error: Unrecognised word "x"Expression error: Unrecognised word "x" x 1914	94	British	International Brigade	Nurse
Gibson, Les	01914-Expression error: Unrecognised word "x"-Expression error: Unrecognised word "x"Expression error: Unrecognised word "x" x 1914	94	British	International Brigade
Jones, Jack	01913-03-29 29 March 1913	95	British	International Brigade	Became a prominent Trade Union leader later in life.
Kenton, Lou	01908-Expression error: Unrecognised word "x"-Expression error: Unrecognised word "x"Expression error: Unrecognised word "x" x 1908	100	British	International Brigade	Ambulance driver
Lesser, Sam	01915-Expression error: Unrecognised word "x"-Expression error: Unrecognised word "x"Expression error: Unrecognised word "x" x 1915	93	British	International Brigade	AKA Sam Russell
McKenna, Bernard	01915-Expression error: Unrecognised word "x"-Expression error: Unrecognised word "x"Expression error: Unrecognised word "x" x 1915	93	British	International Brigade

[edit] Living in the USA—4 veterans

Name	DOB	Age	Nationality	Force served	Notes
Kailin, Clarence	01915-Expression error: Unrecognised word "x"-Expression error: Unrecognised word "x"Expression error: Unrecognised word "x" x 1915	93	American	Abraham Lincoln Brigade	One of the last American veterans to have fought in the Spanish Civil War
Mattson,Matti	01916-Expression error: Unrecognised word "x"-Expression error: Unrecognised word "x"Expression error: Unrecognised word "x" x 1916	92	American	Abraham Lincoln Brigade	One of the last American veterans to have fought in the Spanish Civil War
Smith, David	c.1913	94	American	Abraham Lincoln Brigade	[1]
Sossenko, George	01914-Expression error: Unrecognised word "x"-Expression error: Unrecognised word "x"Expression error: Unrecognised word "x" x 1914	94	American	International Brigade	One of the last American veterans to have fought in the Spanish Civil War[1]

[edit] Living in Austria—1 veteran

Name	DOB	Age	Nationality	Force served	Notes
Landauer, Hans	01921-04-19 19 April 1921	87	Austrian	International Brigade	Joined the Intenational Brigade in 1937

[edit] Veterans of the Spanish Civil War - Spanish Republican Forces

[edit] Living in Spain

Name	DOB	Age	Nationality	Force served	Notes
Spanish veterans of the Spanish Civil War	01914-Expression error: Unrecognised word "x"-Expression error: Unrecognised word "x"Expression error: Unrecognised word "x" x 1914	94	Spanish	Republican Army	There are an unknown number of Spanish Civil War veterans that fought for the Republican side still alive in Spain, and all verified veterans should be added to this list.

[edit] Veterans of the Spanish Civil War - Mussolini's Italian Forces

[edit] Living in Italy

Name	DOB	Age	Nationality	Force served	Notes
Italian Soldiers of Mussolini	01914-Expression error: Unrecognised word "x"-Expression error: Unrecognised word "x"Expression error: Unrecognised word "x" x 1914	94	Italian	Italian Army	There are an unknown number of Italian veterans of the Spanish Civil War, mobilised by Mussolini in support of Franco. Mussolini sent a force of approximately 60,000 Italians to fight in Spain with Franco and there are likely to still be many survivors of the conflict in Italy.[2]

[edit] Veterans of the Spanish Civil War - German Legion Condor

[edit] Living in Germany

Name	DOB	Age	Nationality	Force served	Notes
Hajo Herrmann	01913-08-01 1 August 1913	94	German	Legion Condor, Luftwaffe	Recipient of the Knight's Cross with Oakleaves and Swords.
Karl Friedrich Grau	?	?	German	Legion Condor	[2].
German Soldiers of the Legion Condor	01914-Expression error: Unrecognised word "x"-Expression error: Unrecognised word "x"Expression error: Unrecognised word "x" x 1914	94	German	German Air Force, Army or Navy	There are an unknown number of German veterans of the Legion Condor still alive, mobilised by Hitler in support of Franco.

[edit] Veterans of the Spanish Civil War - Spanish Nationalist Forces

[edit] Living in Spain—1 veteran

Name	DOB	Age	Nationality	Force served	Notes
Olivera, Faustino	c.1919	88	Spanish	Nationalist Army	[3]
Spanish veterans of the Spanish Civil War	01914-Expression error: Unrecognised word "x"-Expression error: Unrecognised word "x"Expression error: Unrecognised word "x" x 1914	94	Spanish	Nationalist Army	There are an unknown number of Spanish Civil War veterans that fought for General Franco still alive in Spain, and all verified veterans should be added to this list.

[edit] World totals—20 veterans

• Verified claims of Spanish Civil War - International Brigades: 17
• Verified claims of Spanish Civil War - Spanish Republican Forces: 1
  • Total Verified claims of Spanish Civil War - Republican Forces: 18
• Verified claims of Spanish Civil War - Mussolini's Italian Units: 0
• Verified claims of Spanish Civil War - Hitler's Legion Condor: 1
• Verified claims of Spanish Civil War - Spanish Nationalist Forces: 1
  • Total Verified claims of Spanish Civil War - Nationalist Forces: 2
    • Total verified claims of Spanish Civil War: 20
• Unverified claims: 0
  • • Total verified and unverified claims of Spanish Civil War: 20

v • d • e Lists of known Spanish Civil War veterans' deaths by year Numbers in brackets indicate the number of veterans known to die that year 2006 (4) · 2007 (3) · 2008 (4)

[edit] See also

• Surviving veterans of World War I
• Last surviving United States war veterans
• Last surviving World War I veteran by country
• List of notable last events

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• International Brigade Memorial Trust
• TimesOnline looks at the veterans of the Spanish Civil War
• Last Surviving Spanish Civil War veterans from Ireland thanks to the BBC
• Last surviving Spanish Civil War veteran from Wales

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