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The Dabrowski Battalion, also known as Dąbrowszczacy ((:dɔmbrɔfˈʂt͡ʂat͡sɨ)) was a battalion of the International Brigades in the Spanish Civil War. It was initially formed entirely of volunteers, "chiefly composed of Polish miners recently living and working in France and Belgium".〔Thomas, The Spanish Civil War, p. 324〕〔See also Polish Volunteers in the Spanish Civil War〕 Because of the relatively short travelling distances, these men were amongst the first to arrive in Spain. The battalion had a strong Polish flavour and even when, towards the end of the war, Poles were heavily outnumbered by Spanish troops, the officers and non-commissioned officers were still predominantly Polish.〔Spanish source〕 It fought from 1936-1939. It fought with great honour and took appalling casualties. The battalion was raised in Albacete (the headquarters depot of the International Brigades) in mid-October 1937. ==Formation== This battalion was originally part of ''XI Brigada Movil'' ("11th Mobile Brigade") which was formed 14–17 October 1936. The volunteers were grouped by language into four battalions to make communication easier. On 22 October 1936, the IX Brigada Movil was renamed the XI International Brigade (also known as the ''13th Hans Beimler Brigade''), with General "Kléber" (Manfred Stern) commanding. The four component battalions were renamed as follows: * 1st Bn Franco-Belge became Commune de Paris Battalion. * 2nd Bn Austro-German became Edgar André Battalion * 3rd Bn Italo-Espanol became Garibaldi Battalion * 4th Bn Polish-Balkan became Jaroslaw Dabrowsky Battalion, commanded by Major Tadeusz Oppman.〔 * An entirely Spanish volunteer unit - the Asturias-Heredia Battalion - was added after the Battle of Madrid to bring the brigade up to strength. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Dabrowski Battalion」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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