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Macht es nicht wie jene, die das tägliche Leben so ernstnehmen, dass sie es nicht fertig bringen, zu lächeln.
Yogananda
Glauben
Wenn ich mir einrede, ich kann etwas nicht, dann bin ich dazu unfähig.
Wenn ich aber fest daran glaube, ich würde es können, dann erlange ich auch die Fähigkeit dazu.
Mahatma Gandhi
Du und ich: Wir sind eins. Ich kann dir nicht wehtun, ohne mich zu verletzen.
Mahatma Gandhi
The Abraham Lincoln Brigade
was an organization of United States volunteers supporting or fighting for the anti-fascist Spanish Republican forces in the Spanish Civil War as part of the International Brigade.
The name "brigade" is something of a misnomer, as there were several American battalions organized under the Fifteenth International Brigade of the Spanish Republican army. This brigade was loosely organized by the Comintern and was made up of volunteers from nations around the globe. The George Washington Battalion, Abraham Lincoln Battalion, John Brown Anti-Aircraft Battery were part of the American contingent. Other U.S. volunteers served with the Mackenzie-Papineau Battalion (Canadian), the Regiment de Tren (transport) and in various medical groups. The name Abraham Lincoln Brigade was used to include all the U.S. volunteers, regardless of which unit they served with.
The Abraham Lincoln Brigade was made up of volunteers from all walks of American life, and from all socio-economic classes. However, many of the people who volunteered for the Abraham Lincoln Brigade were official members of the Communist Party USA or affiliated with other socialist or anarchist organizations. The IWW, or "Wobblies", a labour union formed in the U.S., was lightly represented. It was the first unit of soldiers made up of Americans (though not part of the United States Armed Forces) to have an African-American officer, Oliver Law, lead white soldiers. It was also the first unit of Americans who fought against fascism.
American volunteers began organizing and arriving in Spain in 1936. Centered in the town of Figueras, near the French border, the Brigade was organized in 1937 and trained by Robert Merriman. By early 1937, its numbers had swelled from an initial 96 volunteers to around 450 members. In February 1937 the European powers comprising the League of Nations Non-Intervention Committee banned foreign national volunteers.
The International Brigade was used by the Loyalist army for several battles in Spain. They unsuccessfully defended the supply road between Valencia and Madrid in the Jarama Valley from February 1937 until June 1937. They were also present at the battles of Brunete, Zaragoza, Belchite, and Teruel.
The Brigade was a cause célèbre in the United States, however. Liberal and socialist groups organized fund-raising activities and supply drives to keep the Brigade afloat. News of the Brigade's high casualty rate and bravery in battle made them romantic figures to an America concerned about the rise of Fascism around the world.
The war dragged on and the Fascist forces, supported by Hitler's Germany and Mussolini's Italy, gained victory after victory over the Spanish Republic. The International Brigade was withdrawn from battle by the Spanish prime minister in spring of 1938. Most of the surviving Lincolns were repatriated promptly afterwards, and were welcomed home as heroes.
Freundschaft und Geduld
Für die Freundschaft von zweien ist die Geduld von einem nötig.
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