XV International Brigade
| XV International Brigade | |
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Flag of the XV International Brigade | |
| Active | January 1937 – 9 February 1939 |
| Country | United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Ireland, Bulgaria, Greece, Yugoslavia, France, Belgium, and Cuba |
| Allegiance | Spanish Republic |
| Branch | International Brigades |
| Type | Mixed Brigade – Infantry |
| Role | Home Defence |
| Size | Four battalions: the 16th, 17th, 18th and 19th (January 1937) |
| Part of | 35th Division (1937–1939) |
| Garrison/HQ | Albacete, Barcelona |
| Nickname(s) | Brigada Abraham Lincoln (American) |
| Motto(s) | "No pasarán!" |
| March | Jarama Valley and Viva la XV Brigada |
| Engagements | Spanish Civil War |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | Janos Galicz Vladimir Ćopić Robert Hale Merriman Milton Wolff Bill Alexander Tom Wintringham Malcolm Dunbar Veli Dedi |
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The XV International Brigade was one of the International Brigades formed to fight for the Spanish Republic during the Spanish Civil War.