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| SPANISHSKY.DK 2 JANUARY 2019 | M/S Diana was a ‘gunpowder ships’, i.e. ‘krudtbåd’, a Danish nickname for the vessels that shipped arms and other military and civilian supplies to the Spanish Republic during the Spanish Civil War Danish… Continue Reading →
|SPANISHSKY.DK 20 DECEMBER 2018 | The association Friends of the International Brigades, Spain 1936-39 wishes everyone a peaceful and successful 2019 A story about a journey – After a 73 year long journey, a flag is returning home By Allan… Continue Reading →
|SPANISHSKY.DK 16 JANUARY 2018 | ‘Vaart vrij’ is a monument in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, in memory of the Dutch trade unionist Edo Fimmen On Spanishsky.dk by Rien Dijkstra Edo Fimmen A Rotterdam dockers’ strike in 1896 led to the establishment of… Continue Reading →
|SPANISHSKY.DK 19 NOVEMBER 2018 | By Nancy Phillips This entry is the result of research into the role of the American maritime workers in support of the Second Republic. The books and pamphlets tell the story, which I will… Continue Reading →
|SPANISHSKY.DK 16 NOVEMBER 2017 | Here are some suggestions for further reading about the role of the American seamen and longshoremen in the support of the Second Spanish Republic As in many other countries, maritime workers on the American Waterfront… Continue Reading →
| SPANISHSKY.DK 13 SEPTEMBER 2017 | Remembering Those Who Fought Franco at Sea By Paul Shaw A plan is forming Some 15 years ago, Ronnie Moran, then RMT Glasgow shipping branch secretary, was approached by renowned sculptor Frank Casey looking… Continue Reading →
| SPANISHSKY.DK 3 SEPTEMBER 2017 | CIUDAD DE BARCELONA AND THE INTERNATIONAL BRIGADES VOLUNTEERS The Ciudad de Barcelona The steamship Ciudad de Barcelona, built in the Cantieri Naval Triestino shipyard at Montefalcone, was launched on 8 June 1929 as… Continue Reading →
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| SPANISHSKY.DK 26 JULY 2017 | A stoker goes ashore … and that was what Danish volunteer in the Spanish Civil War, Marius Christiansen, did. On 7. January 1937, he arrived in Spain and was enrolled in the XV International… Continue Reading →
| SPANISHSKY.DK 24 JULY 2017 | Captain Archibald Dickson is a Welsh hero of the Spanish Civil War. Dickson and the crew of the SS Stanbrook rescued thousands of Spaniards from advancing fascist troops. They are now honoured both in… Continue Reading →
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