Irish Brigade (Spanish Civil War) - Revision history

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Text replacement - "Nationalist" to "Fascist"

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	The '''Irish Brigade''' (Spanish: '''Brigada Irlandesa''', Irish: '''Briogáid na hÉireann''') fought on the ~~Nationalist~~ side during the [[Spanish Civil War]]. The unit was formed wholly of [[Roman Catholics]] by the politician [[Eoin O'Duffy]], who had previously organised the [[Blueshirts]] and the [[National Corporate Party\|Greenshirts]] in Ireland. Despite the declaration by the Irish government that participation in the war was unwelcome and ill-advised, 700 of O'Duffy's followers went to Spain. They saw their primary role in Spain as fighting for the Roman Catholic Church, which had come under attack by the [[Red Terror]]. They also saw many religious and historical parallels in the two nations, and hoped to prevent [[Communism]] gaining ground in Spain.		The '''Irish Brigade''' (Spanish: '''Brigada Irlandesa''', Irish: '''Briogáid na hÉireann''') fought on the Fascist side during the [[Spanish Civil War]]. The unit was formed wholly of [[Roman Catholics]] by the politician [[Eoin O'Duffy]], who had previously organised the [[Blueshirts]] and the [[National Corporate Party\|Greenshirts]] in Ireland. Despite the declaration by the Irish government that participation in the war was unwelcome and ill-advised, 700 of O'Duffy's followers went to Spain. They saw their primary role in Spain as fighting for the Roman Catholic Church, which had come under attack by the [[Red Terror]]. They also saw many religious and historical parallels in the two nations, and hoped to prevent [[Communism]] gaining ground in Spain.

	The Irish government destroyed its files relating to the Brigade in May 1940.		The Irish government destroyed its files relating to the Brigade in May 1940.

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The '''Irish Brigade''' (Spanish: '''Brigada Irlandesa''', Irish: '''Briogáid na hÉireann''') fought on the Nationalist side during the [[Spanish Civil War]]. The unit was formed wholly of [[Roman Catholics]] by the politician [[Eoin O'Duffy]], who had previously organised the [[Blueshirts]] and the [[National Corporate Party|Greenshirts]] in Ireland. Despite the declaration by the Irish government that participation in the war was unwelcome and ill-advised, 700 of O'Duffy's followers went to Spain. They saw their primary role in Spain as fighting for the Roman Catholic Church, which had come under attack by the [[Red Terror]]. They also saw many religious and historical parallels in the two nations, and hoped to prevent [[Communism]] gaining ground in Spain.

The Irish government destroyed its files relating to the Brigade in May 1940.

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