Der Rote Wedding - Испания, 1939

In the 1939 Soviet documentary “Spain“ (“Испания“) the arrival of the International Brigades to fight alongside the defenders of the Second Spanish Republic was exemplified by the footage of the Thälmann-Bataillon. In the video above, a group of German-speaking volunteers together with Spanish Militia of the General Union of Workers (UGT) is seen departing to defend Madrid from the francoist troops in the Autumn of 1936. The music in the background is a recording of the “Roter Wedding“ dating back to the period of the Spanish Civil War. #ThälmannBatalion #UGT #RoterWedding