University City SCW (id:#62018)

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University City section of Madrid, Spain 1936-11-16 (1 other)

Overview:

Previously released as "Dombrowski's Stand". . . The 3rd Battalion of foreign volunteers was the 'Dombrowski' Battalion, commanded by a Pole, Boleslav Ulanovski. The unit was chiefly composed of socialist and communist miners recently living in France and Belgium. On the evening of November 8th, the Dombrowski Battalion was sent to join Lister and the 5th Regiment at Villaverde. On the 16th a bloody battle began in the University City section of Madrid. Hours of artillery and aerial bombardment were followed by room-to-room hand-to-hand combat.

Defender: Republican (Dombrowski Bn, XIth International Bde)  

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