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Veterans, for this purpose, are defined as people who were members of the armed forces of one of the combatant forces up to and including the date recognized as the end of the War, which was 1 April 1939.
Veterans, for this purpose, are defined as people who were members of the armed forces of one of the combatant forces up to and including the date recognized as the end of the War, which was 1 April 1939.


==Republican forces – 24 veterans==
==Republican forces – 21 veterans==


{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! colspan="1" |Nationality
! colspan="1" |Nationality
! colspan="1" |Name
! colspan="1" |Name
! colspan="1" |Date of Birth
! colspan="1" |Date of Birth and Age
! colspan="1" |Age
! colspan="1" |Residence
! colspan="1" |Residence
! colspan="1" |Force served
! colspan="1" |Force served
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|France
|France
|Almudéver, Vincent
|Almudéver, Vincent
|6 July 1917
|{{birth date and age|1917|7|6}}
|104
|France
|France
|Unified Socialist Youth
|Unified Socialist Youth
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|Spain
|Spain
|Astobiza, Juan José
|Astobiza, Juan José
|
|N/A
|
|Spain
|Spain
|Euzko Gudarostea
|Euzko Gudarostea
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|Spain
|Spain
|Llin Belda, Maria "Rosariet" Rosario
|Llin Belda, Maria "Rosariet" Rosario
|1922
|1922 (99–100)
|
|Spain
|Spain
|Spanish Republican volunteers
|Spanish Republican volunteers
|Served in as a volunteer nurse at the Ontinyent military hospital.
|Served in as a volunteer nurse at the Ontinyent military hospital.
|-
|Spain
|Barons Borrellas, Ramon
|25 February 1920
|101
|Spain
|Spanish Republican Army
|Served in the 224th Battalion. Fought at the Ebro. Lives in Cardona.
|-
|-
|Spain
|Spain
|Mariné Bruguera, Juan
|Mariné Bruguera, Juan
|31 December 1920
|{{birth date and age|1920|12|31}}
|100
|Spain
|Spain
|Spanish Republican Army
|Spanish Republican Army
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|Spain
|Spain
|Dalmau Colom, Tomàs
|Dalmau Colom, Tomàs
|6 June 1920
|{{birth date and age|1920|6|29}}
|101
|Spain
|Spain
|Spanish Republican Army
|Spanish Republican Army
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|Spain
|Spain
|Morera Darbra, Miquel
|Morera Darbra, Miquel
|26 April 1922
|{{birth date and age|1922|4|26}}
|99
|Spain
|Spain
|Spanish Republican Army
|Spanish Republican Army
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|Spain
|Spain
|del Amo Diaz, Alejandro
|del Amo Diaz, Alejandro
|9 July 1920
|{{birth date and age|1920|7|9}}
|101
|Spain
|Spain
|Euzko Gudarostea
|Euzko Gudarostea
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|Spain
|Spain
|Cortés Esparraguera, Santos
|Cortés Esparraguera, Santos
|10 March 1921
|{{birth date and age|1921|3|10}}
|100
|Spain
|Spain
|Spanish Republican Army
|Spanish Republican Army
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|Spain
|Spain
|Ernabide, Ignacio
|Ernabide, Ignacio
|1 February 1917
|{{birth date and age|1917|2|1}}
|104
|Spain
|Spain
|Euzko Gudarostea
|Euzko Gudarostea
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|Spain
|Spain
|Gallart, Simó
|Gallart, Simó
|20 March 1920
|{{birth date and age|1920|3|20}}
|101
|Spain
|Spain
|Spanish Republican Army
|Spanish Republican Army
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|Spain
|Spain
|Balbuena Iglesias, Mateo
|Balbuena Iglesias, Mateo
|21 September 1913
|{{birth date and age|1913|9|21}}
|107
|Spain
|Spain
|Euzko Gudarostea
|Euzko Gudarostea
Spanish Republican Army
Spanish Republican Army
|Participated in the Strike of 1934. Joined the Leandro Carro battalion of the PCE in 1936. Fought at Álava, Biscay, and Bilbao. Later made a lieutenant in the Republican Army. Became a writer after the war.
|Participated in the Strike of 1934. Joined the Leandro Carro battalion of the PCE in 1936. Fought at Álava, Biscay, and Bilbao. Later made a lieutenant in the Republican Army. Became a writer after the war.
|-
|Spain
|Nogues Martikorena, Gabriel
|1920
|
|
|Euzko Gudarostea
|
|-
|-
|Spain
|Spain
|Herms Mateu, Josep
|Herms Mateu, Josep
|11 January 1920
|{{birth date and age|1920|1|11}}
|101
|Spain
|Spain
|Spanish Republican Forces
|Spanish Republican Forces
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|Spain
|Spain
|Mercader, Artur Tomàs
|Mercader, Artur Tomàs
|18 August 1918
|{{birth date and age|1918|8|18}}
|103
|Spain
|Spain
|Spanish Republican Army
|Spanish Republican Army
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|Spain
|Spain
|de Miguel Montañés, Miguel
|de Miguel Montañés, Miguel
|7 June 1921
|{{birth date and age|1921|6|7}}
|100
|Spain
|Spain
|Spanish Republican Air Force
|Spanish Republican Air Force
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|Spain
|Spain
|Farrés Oliveras, Salvador
|Farrés Oliveras, Salvador
|4 September 1920
|{{birth date and age|1920|9|4}}
|101
|Spain
|Spain
|Spanish Republican Army
|Spanish Republican Army
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|-
|-
|Spain
|Spain
|Flórez Peón, Ángeles
|{{wp|Ángeles Flórez Peón}}
|17 November 1918
|{{birth date and age|1918|11|17}}
|102
|Spain
|Spain
|Unified Socialist Youth
|Unified Socialist Youth
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|Spain
|Spain
|Pérez, Julián
|Pérez, Julián
|1919
|1919 (102–103)
|
|Spain
|Spain
|Unified Socialist Youth
|Unified Socialist Youth
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|Spain
|Spain
|Piñón, Vicens
|Piñón, Vicens
|17 January 1918
|{{birth date and age|1918|1|17}}
|103
|Spain
|Spain
|Spanish Republican Army
|Spanish Republican Army
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|Spain
|Spain
|Pons, Andrés
|Pons, Andrés
|1917
|1917 (104–105)
|
|Argentina
|Argentina
|Spanish Republican Army
|Spanish Republican Army
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|Spain
|Spain
|Pons, Joan/Juan
|Pons, Joan/Juan
|
|N/A
|
|Spain
|Spain
|Spanish Republican Army
|Spanish Republican Army
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|Spain
|Spain
|Toledo, Salvador
|Toledo, Salvador
|12 April 1919
|{{birth date and age|1919|4|12}}
|102
|Spain
|Spain
|Spanish Republican Assault Guard
|Spanish Republican Assault Guard
|Joined in 1936. Served for three years. Sent to Morocco after the war. Lives in Badajoz.
|Joined in 1936. Served for three years. Sent to Morocco after the war. Lives in Badajoz.
|-
|Spain
|Navarro Torras, Jaume
|2 February 1920
|101
|Spain
|Spanish Republican Army
|Called to service in 1938. Served at Segre and Ebro.
|}
|}


==Nationalist forces – 9 veterans==
==Nationalist forces – 8 veterans==


{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! colspan="1" |Nationality
! colspan="1" |Nationality
! colspan="1" |Name
! colspan="1" |Name
! colspan="1" |Date of Birth
! colspan="1" |Date of Birth and Age
! colspan="1" |Age
! colspan="1" |Residence
! colspan="1" |Residence
! colspan="1" |Force served
! colspan="1" |Force served
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|Spain
|Spain
|Placeres Alpuin, Pedro
|Placeres Alpuin, Pedro
|29 June 1920
|{{birth date and age|1920|6|29}}
|101
|Spain
|Spain
|Nationalist Army
|Nationalist Army
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|Spain
|Spain
|Pérez Casalderrey, José
|Pérez Casalderrey, José
|1 August 1919
|{{birth date and age|1919|8|1}}
|102
|Spain
|Spain
|Nationalist Army
|Nationalist Army
|Enlisted in 1936. Fought at Asturias, Teruel, Aragon, and Cartagena.
|Enlisted in 1936. Fought at Asturias, Teruel, Aragon, and Cartagena.
|-
|Spain
|Díaz de Rábago, Andrés
|17 October 1917
|103
|Taiwan
|Nationalist Army
|
|-
|-
|Spain
|Spain
|López López, José
|López López, José
|1916
|1916 (105–106)
|
|Spain
|Spain
|Nationalist Army
|Nationalist Army
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|Italy
|Italy
|Maiorano, Domenico
|Maiorano, Domenico
|11 July 1916
|{{birth date and age|1916|7|11}}
|105
|Italy
|Italy
|Italian Royal Navy
|Italian Royal Navy
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|Spain
|Spain
|Herms Mateu, Josep
|Herms Mateu, Josep
|11 January 1920
|{{birth date and age|1920|1|11}}
|101
|Spain
|Spain
|Spanish Republican Forces
|Spanish Republican Forces
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|Spain
|Spain
|Fernández Olmo, José
|Fernández Olmo, José
|11 March 1919
|{{birth date and age|1919|3|11}}
|102
|Spain
|Spain
|Nationalist Army
|Nationalist Army
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|Spain
|Spain
|Pérez, Julián
|Pérez, Julián
|1919
|1919 (102–103)
|
|Spain
|Spain
|Unified Socialist Youth
|Unified Socialist Youth
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|Spain
|Spain
|Revesado, Jesús
|Revesado, Jesús
|1918
|1918 (103–104)
|
|Spain
|Spain
|Nationalist Army
|Nationalist Army

Revision as of 20:40, 10 July 2022

The following is a list of known surviving veterans of the Spanish Civil War (17 July 1936 – 1 April 1939). The total number of participating personnel is unknown, but an estimated 35,000 foreigners fought on the Republican side in what was known as the International Brigades. In addition, Adolf Hitler of Nazi Germany sent as many as 20,000 soldiers (not all at the same time) and Benito Mussolini of Italy sent as many as 60,000 soldiers to fight alongside the soldiers of Spanish General Francisco Franco.

Veterans, for this purpose, are defined as people who were members of the armed forces of one of the combatant forces up to and including the date recognized as the end of the War, which was 1 April 1939.

Republican forces – 21 veterans

Nationality Name Date of Birth and Age Residence Force served Notes
France Almudéver, Vincent (1917-07-06) July 6, 1917 (age 106) France Unified Socialist Youth Joined in 1936. Fought at Majadahonda and Ebro.
Spain Astobiza, Juan José N/A Spain Euzko Gudarostea Joined the Martiartu battalion of the PNV.
Spain Llin Belda, Maria "Rosariet" Rosario 1922 (99–100) Spain Spanish Republican volunteers Served in as a volunteer nurse at the Ontinyent military hospital.
Spain Mariné Bruguera, Juan (1920-12-31) December 31, 1920 (age 103) Spain Spanish Republican Army "La quinta del biberón" fighter. Called up in 1938. Served on the Segre. Became a film maker after the war.
Spain Dalmau Colom, Tomàs (1920-06-29) June 29, 1920 (age 103) Spain Spanish Republican Army Fought on the Segre Front. Lives in Manresa.
Spain Morera Darbra, Miquel (1922-04-26) April 26, 1922 (age 102) Spain Spanish Republican Army Joined in 1936 with his father. Served at Teruel, Ebro, and Valsequillo.
Spain del Amo Diaz, Alejandro (1920-07-09) July 9, 1920 (age 103) Spain Euzko Gudarostea Joined the Meabe battalion of the JSU.
Spain Cortés Esparraguera, Santos (1921-03-10) March 10, 1921 (age 103) Spain Spanish Republican Army Joined the 70th Brigade in 1936. Fought at Madrid, Jarama, Guadalajara, Brunete, and Ebro.
Spain Ernabide, Ignacio (1917-02-01) February 1, 1917 (age 107) Spain Euzko Gudarostea Joined the Loiola battalion of the PNV. Served as an instructor due prior weapon experience before the war. Fought at Villarreal.
Spain Gallart, Simó (1920-03-20) March 20, 1920 (age 104) Spain Spanish Republican Army "La quinta del biberón" fighter. Joined at 18 years old. Fought at Segre and Ebro.
Spain Balbuena Iglesias, Mateo (1913-09-21) September 21, 1913 (age 110) Spain Euzko Gudarostea

Spanish Republican Army

Participated in the Strike of 1934. Joined the Leandro Carro battalion of the PCE in 1936. Fought at Álava, Biscay, and Bilbao. Later made a lieutenant in the Republican Army. Became a writer after the war.
Spain Herms Mateu, Josep (1920-01-11) January 11, 1920 (age 104) Spain Spanish Republican Forces

Nationalist Army

Served as an assistant to his father who was a Republican doctor. Captured by Francoist troops in 1939 and pressed into service before the end of the war.
Spain Mercader, Artur Tomàs (1918-08-18) August 18, 1918 (age 105) Spain Spanish Republican Army Enlisted in 1937. Served as a spotter in an artillery unit. Fought at Ebro. Lives in Barcelona.
Spain de Miguel Montañés, Miguel (1921-06-07) June 7, 1921 (age 102) Spain Spanish Republican Air Force Joined the FARE in 1936. Served in a bomber unit. Fought on the Aragon front.
Spain Farrés Oliveras, Salvador (1920-09-04) September 4, 1920 (age 103) Spain Spanish Republican Army Enlisted in 1938. Fought at the Ebro and the Catalonia Offensive.
Spain Ángeles Flórez Peón (1918-11-17) November 17, 1918 (age 105) Spain Unified Socialist Youth Joined in 1936. Served as a Cook and a Nurse. Arrested in 1937 following the capture of Asturias.
Spain Pérez, Julián 1919 (102–103) Spain Unified Socialist Youth

Nationalist Army

Joined Republican forces in 1936. Captured in 1937 and joined Francoist forces to escape staying at a labor camp. Served as a stretcher bearer.
Spain Piñón, Vicens (1918-01-17) January 17, 1918 (age 106) Spain Spanish Republican Army Joined in 1936. Served as a medic at Belchite.
Spain Pons, Andrés 1917 (104–105) Argentina Spanish Republican Army Fought at Guadalajara. Became a lieutenant and was captured by Nationalist forces. Spent three years in captivity.
Spain Pons, Joan/Juan N/A Spain Spanish Republican Army "La quinta del biberón" fighter.
Spain Toledo, Salvador (1919-04-12) April 12, 1919 (age 105) Spain Spanish Republican Assault Guard Joined in 1936. Served for three years. Sent to Morocco after the war. Lives in Badajoz.

Nationalist forces – 8 veterans

Nationality Name Date of Birth and Age Residence Force served Notes
Spain Placeres Alpuin, Pedro (1920-06-29) June 29, 1920 (age 103) Spain Nationalist Army Enlisted in 1936. Served at Aragon. Left service in 1941. Lives on the Canary Islands.
Spain Pérez Casalderrey, José (1919-08-01) August 1, 1919 (age 104) Spain Nationalist Army Enlisted in 1936. Fought at Asturias, Teruel, Aragon, and Cartagena.
Spain López López, José 1916 (105–106) Spain Nationalist Army Joined in 1936. Fought at the Ebro. Joined the Blue Division in 1942 and later served in Russia.
Italy Maiorano, Domenico (1916-07-11) July 11, 1916 (age 107) Italy Italian Royal Navy Enlisted as a volunteer in 1937.
Spain Herms Mateu, Josep (1920-01-11) January 11, 1920 (age 104) Spain Spanish Republican Forces

Nationalist Army

Served as an assistant to his father who was a Republican doctor. Captured by Francoist troops in 1939 and pressed into service before the end of the war.
Spain Fernández Olmo, José (1919-03-11) March 11, 1919 (age 105) Spain Nationalist Army Mobilized at 18 years old. Had two brothers in Republican forces. Fought at Madrid and Catalonia.
Spain Pérez, Julián 1919 (102–103) Spain Unified Socialist Youth

Nationalist Army

Joined Republican forces in 1936. Captured in 1937 and joined Francoist forces to escape staying at a labor camp. Served as a stretcher bearer.
Spain Revesado, Jesús 1918 (103–104) Spain Nationalist Army Joined at 18 years old. Served in the 13th Battalion. Lives in Salamanca.