Spanish Civil War Correspondence to Mollet del Valles with Mark BRIGADA MIXTA 146

Authors

Object ID

2019.2.327ab

Object Name

Envelope

Date

2-20-1938

Files

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Description

a: Blue envelope with red stamp in top right corner marked “REPUBLICA ESPANOLA.” B: Letter with date “20 d’Febrer 1938” written in upper right corner, heart with arrow drawn through it in upper left corner.

Information Provided by Michael D. Bulmash: Cover and Letter from the front to Mollet del Vallès with black mark “Brigada Mixta 146 / Control de Correspondencia.” The 146 Mixed Brigade was formed in May 1937 and was involved in the Battle of Teruel from December 1937 to February 1938. Teruel was one of the bloodiest battles of the Spanish Civil War. It was eventually taken by the Nationalists. This letter was probably written after the battle.

Dimensions

a :4 1/2 x 6" b: 8 1/2 x 5 1/2"

Keywords

Spanish Civil War, Brigada Mixta, Battle of Teruel

Subcollection

Spanish

Recommended Citation

"Spanish Civil War Correspondence to Mollet del Valles with Mark BRIGADA MIXTA 146" (1938). Bulmash Family Holocaust Collection. 2019.2.327ab.
https://digital.kenyon.edu/bulmash/1649