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Offline Lluís of Minairons

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[Minairons] Abraham Lincoln Battalion flags
« on: November 14, 2018, 09:49:38 PM »
We've just made available a new Spanish Civil War flagsheet containing some flags used by the Abraham Lincoln Battalion, a renowned unit in the 15th International Brigade whose militants were not only US Americans, but Mexicans, Argentinians and Cubans as well.



Sheet comprises a battalion and two different company flags, and has been released simultaneously in 1/56, 1/72 and 1/100 scales.
Each one can be checked and eventually purchased following these links: 28mm version, 20mm version and  15mm version.

Thanks for reading,
Lluís
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Offline grant

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Re: [Minairons] Abraham Lincoln Battalion flags
« Reply #1 on: November 15, 2018, 02:13:33 AM »
Just caught a documentary about Edward A. Carter, who served in the Brigade. He was awarded the Medal of Honor, albeit many years after the action in WW2.

Because of his service in the Abraham Lincoln Brigade, he was denied re-enlistment for Korea.
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Offline Arlequín

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Re: [Minairons] Abraham Lincoln Battalion flags
« Reply #2 on: November 15, 2018, 01:11:40 PM »
He also lost his rank and rate of pay when he volunteered to serve in a combat unit as a PFC. Just think, a segregated army came to Europe to tell the Nazis what they were doing was wrong.

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Offline grant

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Re: [Minairons] Abraham Lincoln Battalion flags
« Reply #3 on: November 15, 2018, 11:44:50 PM »
He also lost his rank and rate of pay when he volunteered to serve in a combat unit as a PFC. Just think, a segregated army came to Europe to tell the Nazis what they were doing was wrong.

 ::)

Exactly true.

This, despite the service in all previous conflicts from the Civil War onward; there were many Medal of Honor winners.

Offline carlos marighela

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Re: [Minairons] Abraham Lincoln Battalion flags
« Reply #4 on: November 16, 2018, 08:45:30 AM »
He also lost his rank and rate of pay when he volunteered to serve in a combat unit as a PFC. Just think, a segregated army came to Europe to tell the Nazis what they were doing was wrong.

 ::)

I dunno, you want irony? Getulio Vargas sent my late father in-law to fight for democracy in Italy. At least the Brazilian Army wasn’t segregated though.

He didn’t win a medal for gallantry but his service earned him a job with the federal bank, something a young black man with limited education was unlikely to have gained without his  war service. Brazil got democracy, for a short while, not long after.

If you haven’t seen it, have a look at the film Mudbound. It shows the sort of crap folk like Edward Carter had to put up with upon return.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?vl=en&v=qyMOk8JhB44

Soz for the thread hijack. Nice flags btw.
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Offline Oldgamer

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Re: [Minairons] Abraham Lincoln Battalion flags
« Reply #5 on: November 17, 2018, 12:48:23 AM »
Will we be getting some brigadistas to fly the flags?