Naftali Botwin Company
| Naftali Botwin Company | |
|---|---|
| Active | 12 December 1937 – 23 September 1938 |
| Country | Jews from Poland, France, Belgium and Mandatory Palestine |
| Allegiance | Republican Spain |
| Branch | International Brigades |
| Type | Foreign volunteer |
| Role | Infantry |
| Size | 150 men |
| Part of | Palafox Battalion |
| Patron | Naftali Botwin |
| Motto | "For our Freedom and your Freedom" |
| Engagements | Spanish Civil War |
The Naftali Botwin Company was a unit of the International Brigades which was made up from Jewish volunteers from various different countries.
History
The Naftali Botwin Company was formed in December 1937 by Jewish volunteers in December 1937.[1] The company numbered 150 men and included Jewish volunteers from Poland, France, Belgium, Mandatory Palestine and Spain.[2] Only 18 of the original 150 volunteers survived the war.[2] The company was named after Naftali Botwin, a communist Polish Jew who was executed in 1925 for the murder of a police informant in Lwów.[3]
References
- ^ "Die Häftlinge des KZ Außenlagers Hailfingen/Tailfingen" (PDF). alemannia-judaica.de. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
- ^ a b "December 12: The Naftali Botwin Company". Jewish Currents. 12 December 2011. Retrieved 9 March 2026.
- ^ Security, United States Congress House Committee on Internal (1973). The Theory and Practice of Communism: Hearings, Ninety-third Congress, First Session. U.S. Government Printing Office.