Veterans of the Spanish Civil War who died in 2013

The following is a list of known veterans of the Spanish Civil War (17 July 1936 – 1 April 1939) who died in 2013.

Veterans listed by date of death

Name

Rank/Regiment/Corps

Nationality

Born

Died

Notes

Alvarez, Antonio

Second Spanish Republic

Spain

5 December 1919

1 January 2013 (93)

Also served in the U.S. Merchant Marine during World War II. Lived in New Jersey.

Sossenko, George

Sébastien Faure Century

Russia

December 20 1918

14 March 2013 (94)

Also fought in World War II with the Free French. Later moved to the United States.

Moldes, Belarmino

Spanish Nationalist Army

Spain

20 March 2013 (95)

Joined the Nationalist Army on 18 July 1936, served in the Engineer Corps with mine detecting, cooking, etc. In A Coruña for army training, fought in the Siege of Oviedo, the Battle of Teruel, and Castellon de la Plana.

Elman, Erik

International Brigade

Estonia

30 March 2013 (94)

Joined in 1938. Volunteer in Republican Army at the Ebro front. Was in a concentration camp. 1941–1949 in Red Army (USSR).

Sampedro, José Luis

Republican Forces

Spain

1 February 1917

8 April 2013 (96)

Writer and economist

Morayta, Miguel

Second Spanish Republic

Spain

15 August 1907

19 June 2013 (105)

Was the youngest artillery officer in the Spanish military when the conflict started. Post war, left Spain for France and Africa, finally arriving in Mexico in 1941 where he started career as film director.

Päiviö, Jules

Mackenzie-Papineau Battalion

Canada

29 April 1916

4 September 2013 (97)

Captured by Italian troops from March 1938 to spring 1939 being imprisoned in Burgos. Enlisted in World War II, but was prohibited from fighting on front due to Spanish veterans being treated as Communists. Professor and architect. Later lived in Sudbury, Canada.

Riquer i Morera, Martí de

Nationalist Army

Spain

3 May 1914

17 September 2013 (99)

Spanish nobleman. Later became a noted Catalan linguist.

Armada Comyn, Alfonso

Spanish Nationalist Army

Spain

30 November 2013 (93)

Enlisted aged 16. Later fought as a member of the Division Azul on the Eastern Front.

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