MacKenzie-Papineau Battalion Memorial Plaque

Winnipeg, Manitoba
Type
Other

This memorial is dedicated by the veterans of the MacKenzie-Papineau Battalion, October 13, 1989, in tribute to the 1447 Canadians - 106 from Manitoba - who fought with the MacKenzie-Papineau Battalion in Spain from 1936 to 1939.

Inscription

[plaque/plaque]

THE MACKENZIE-PAPINEAU
BATTALION

IN TRIBUTE TO 1447 CANADIAN VETERANS-106 FROM
MANITOBA-WHO FOUGHT WITH THE MACKENZIE-PAPINEAU
BATTALION IN SPAIN FROM 1936 TO 1939.

THESE CANADIANS JOINED OTHER VOLUNTEERS FROM
AROUND THE WORLD TO FIGHT ON THE SIDE OF THE SPANISH
REPUBLICAN GOVERNMENT AGAINST THE INSURGENCE OF
FRANCO'S FASCIST MOVEMENT. TWENTY-ONE MANITOBANS
FEL IN ACTION AND ARE BURIED IN SPAIN.

[left/gauche]

OCTOBER 13, 1989

[right/droite]

VETERANS, WINNIPEG UNIT
MACKENZIE-PAPINEAU BATTALION.

Visitor information

Location
MacKenzie-Papineau Battalion Memorial Plaque

510 Main Street
Winnipeg
Manitoba
GPS Coordinates
Lat. 49.89999
Long. -97.13899
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