Red And Black Column

The Red and Black Column was the fifth militia column organized by the CNT-FAI in

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to send to the

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. Its incorporation took place in mid-September, in the

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as a reinforcement to the anarchist '' Ascaso'' and '' Harriers'' columns. According to

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, the contingent formed with "militiamen from the

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, a

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of foreigners, young people from

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