The Durruti Column was the most famous column of anarchist fighters during the Spanish Civil War. It was led by Buenaventura Durruti from mid-1936 until his death on November 20 of that year. The column was instrumental in holding Madrid for the Republic in the face of the falangist uprising. It had a French-speaking unit, the Sébastien Faure Century, as well as the Sacco and Vanzetti Century (formed by American anarchists) and the Erich Mühsam Century (made up of German anarchists).¹ The Column was eventually, like the rest of the anarchist and socialist units, incorporated into the general army of the Republic.

Cultural references

The Durutti Column is also the name of a British rock band (intentionally spelled incorrectly).

See also

• Anti-fascism
• Militant anti-fascism
• Anarchism in Spain
• Spanish civil war

References

Sources

• Beevor, Antony, The Battle for Spain, Penguin Books, 2006.
• Abel Paz. Durruti: The People Armed. Black Rose Books ISBN 0-919618-74-X

External links

• Obituary of Joaquín Pérez Navarro
• BBC story about a surviving member of the Durruti Column

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