Durruti Column

Texidor, Greville, 1902- 1964 and Werner Droescher 1911-1978

Battlescarred — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 17:47:00 +0000

Greville Texidor was born in 1902 at Wolverhampton, the daughter of William Arthur Foster and Editha Greville Prideaux. Her father, a barrister, committed suicide in 1920 due to a scandal. Her mother was an artist who had originally moved from Auckland in New Zealand to study art in London in 1895.

Salamé Miro, José, 1920-2007

Battlescarred — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 12:56:32 +0000

José Salamé Miro was born in the small village of Vinebra in the Catalan province of Tarragona. His childhood was spent in Barcelona. His father was a saddler and sympathetic to the CNT, attending the libertarian ateneo of the neighbourhood. Jose was a choir boy as a child, but as he grew he started moving towards anarchist ideas. He became a member of the CNT and the Libertarian Youth (FIJL).

Durruti, Buenaventura, 1896-1936

Steven. — Wed, 27 Sep 2006 10:20:01 +0000

To reduce to a few hundred words the life story of an almost mythic figure is not an easy task. It can be said, without fear of exaggeration, that Buenventura Durruti symbolised in his person the courageous struggle of workers and peasants in that country, and more specifically symbolises the spirit of Spanish anarchism.

Mohamed, Sail, 1894-1953

Steven. — Tue, 19 Sep 2006 15:43:00 +0000

Sail Mohamed
Full name Sail Mohamed Ameriane ben Amerzaine, born 14 October 1894 - Kabylie, Algeria, died April 1953

Sail Mohamed Ameriane ben Amerzaine (pictured above sitting front row centre) was born on 14 October 1894 at Tarbeit-Beni-Ouglis in the Berber region of Kabylie, Algeria.

Salvadori, Bruno, 1910-1982

Steven. — Sun, 16 Apr 2006 13:08:11 +0000

Bruno Salvadori
Alias Antoine or Antonio Gimenez, born 14 December 1910, Italy, died 26 December 1982, France

Thalmann, Clara, 1910-1987

Steven. — Fri, 14 Apr 2006 15:28:41 +0000

Clara Thalmann
Born Clara Ensner, 1910 - Basel, Switzerland, died 27 January 1987 - France

“I am going to make the revolution in the the sky” - Clara Thalmann, 1953.

A soldier returns - letter from an American fighter in the Durruti Column

libcom — Mon, 12 Dec 2005 11:40:27 +0000

A letter from an American trade unionist and member of the revolutionary union the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) about his experiences as a fighter in the Spanish Civil War and Revolution of 1936-9 in the International section of the anarchist Durruti Column.

Cottin, Louis Emile, 1896-1937

Steven. — Mon, 27 Sep 2004 14:04:37 +0000

Louis Emile Cottin
Nicknamed Milou, born 14 March 1896 - Creil, France, died 8 September 1937 - Farlete, Spain

Born 14th March 1896 at Creil, Emile Cottin was raised at Compiegne in a working class family, becoming a carpenter-cabinet maker. He starting reading Zola and became interested in libertarian ideas.

Kirschey, Helmut, 1913-2003

Steven. — Sat, 25 Sep 2004 10:34:53 +0000

Helmut Kirchey was born 22nd January 1913 in Elberfeld. His father was an active member of the Social Democratic Party, who died on the front in 1917. Hunger affected the family, with Helmut’s mother seeking work in France.

Einstein, Carl, 1885-1940

Steven. — Sat, 27 Sep 2003 09:41:47 +0000

Carl Einstein
Aka Karl Einstein, born 26 April 1885 - Neuwied/Rhein, Germany, died 3 or 5 July 1940 - France

Impassioned by art, Einstein was loosely associated with the Dada movement, and was part of the German expressionist movement where he discovered Picasso, cubism, and also African art.