Séan F Scullion
@seanfscullion.bsky.social
Author of CHURCHILL’S SPANIARDS (Helion) y ESPAÑOLES CONTRA EL NAZISMO (Espasa) #ContinuingtheFight Spain/SCW/Hispanic World Mountains/climbing/ultra distances #ManonaPinkBike🚲
Military History🇬🇧🇪🇸☘️🇫🇷
Military History🇬🇧🇪🇸☘️🇫🇷
Excelente entrevista con Julio Martín Alarcon de #elconfidencial....
elconfidencial.com/cultura/2025-0…
elconfidencial.com/cultura/2025-0…
November 25, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Excelente entrevista con Julio Martín Alarcon de #elconfidencial....
elconfidencial.com/cultura/2025-0…
elconfidencial.com/cultura/2025-0…
"From Republican soldiers to ‘Tommies’: The Spaniards who wore British uniforms to fight in #WW2" by @almasylaszlo in @elpaisinenglish An excellent article on #ChurchillsSpaniards 👇🏽
english.elpais.com/culture/2024...
english.elpais.com/culture/2024...
November 25, 2025 at 6:08 PM
"From Republican soldiers to ‘Tommies’: The Spaniards who wore British uniforms to fight in #WW2" by @almasylaszlo in @elpaisinenglish An excellent article on #ChurchillsSpaniards 👇🏽
english.elpais.com/culture/2024...
english.elpais.com/culture/2024...
Saw a few when in Spain the other week...
November 25, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Saw a few when in Spain the other week...
Try this one....
November 25, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Try this one....
FREE TALK! This Friday I will be at St Cuthbert's Church in #Billingham. Registration details in the QR code. Thanks to Tony Fox & North East Volunteers for Liberty! Talk, book for sale & exhibition! #ContinuingtheFight #EspañolesContraElNazismo #SpanishCivilWar #WW2
November 25, 2025 at 5:54 PM
FREE TALK! This Friday I will be at St Cuthbert's Church in #Billingham. Registration details in the QR code. Thanks to Tony Fox & North East Volunteers for Liberty! Talk, book for sale & exhibition! #ContinuingtheFight #EspañolesContraElNazismo #SpanishCivilWar #WW2
Incredible time Saturday talking about #ChurchillsSpaniards in #Manchester. Huge thanks to Dolores Long, the IBMT Manchester & Instituto Cervantes Manchester for their support. Also an emotional time meeting four families whose ancestors served in the Middle East Commandos. #ContinuingtheFight
November 25, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Incredible time Saturday talking about #ChurchillsSpaniards in #Manchester. Huge thanks to Dolores Long, the IBMT Manchester & Instituto Cervantes Manchester for their support. Also an emotional time meeting four families whose ancestors served in the Middle East Commandos. #ContinuingtheFight
If you want to know more about Spaniards #ContinuingtheFight in the British Army come and see me talk for free tomorrow in Manchester or in Billingham next week...
November 21, 2025 at 6:43 PM
If you want to know more about Spaniards #ContinuingtheFight in the British Army come and see me talk for free tomorrow in Manchester or in Billingham next week...
But Franco survived the war. Bitter sweet. Many of the Spaniards #ContinuingtheFight in the British Army during #WW2 also felt this. Militant to the end, Boix sadly died of kidney failure age 30. A witness to terror & one of the reasons why I embarked on this journey long ago.
November 21, 2025 at 6:43 PM
But Franco survived the war. Bitter sweet. Many of the Spaniards #ContinuingtheFight in the British Army during #WW2 also felt this. Militant to the end, Boix sadly died of kidney failure age 30. A witness to terror & one of the reasons why I embarked on this journey long ago.
Here, he was able to give witness to many things, amongst which was a visit by Speer to the camp in 1943. He pointed him out during his testimony. 8/
November 21, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Here, he was able to give witness to many things, amongst which was a visit by Speer to the camp in 1943. He pointed him out during his testimony. 8/
When liberation came in May 1946, Boix had been one of over 7,000 Spaniards in the camp. It is known that 4,427 Spaniards died there. He soon became a witness at the Nürnberg Trials...7/
November 21, 2025 at 6:43 PM
When liberation came in May 1946, Boix had been one of over 7,000 Spaniards in the camp. It is known that 4,427 Spaniards died there. He soon became a witness at the Nürnberg Trials...7/
Boix was then sent, with another 1,506 Spanish Republicans to Mauthausen. They arrived on the 27 of January 1941. After a few months he began in the photographic centre of the camp. During the next years, he was able to pass on records & material to incrimate his captors. 6/
November 21, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Boix was then sent, with another 1,506 Spanish Republicans to Mauthausen. They arrived on the 27 of January 1941. After a few months he began in the photographic centre of the camp. During the next years, he was able to pass on records & material to incrimate his captors. 6/
Like thousands of other Spaniards, he joined a Compagnie de Travailleurs Étrangers & was sent to serve in the 28e Compagnie de Travailleurs Étrangers working on defences in the Vosges. In May 1940 he was captured by the Germans & initially sent to a POW camp in Fallingbostel. 5/
November 21, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Like thousands of other Spaniards, he joined a Compagnie de Travailleurs Étrangers & was sent to serve in the 28e Compagnie de Travailleurs Étrangers working on defences in the Vosges. In May 1940 he was captured by the Germans & initially sent to a POW camp in Fallingbostel. 5/
Francesc was from Barcelona & was 15 when the #SpanishCivilWar broke out. He became a JSUC militant on the Catalán Republican side & was to be seen with his camera everywhere. By 1939 he had passed into France & interned in Vernet (Ariège) & Septfonds (Tarn et Garonne). 4/
November 21, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Francesc was from Barcelona & was 15 when the #SpanishCivilWar broke out. He became a JSUC militant on the Catalán Republican side & was to be seen with his camera everywhere. By 1939 he had passed into France & interned in Vernet (Ariège) & Septfonds (Tarn et Garonne). 4/
As mentioned before, many Spaniards who were #ContinuingtheFight in the British Army during #WW2 in my book #ChurchillsSpaniards were some of the lucky ones. Many suffered a much worse fate. A witness to this suffering was Francesc Boix, known as "el fotógrafo de Mauthausen" 3/
November 21, 2025 at 6:43 PM
As mentioned before, many Spaniards who were #ContinuingtheFight in the British Army during #WW2 in my book #ChurchillsSpaniards were some of the lucky ones. Many suffered a much worse fate. A witness to this suffering was Francesc Boix, known as "el fotógrafo de Mauthausen" 3/
Not long ago, I achieved a lifetime ambition & visited the Memorium Nürnberger Prozesse. Not just because of its significance but also because it has a story linked to one of the many Spaniards who were #ContinuingtheFight 2/
November 21, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Not long ago, I achieved a lifetime ambition & visited the Memorium Nürnberger Prozesse. Not just because of its significance but also because it has a story linked to one of the many Spaniards who were #ContinuingtheFight 2/
#OTD in 1945 the Nuremberg Trials began... But imagine you're a Spaniard who has fought & lost in the #SCW..you cross to France..interned..you fight with the French...captured..sent to a concentration camp..survive..you're a witness to Nazi atrocities. A 🧵on Francesc BOIX...
November 21, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Don't forget that tomorrow I will be giving a FREE talk on #ChurchillsSpaniards and #EspañolesContraElNazismo at the Manchester Central Hall at 2pm. Email [email protected] to guarantee a place. Thanks to IBMT Manchester & Instituto Cervantes Manchester !! #ContinuingtheFight
November 21, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Don't forget that tomorrow I will be giving a FREE talk on #ChurchillsSpaniards and #EspañolesContraElNazismo at the Manchester Central Hall at 2pm. Email [email protected] to guarantee a place. Thanks to IBMT Manchester & Instituto Cervantes Manchester !! #ContinuingtheFight
#ChurchillsSpaniards
“We have the duty to tell the story of these soldiers & preserve their memory...this book isn’t only about Spanish fighters (against fascism), but...a part of the tradition, history & culture of the British army.” Out in paperback! #ContinuingtheFight
“We have the duty to tell the story of these soldiers & preserve their memory...this book isn’t only about Spanish fighters (against fascism), but...a part of the tradition, history & culture of the British army.” Out in paperback! #ContinuingtheFight
November 18, 2025 at 11:50 AM
#ChurchillsSpaniards
“We have the duty to tell the story of these soldiers & preserve their memory...this book isn’t only about Spanish fighters (against fascism), but...a part of the tradition, history & culture of the British army.” Out in paperback! #ContinuingtheFight
“We have the duty to tell the story of these soldiers & preserve their memory...this book isn’t only about Spanish fighters (against fascism), but...a part of the tradition, history & culture of the British army.” Out in paperback! #ContinuingtheFight
FREE TALKS ON CHURCHILL’S SPANIARDS
Don't forget that I will be giving two talks on #ChurchillsSpaniards in the N of England this next 10 days (#Manchester Sat 22 Nov & #Billingham Fri 28 Nov). Details in the posters below. There will be a small exhibition on show & books for sale. See you there!
Don't forget that I will be giving two talks on #ChurchillsSpaniards in the N of England this next 10 days (#Manchester Sat 22 Nov & #Billingham Fri 28 Nov). Details in the posters below. There will be a small exhibition on show & books for sale. See you there!
November 18, 2025 at 11:48 AM
FREE TALKS ON CHURCHILL’S SPANIARDS
Don't forget that I will be giving two talks on #ChurchillsSpaniards in the N of England this next 10 days (#Manchester Sat 22 Nov & #Billingham Fri 28 Nov). Details in the posters below. There will be a small exhibition on show & books for sale. See you there!
Don't forget that I will be giving two talks on #ChurchillsSpaniards in the N of England this next 10 days (#Manchester Sat 22 Nov & #Billingham Fri 28 Nov). Details in the posters below. There will be a small exhibition on show & books for sale. See you there!
Before going to Spain and with the launch of #ChurchillsSpaniards in paperback, I had the pleasure of speaking to @nickshepley.bsky.social on his #ExplainingHistory Podcast! A great 30 minute chat going through many things! Have a listen 👇🏽
open.spotify.com/episode/4B39...
#ContinuingtheFight #WW2
open.spotify.com/episode/4B39...
#ContinuingtheFight #WW2
November 18, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Before going to Spain and with the launch of #ChurchillsSpaniards in paperback, I had the pleasure of speaking to @nickshepley.bsky.social on his #ExplainingHistory Podcast! A great 30 minute chat going through many things! Have a listen 👇🏽
open.spotify.com/episode/4B39...
#ContinuingtheFight #WW2
open.spotify.com/episode/4B39...
#ContinuingtheFight #WW2
Un increíble honor presenciar el estreno de "La Jota del Abuelo" de #JuliánOlivares en #CentroCulturalGalileo y la historia de su abuelo y familia. ¡Gracias Julián! Otro de los #EspañolesContraElNazismo....
#SoldadosEspañolesOlvidados #SegundaGuerraMundial #Memoria
#SoldadosEspañolesOlvidados #SegundaGuerraMundial #Memoria
November 18, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Un increíble honor presenciar el estreno de "La Jota del Abuelo" de #JuliánOlivares en #CentroCulturalGalileo y la historia de su abuelo y familia. ¡Gracias Julián! Otro de los #EspañolesContraElNazismo....
#SoldadosEspañolesOlvidados #SegundaGuerraMundial #Memoria
#SoldadosEspañolesOlvidados #SegundaGuerraMundial #Memoria
Great to see my book #EspañolesContraElNazismo in so many bookshops out in Madrid! #ContinuingtheFight #SoldadosEspañolesOlvidados
November 18, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Great to see my book #EspañolesContraElNazismo in so many bookshops out in Madrid! #ContinuingtheFight #SoldadosEspañolesOlvidados
Buenos días! Bon día! No olvidéis que si queréis saber más sobre españoles durante la #SegundaGuerraMundial tenéis que ir al Congrés Internacional 2025 en Tortosa/Amposta entre 26-28 de setiembre. Estaré hablando sobre #EspañolesContraElNazismo el 27. 👇🏽
www.ebre2guerramundial.org/services-6
www.ebre2guerramundial.org/services-6
September 19, 2025 at 7:28 AM
Buenos días! Bon día! No olvidéis que si queréis saber más sobre españoles durante la #SegundaGuerraMundial tenéis que ir al Congrés Internacional 2025 en Tortosa/Amposta entre 26-28 de setiembre. Estaré hablando sobre #EspañolesContraElNazismo el 27. 👇🏽
www.ebre2guerramundial.org/services-6
www.ebre2guerramundial.org/services-6
With #Arnhem81 commemorations this weekend, remembering the stories of two Spaniards #ContinuingtheFight in the British Army during #WW2, fighting on Ops MARKET & GARDEN. The stories of Joe Irala, 1st Airborne Recce Sqn & Marcial Fernández, Irish Gds. All in #ChurchillsSpaniards out in paperback!
September 19, 2025 at 7:12 AM
With #Arnhem81 commemorations this weekend, remembering the stories of two Spaniards #ContinuingtheFight in the British Army during #WW2, fighting on Ops MARKET & GARDEN. The stories of Joe Irala, 1st Airborne Recce Sqn & Marcial Fernández, Irish Gds. All in #ChurchillsSpaniards out in paperback!
The result of #ChurchillsSpaniards is both a military and human history: one that illuminates the personal sacrifices of men who fought for a country not their own, in pursuit of a cause larger than national boundaries. Paperback 👇🏽
www.helion.co.uk/military-his...
www.helion.co.uk/military-his...
September 18, 2025 at 8:28 PM
The result of #ChurchillsSpaniards is both a military and human history: one that illuminates the personal sacrifices of men who fought for a country not their own, in pursuit of a cause larger than national boundaries. Paperback 👇🏽
www.helion.co.uk/military-his...
www.helion.co.uk/military-his...