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Georges Kopp (10 October 1902 – 15 July 1951) was a Belgium-educated engineer and inventor of Russian descent. He is best known for his friendship with George Orwell , whom he commanded in the Spanish Civil War when both men were volunteers in the fight against fascism .
Apr 18, 2021 · Quentin Kopp and the biographer of his Father, Marc Wildemeersch, in conversation about Orwell’s Commander in Spain, the enigmatic figure described as “the stout Belgian” early in Homage to...
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Oct 15, 2013 · With a focus on the relationship between Orwell and Kopp during the Spanish Civil War, ‘George Orwell’s Commander in Spain: The Enigma of Georges Kopp’ is the first biography of a fascinating...
The Dutchman travelled all over Europe in 1999 and depicted the history of the twentieth century. On page 399 of the thirteenth print I read the name of Georges Kopp. Mak describes him as a Belgian engineer who left everything to join the Spanish Republicans and fight against the fascists led by Franco.
- Marc Wildemeersch
With a focus on the relationship between Orwell and Kopp during the Spanish Civil War, ‘George Orwell’s Commander in Spain: The Enigma of Georges Kopp’ is the first biography of a fascinating figure: double spy, fraud, brilliant inventor and stout-hearted commander.
Georges Kopp, the son of Alexander Kopp and Henrietta Neuman, was born in St Petersburg in 1902. The family fled to Switzerland on the outbreak of the Russian Revolution. Later they moved to Belgium where Kopp developed socialist views. Kopp became an officer in the Belgian Army.
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In which poet, anarchist, and Ringo Award-nominated Comic Creator speaks with Bobby B of the Mustache Mafia about Georges Kopp, who fought with George Orwel...
