George Orwell Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for George Orwell, based on 5 World History Database records associated with Spain.

5 records1936–19375 events3 places

Chronological biography

1936

Spanish Civil War26 December 1936

Warfare / Spanish Civil War · Volunteer · Barcelona

Arrives in Spain to fight against Franco.

1937

POUM MilitiaJanuary 1937

Warfare / Spanish Civil War · Militia Volunteer · Aragon

Serves with the POUM militia on the Aragon front.

Barcelona May DaysMay 1937

Warfare / Spanish Civil War · Militia Volunteer · Barcelona

Witnesses political conflict inside Republican Barcelona.

Huesca Wound20 May 1937

Warfare / Spanish Civil War · Militia Volunteer · Huesca

Is shot through the throat near Huesca.

Escape from SpainJune 1937

Warfare / Spanish Civil War · Militia Volunteer · Barcelona

Leaves Spain after the POUM is suppressed.

Titles and roles

Militia Volunteer · Volunteer

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.