Georg Branting

Who was Georg Branting?

Georg Branting was a Swedish Social Democrat and Olympic fencer. He was the son of Hjalmar Branting and a member of the Riksdag 1932–1961.

In the Spanish Civil War a Scandinavian battalion of the International Brigades was named after him, as a sign of thanks for his vehement support of the Spanish Republic.

Related to the Civil War of Finland 1918 wrote a book translated in 1925 in Finnish as: Oikeudenkäyttö Suomessa, Muutamia asiakirjoja selityksineen.

He competed for Sweden in fencing at the 1908 and 1912 Summer Olympics.