#OtD 23 Dec 1961 Dutch Spanish Civil War volunteer, Fanny Schoonheyt, known as the queen of the machine gun, died. She was the only Dutch woman volunteer who fought the fascists, serving on the Aragon front until wounded. Learn more about the war: https://workingclasshistory.com/2020/06/17/e39-the-spanish-civil-war-an-introduction/