Georg Branting (21 September 1887 – 6 July 1965) 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 in 1918, he 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. References External links 1887 births 1965 deaths Fencers at the 1908 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1912 Summer Olympics Members of the Första kammaren Olympic fencers of Sweden Politicians from Stockholm Members of the Riksdag from the Social Democrats Swedish people of the Spanish Civil War 20th-century Swedish lawyers Swedish male épée fencers