on Grenada sacials were Cuban sille a open pit, many as 100 he radicals intervention of the gov Organization troops in sistance by and about troops.
that only four of and 44 years of Their ages מ1 1959 when years.
Batista Three were Rurante to become ranged from one combat they were Havana to re released and angry playing and ed without ot seen to Young Communist Union.
According to the Cuban Government, when o. forces landed in October 25, 1983, there were 784 Cubans in Grenada, including diplomatic personnel, women and children.
Reportedly, 24 Cubans died fighting against the American An analysis of information published in Cuba on the beckground of the 24 men who were killed in combat revealed them were old enough to have participated in the revolution against Batista. These men were 51, 49, 45 age when they were killed.
was overthrown ranged between 17 and 24 members of the Communist Party and one was a member. Twelve of the men killed in in age from 20 to 41 years. This means that to 14 years of age in 1959. Four of them vere members of the Communist Party and one belonged to the The rest, in total, were born after 1959 and ranged in age from 23 to 27 years. Three were members of the Young Communist Union.
The highest ranking official killed was Carlos Andrés Diaz Larrañaga, 41 years old, and Chief of the Caribe Section, of the America Department of the Central Committee of the CommuHe had only been in Grenada a few hours before forces.
At least two officers in the among the men killed in combat. Sergio 49 years old, was a member of the CCP and a coplain in the transportation corps of the MINFAR.
30 years old, was a first lieutenant in enes reserves. Howevemember the man in Grenada at the time of the landing had been members of the Armed Forces at one point one another, since a compulsory military service law has been on the books in Cuba since 1963.
The racial composition of the 24 men killed is also interesting. Four appear to have been black. Two may have been muinetoes, but the other 18 were caucasian. They were fairly representative of the racial composition of Cuba. From the pictures, which must have been taken months before they were went to Grenada, they seemed to be older than their ages when they were killed. They obviously suffered some hardships in their lives.
nists Party the landing of Armed Forces were Erico Grandales Nolasco, Nunez Gil, Grenada to to defend he outnuatokon retroops in to his arf Staff of an officer Ambassador 1980, and In May ed out of and surOscar and dazed ays, Nex men and it (Julian (May 14, 19, 1964 ldiers in rrs courts denoted Angole details ers found e several Je others ingress of ral highranking members of the Ministry of the Interior (MININT) ware being fired, denoted or had their membership in the Central Committee of the party stripped from them. These included Minister Ramiro Valdes, who was replaced, General José Joaquin Méndez Cominches, who was ousted from the Central Committee. They were blamed for the intelligence failure in detecting the coup against Bishop and activities leading to the American landing. Failure is not tolerated in Cuba 443