It was named after Giuseppe Garibaldi, an Italian military and political figure of the nineteenth century.

[1] It was headed by the Republican commander Randolfo Pacciardi and Communist political commissars Antonio Roasio, Luigi Longo and socialist Amedeo Azzi.

In late of April 1937, it was dissolved to form the skeleton of the Garibaldi Brigade, formally established on May 1.

In addition to operations in the north of the current Community of Madrid and parts of Aragon, it played its most prominent role in the Battle of the Ebro.

Other notable Albanian members include Veli Dedi, Petro Marko, Shaban Basha, Thimjo Gogozoto and Asim Vokshi, one of the staff officers of the battalion.