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| − | The '''Spanish Civil War''' was a conflict within [[Spain]], from 1936 to 1939, between the Republican forces, a [[left-wing]] coalition including [[Communists]], [[Socialists]] and [[Anarchists]], and the Nationalist forces under [[Francisco Franco|General Francisco Franco]] comprising | + | The '''Spanish Civil War''' was a conflict within [[Spain]], from 1936 to 1939, between the Republican forces, a [[left-wing]] coalition including [[Communists]], [[Socialists]] and [[Anarchists]], and the Nationalist forces under [[Francisco Franco|General Francisco Franco]] comprising [[Monarchy|Monarchists]], [[fascism|Fascists]] and [[Roman Catholics|Catholics]] who opposed the separatist Republicans. |
Non-state "volunteers" from many nations, including North American (the so-called [[International Brigades]]), joined the fighting on both sides, including [[George Orwell]] and [[Laurie Lee]] and military contingents sent by [[Soviet Union]] fought with the Republicans, while [[Germany]] and [[Italy]] provided forces on the Nationalist side. [[Ernest Hemingway]] served as a war correspondent during the war. | Non-state "volunteers" from many nations, including North American (the so-called [[International Brigades]]), joined the fighting on both sides, including [[George Orwell]] and [[Laurie Lee]] and military contingents sent by [[Soviet Union]] fought with the Republicans, while [[Germany]] and [[Italy]] provided forces on the Nationalist side. [[Ernest Hemingway]] served as a war correspondent during the war. | ||
Revision as of 01:55, June 7, 2007
The Spanish Civil War was a conflict within Spain, from 1936 to 1939, between the Republican forces, a left-wing coalition including Communists, Socialists and Anarchists, and the Nationalist forces under General Francisco Franco comprising Monarchists, Fascists and Catholics who opposed the separatist Republicans.
Non-state "volunteers" from many nations, including North American (the so-called International Brigades), joined the fighting on both sides, including George Orwell and Laurie Lee and military contingents sent by Soviet Union fought with the Republicans, while Germany and Italy provided forces on the Nationalist side. Ernest Hemingway served as a war correspondent during the war.
The Nationalists were eventually victorious after a number of bloody battles and executed over a hundred thousand of their opponents shortly afterwards.
Franco's dictatorship
General Franco's victory marked the beginning of a forty-year dictatorship in Spain (1939-1975). In the aftermath of the Spanish Civil War, Hitler sought Franco's support for his own military campaign, but Spain was in no position to provide either financial or human aid. Although the Spanish Civil War had been a training field for the battles to be waged in the Second World War.[1]
Atrocities
Atrocities were committed on both sides during the war. At the beginning, over 50,000 people who were caught on the "wrong" side of the lines were assassinated or summarily executed. The whole town of Guernica was bombed by German and Italian planes on April 26, 1937, resulted in widespread destruction and civilian death; The attacks destroyed the majority of Guernica. The Battle of the Ebro (1938) ended with a Republican defeat and 70,000 casualties.
Spanish War children
Spanish War children were evacuated to Britain, Belgium, the Soviet Union, Portugal, Italy, Germany, the Netherlands and other European countries. Many of them never came back.
See also
- Morris Cohen
- Emma Goldman
- Ilya Ehrenburg
- Jack Fahy
- Zalmond Franklin
- Samuel Krafsur
- Carl Marzani
- Jenny Levy Miller
- Robert Talbott Miller III
- Pablo Neruda
- Kim Philby
- Pablo Picasso
- Alexander Orlov
- Republicans in Spain
- Blitzkrieg
