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Why So Many Foreign Nationals Fought In The Spanish Civil War | Battlefield Mysteries (2024x12)

: 28, 2024

The Spanish Civil War took place between 1936 and 1939 and would decide the fate of the country for decades to come. The hard fought struggle between republican forces and nationalistic forces loyal to dictator Franco, would be unique in the sense that a disproportionate amount of foreign nationals took part. But why was this?