The Spanish Civil War began in July 1936 after a military coup by Spanish forces in North Africa failed to secure complete control over the country.
21st June 1919: The German High Seas naval fleet is scuttled at Scapa Flow
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The Spanish Civil War began in July 1936 after a military coup by Spanish forces in North Africa failed to secure complete control over the country.
The German Empire established its first air force, the Fliegertruppe, in 1910 which saw extensive action in the First World War.
Historians now generally accept that up to 300 civilians were killed directly in the bombing of Guernica, although it’s likely that many more – perhaps as many as 1,700 – died from their injuries.
On the 26th July 1936, Adolf Hitler informed General Francisco Franco that Germany would support his Nationalist rebellion in Spain.
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