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Tag: Spanish Civil War

26th July 1936: Germany and Italy agree to support Franco

On the 26^th July 1936, Adolf Hitler informed General Francisco Franco that Germany would support his Nationalist rebellion in Spain.

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.