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Whoa, don't associate Spain with Nazi Germany. Franco saved Spain from communism. While Franco may had been ruthless, he was not a nazi or a communist. If I had my choice, I would fight for Franco rather than being a Loyalist during the Spanish Civil War.

So you'd have given NAZI U-boats fresh supplies, fuel and a safe harbour during the battle of the Atlantic would you? Because that's what Franco did. How about torturing to death Catalan civilians and people with the wrong political affiliations? He did that too. Hitler sent help to Franco and the Luftwaffe flew bombing raids for him against undefended Basque civilian targets, like Guernica in 1937. Franco was just a fascist, please don't rewrite history to make him out to be a hero. He was better than Hitler - but that's not saying much.

You'd be hard pressed to make a choice between the Nationalists which received help from Hitler and the Loyalists which received help and backing from Stalin. I'm Catholic, and am not fond of how the Loyalists would set nuns on fire.

Regards, Ivan