To: dfwgator
"Gee, if I remember correctly Franco was an ally of Hitler."
You remember inccorectly. Spain was 100% non-aligned and many prisoners escaped through Spain during the war. Franco was a friend but Spain was in no condition to fight in WWII after the Spanish Civil War.
19 posted on
03/15/2004 3:13:00 AM PST by
Beck_isright
("I did not have sexual relations with that woman" - (Fill in name of Democrat here))
To: Beck_isright; dfwgator
All very true. Though Franco's forces would not have won the Spanish Civil War without German assistance, he did stay neutral in WWII. Most importantly, he didn't allow the Germans passage through Spain in order to take Gibralter, which was hugely important.
20 posted on
03/15/2004 3:18:27 AM PST by
FreedomPoster
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To: Beck_isright
Franco also saved Jews from the Nazis and repealed the Inquisition laws.
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