Franco Part 3: The Spanish Civil War
Real Dictators
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Exuming Franco
Franco's strategy is to occupy territory and secure complete control of the land slowly but surely. It will take Franco's troops nearly three months to reach the outskirts of Madrid. He could have won more quickly, especially because he had the support of Hitler, Nazi Germany and fascist Italy. But he went very slowly in part because the plan was to not only conquer but to exterminate Spaniards.
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