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Spanish Civil War Interview Series 12: Prisoners in Francoist Spain with Jessica Thorne

History of the Second World War

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The Spanish Civil War: A Case Study

The conditions inside these camps and various kind of labour battalions, penal attachments were absolutely abysmal. Many internies became the victims also of tuberculosis. And very few of those in these very tough conditions survived that. But the important thing to grasp here is that Frank Wurzem was at war with its own society.

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