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[[File:662px-Official_Francisco_Franco.jpg|thumbnail|left|250px|General Francisco Franco in 1936]]
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In July of 1936, the Spanish Civil War began and rapidly turned into was one of the bloodiest conflicts during the Twentieth Century in Europe. The war was not simply a Spanish affair but drew in several other nations, including Italy, Portugal, Germany, and the Soviet Union.